Anonymous
03/20/2026 11:30
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No.
Last year at least at girls literally no one watched for our 3 age groupings.
No joke. No one was watching.
What 3 age groups are you referring to?
I can speak for the last years 2011, 2010, and 2009. They were not all at the same fields. There was no rhyme or reason for the groupings. Literally the worst kids on some of the teams, who didnt even get an offer for this year, were moved to first team scrimmage based on one move. The girls working their tails off had no one watching. And the wrong coaches for the first night were sent to the wrong teams. It was a mess. It was very different from, say, PPA. That was all scrimmages and the coaches had clipboards and ran up and down noting every play. It was super organized. The players had eyes on them at all times.
Saw the same last year at their younger age tryouts too - 2015 and younger
2015's? You obviously was not there. There was a coach at every field sometimes 2 coaches. Coaches had clipboards, rosters and they rotated fields and players moved up and down the tiered fields. Lots of kids and difficult to stand out, but to say there was not a coach on the field is absolutely not true.
Anonymous
03/20/2026 11:26
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No.
Last year at least at girls literally no one watched for our 3 age groupings.
No joke. No one was watching.
What 3 age groups are you referring to?
I can speak for the last years 2011, 2010, and 2009. They were not all at the same fields. There was no rhyme or reason for the groupings. Literally the worst kids on some of the teams, who didnt even get an offer for this year, were moved to first team scrimmage based on one move. The girls working their tails off had no one watching. And the wrong coaches for the first night were sent to the wrong teams. It was a mess. It was very different from, say, PPA. That was all scrimmages and the coaches had clipboards and ran up and down noting every play. It was super organized. The players had eyes on them at all times.
I can agree with you on that. I saw the 2015's as well last year and it was well run, organized, coaches on every field and rotating so everyone got looked at. With over 60 players trying out for 75 minutes, it left each coach just over a minute per player if you broke it down. Pretty hard to get a good look.
Anonymous
03/20/2026 11:20
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No.
Last year at least at girls literally no one watched for our 3 age groupings.
No joke. No one was watching.
What 3 age groups are you referring to?
I can speak for the last years 2011, 2010, and 2009. They were not all at the same fields. There was no rhyme or reason for the groupings. Literally the worst kids on some of the teams, who didnt even get an offer for this year, were moved to first team scrimmage based on one move. The girls working their tails off had no one watching. And the wrong coaches for the first night were sent to the wrong teams. It was a mess. It was very different from, say, PPA. That was all scrimmages and the coaches had clipboards and ran up and down noting every play. It was super organized. The players had eyes on them at all times.
Saw the same last year at their younger age tryouts too - 2015 and younger
Anonymous
03/20/2026 10:37
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No.
Last year at least at girls literally no one watched for our 3 age groupings.
No joke. No one was watching.
What 3 age groups are you referring to?
I can speak for the last years 2011, 2010, and 2009. They were not all at the same fields. There was no rhyme or reason for the groupings. Literally the worst kids on some of the teams, who didnt even get an offer for this year, were moved to first team scrimmage based on one move. The girls working their tails off had no one watching. And the wrong coaches for the first night were sent to the wrong teams. It was a mess. It was very different from, say, PPA. That was all scrimmages and the coaches had clipboards and ran up and down noting every play. It was super organized. The players had eyes on them at all times.
I think is consistent from the large clubs. They are looking to fill around the edges and really only have a few slots left except for the expansion jump to U13. This is not exclusive to BSC. The smaller clubs have a much smaller turnout and can pay more attention. Ironically, that is why it is actually smart for parents to start at smaller clubs and develop into someone that BSC invites in before tryouts.
Anonymous
03/20/2026 10:33
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No.
Last year at least at girls literally no one watched for our 3 age groupings.
No joke. No one was watching.
What 3 age groups are you referring to?
