Anonymous
05/20/2026 12:40
Subject: Re:Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:nope, not 26 or 24 but keep trying, making sht up to that is.
So…25?
There are 23 in the latest photo from Instagram.
Our friend is on that team. There are 25 on the roster. That is more than two full teams. I’m not sure why anyone on here is acting like that’s reasonable.
Anonymous
05/20/2026 11:40
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:22-23 players on a roster is tough, hopefully just a result of the changing age groups. I think even 18 is a lot for 11v11, kids need to play. 10-11 players for a 7v7 roster, 12-13 for 9v9 seems more reasonable. If you're not playing a majority of the minutes on a consistent basis it's a sign that you might be on the wrong team. There will always be exceptions and outliers.
Soccer = Playing minutes. If you don’t play meaningful minutes, you won’t progress. Simple. Pros at big clubs in Europe get paid millions but once benched, they leave let alone a small youth soccer club where you pay to play. It just does not make sense.
Anonymous
05/20/2026 10:33
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
22-23 players on a roster is tough, hopefully just a result of the changing age groups. I think even 18 is a lot for 11v11, kids need to play. 10-11 players for a 7v7 roster, 12-13 for 9v9 seems more reasonable. If you're not playing a majority of the minutes on a consistent basis it's a sign that you might be on the wrong team. There will always be exceptions and outliers.
Anonymous
05/20/2026 10:12
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The team has 22 players on the roster. They added a 23rd player in February who only trains with the team and will join the club for the 2026-2027 season.
Sooo..... 22/23 is customary, or normal. Seems like a lot to me but I am new to all this as mine are still in the younger age groups.
Some players are on that team just for the club to make money. A friend on that team told me the players use to be informed who is playing on game day, but now they find out at the game when they show up. We were playing them and the mom I knew said she wasn't sure her daughter was playing that day. (her daughter did play and started). I was told the roster is really large because they knew most of the team was doing U15 again, so they were trying to build up the roster for 2026-2027 year. The U16 team for next year is not looking as strong since the majority of the good players are repeating U15.
I heard the players dropping are basically taking over that team as that team wasn’t filled with “good players”.
Anonymous
05/20/2026 09:38
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The team has 22 players on the roster. They added a 23rd player in February who only trains with the team and will join the club for the 2026-2027 season.
Sooo..... 22/23 is customary, or normal. Seems like a lot to me but I am new to all this as mine are still in the younger age groups.
Some players are on that team just for the club to make money. A friend on that team told me the players use to be informed who is playing on game day, but now they find out at the game when they show up. We were playing them and the mom I knew said she wasn't sure her daughter was playing that day. (her daughter did play and started). I was told the roster is really large because they knew most of the team was doing U15 again, so they were trying to build up the roster for 2026-2027 year. The U16 team for next year is not looking as strong since the majority of the good players are repeating U15.
11 play and 12 pay. Can’t tolerate this craziness
Anonymous
05/20/2026 08:15
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The team has 22 players on the roster. They added a 23rd player in February who only trains with the team and will join the club for the 2026-2027 season.
Sooo..... 22/23 is customary, or normal. Seems like a lot to me but I am new to all this as mine are still in the younger age groups.
Some players are on that team just for the club to make money. A friend on that team told me the players use to be informed who is playing on game day, but now they find out at the game when they show up. We were playing them and the mom I knew said she wasn't sure her daughter was playing that day. (her daughter did play and started). I was told the roster is really large because they knew most of the team was doing U15 again, so they were trying to build up the roster for 2026-2027 year. The U16 team for next year is not looking as strong since the majority of the good players are repeating U15.
Anonymous
05/19/2026 22:53
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:The team has 22 players on the roster. They added a 23rd player in February who only trains with the team and will join the club for the 2026-2027 season.
Sooo..... 22/23 is customary, or normal. Seems like a lot to me but I am new to all this as mine are still in the younger age groups.
Anonymous
05/19/2026 22:01
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
The team has 22 players on the roster. They added a 23rd player in February who only trains with the team and will join the club for the 2026-2027 season.
Anonymous
05/19/2026 21:12
Subject: Re:Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:nope, not 26 or 24 but keep trying, making sht up to that is.
So…25?
There are 23 in the latest photo from Instagram.
23 is a lot in a game of 40 minutes halves, you got to wonder how play time works.
45 minute halves. Only 18 girls can dress. 5 others come in opposite kit/warm up gear and cheer on the others.
Anonymous
05/19/2026 20:52
Subject: Re:Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:nope, not 26 or 24 but keep trying, making sht up to that is.
So…25?
There are 23 in the latest photo from Instagram.
23 is a lot in a game of 40 minutes halves, you got to wonder how play time works.
Anonymous
05/19/2026 18:45
Subject: Re:Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:nope, not 26 or 24 but keep trying, making sht up to that is.
So…25?
There are 23 in the latest photo from Instagram.
Anonymous
05/19/2026 18:40
Subject: Re:Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:nope, not 26 or 24 but keep trying, making sht up to that is.
So…25?
Anonymous
05/19/2026 17:19
Subject: Re:Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
nope, not 26 or 24 but keep trying, making sht up to that is.
Anonymous
05/19/2026 14:51
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Congrats to the 2011Gs for being 3x North Atlantic champs!
A big accomplishment for sure, but that roster is absolutely enormous and I wonder how many girls didn't even get a chance to see the field in those games.
Curious.... what number is considered enormous?
26
Interesting - So this BSC team has 26 players. wow
It is only 24 and more than 1/3 of them will re-do U15 with the age group change
Anonymous
05/19/2026 14:22
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Congrats to the 2011Gs for being 3x North Atlantic champs!
A big accomplishment for sure, but that roster is absolutely enormous and I wonder how many girls didn't even get a chance to see the field in those games.
Curious.... what number is considered enormous?
26
Interesting - So this BSC team has 26 players. wow