I can speak for the last years 2011, 2010, and 2009. They were not all at the same fields. There was no rhyme or reason for the groupings. Literally the worst kids on some of the teams, who didnt even get an offer for this year, were moved to first team scrimmage based on one move. The girls working their tails off had no one watching. And the wrong coaches for the first night were sent to the wrong teams. It was a mess. It was very different from, say, PPA. That was all scrimmages and the coaches had clipboards and ran up and down noting every play. It was super organized. The players had eyes on them at all times.
Anonymous
03/20/2026 08:22
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:3 Days to Register for Martin Clinic!!! BSC Indoor Facility
Parents,
Block #6 starts this Friday 3/20 5-6:30PM at BSC Indoor Facility.
Train with Top A1 Coach Tyler Martin. Prepare for upcoming tryouts.
Anybody have any thoughts on this training, I heard very good things about BSC's Ekkono, so am curious if this is actually good training - for a younger girl.
I will say that the Ekkono method has been pretty successful at BSC. It is still growing and becoming the staple philosophy through out the club. The club has completely embraced it now and required at training including the younger girls.
That's what I have heard/seen too, but I was curious about the Martin Clinic
Anonymous
03/18/2026 12:31
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:No.
Last year at least at girls literally no one watched for our 3 age groupings.
No joke. No one was watching.
What 3 age groups are you referring to?
Anonymous
03/18/2026 12:31
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:3 Days to Register for Martin Clinic!!! BSC Indoor Facility
Parents,
Block #6 starts this Friday 3/20 5-6:30PM at BSC Indoor Facility.
Train with Top A1 Coach Tyler Martin. Prepare for upcoming tryouts.
Anybody have any thoughts on this training, I heard very good things about BSC's Ekkono, so am curious if this is actually good training - for a younger girl.
I will say that the Ekkono method has been pretty successful at BSC. It is still growing and becoming the staple philosophy through out the club. The club has completely embraced it now and required at training including the younger girls.
Anonymous
03/18/2026 12:14
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:3 Days to Register for Martin Clinic!!! BSC Indoor Facility
Parents,
Block #6 starts this Friday 3/20 5-6:30PM at BSC Indoor Facility.
Train with Top A1 Coach Tyler Martin. Prepare for upcoming tryouts.
Anybody have any thoughts on this training, I heard very good things about BSC's Ekkono, so am curious if this is actually good training - for a younger girl.
Anonymous
03/18/2026 11:29
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:3 Days to Register for Martin Clinic!!! BSC Indoor Facility
Parents,
Block #6 starts this Friday 3/20 5-6:30PM at BSC Indoor Facility.
Train with Top A1 Coach Tyler Martin. Prepare for upcoming tryouts.
is this supposed to be advertising or some sort of a dig?
Advertising by the coach of the 2015 Powerhouse A1 boys.
Anonymous
03/18/2026 11:16
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:3 Days to Register for Martin Clinic!!! BSC Indoor Facility
Parents,
Block #6 starts this Friday 3/20 5-6:30PM at BSC Indoor Facility.
Train with Top A1 Coach Tyler Martin. Prepare for upcoming tryouts.
is this supposed to be advertising or some sort of a dig?
Anonymous
03/18/2026 09:31
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
never!!! Not until more FVU players join BSC.Anonymous wrote:The SYC parents over at FVU need to let this thread go….
No complaints across the water thus far
Anonymous
03/17/2026 20:38
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
The SYC parents over at FVU need to let this thread go….
Anonymous
03/17/2026 14:34
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
3 Days to Register for Martin Clinic!!! BSC Indoor Facility
Parents,
Block #6 starts this Friday 3/20 5-6:30PM at BSC Indoor Facility.
Train with Top A1 Coach Tyler Martin. Prepare for upcoming tryouts.
Parents,
Block #6 starts this Friday 3/20 5-6:30PM at BSC Indoor Facility.
Train with Top A1 Coach Tyler Martin. Prepare for upcoming tryouts.
Anonymous
03/17/2026 13:39
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:No.
Last year at least at girls literally no one watched for our 3 age groupings.
No joke. No one was watching.
which 3 age groups are you referring to?