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Anonymous wrote:The real problem is that BSC doesn’t have decent competition inside a 30 minute radius in an area concentrated with talented and well trained girls with plenty of money for private coaches. Some have skills coaches, running coaches, and strength coaches starting in middle school. There are too many players on these rosters. Families join because everything thinks their kid will work their way up, either to the first team, or onto the field at game time. But that isn’t always the case. If there were another decent club that doesn’t make you take the beltway or the AL bridge at rush hour, or in Baltimore, it wouldn’t be as much of a problem. The league has cause this mess by not encouraging real competition in a very soccer-dense area.

I have seen the local trainers collect over $20K for individual girls training as they grow from 10 to 16 years old. These girls and their parents all have dreams of UNC, FSU, ND, DUKE, UVA or the new trend of turning pro and foregoing their college years. A few of these girls can actually play at that level...most of them can't...many get hurt badly. But, they are going for it, which is something. Sadly, there are quite of few who simply can't play, they come from wealthy families and still end up as the last players on the bench at an ACC school. The good ones can simply get out there and play...it's up to them if they want to be good enough to keep going...it has nothing to do with any club, any coach or any parent. Never has never will.

Are you saying a soccer player can go Pro and/or D1 without any help from a club, coach or parent - just pure, individual determination? I'm sure most soccer players (and most athletes) would disagree with that. Someone helps them along the way. For all its faults, BSC provides exposure for its top-level players. There isn't a rival that makes logistical sense for Marylanders.

Exposure to what?

I have purposely kept my kid hidden and people find out because they can play. There are SOOOO many avenues for exposure if you wake up from the matrix. Nothing is hidden in 2026.

How can you say nothing is hidden when your kid is?

Anonymous wrote:The conversation is ridiculous. Yay on BSC 2011s, that’s great. The RL 2011s also are making it to next step as 3rd in league. Congrats. That doesn’t change the fact that the rosters are large, many girls do not play at all during league games, and for this level of training, there is no where else to go IF you can’t drive more than 45 minutes each way to a practice 4 times a week. This can all be true at the same time.
It is also true that at U16 and up, BSC will give RL players ZERO help with recruiting. Zero. Ask any RL parent how many promises the club made on this front and what was actually delivered. Ask about showcase exposure. Ask if any of the coaches at HS age on RL talked to any college coaches. Go ahead.
That’s why this is so crazy competitive. For the girl who wants to play college soccer at any level, on BSC, it is ECNL or nothing if you want any club support.
My kid had coaches at a showcase from her own outreach but because no one listened to her or checked emails and texts, she wasn’t even on the field when they were there. Everyone gets equal time at showcases. This is the problem. Club promises a lot. For RL, delivers nothing.

Anonymous wrote:The conversation is ridiculous. Yay on BSC 2011s, that’s great. The RL 2011s also are making it to next step as 3rd in league. Congrats. That doesn’t change the fact that the rosters are large, many girls do not play at all during league games, and for this level of training, there is no where else to go IF you can’t drive more than 45 minutes each way to a practice 4 times a week. This can all be true at the same time.
It is also true that at U16 and up, BSC will give RL players ZERO help with recruiting. Zero. Ask any RL parent how many promises the club made on this front and what was actually delivered. Ask about showcase exposure. Ask if any of the coaches at HS age on RL talked to any college coaches. Go ahead.
That’s why this is so crazy competitive. For the girl who wants to play college soccer at any level, on BSC, it is ECNL or nothing if you want any club support.
My kid had coaches at a showcase from her own outreach but because no one listened to her or checked emails and texts, she wasn’t even on the field when they were there. Everyone gets equal time at showcases. This is the problem. Club promises a lot. For RL, delivers nothing.

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Anonymous wrote:The real problem is that BSC doesn’t have decent competition inside a 30 minute radius in an area concentrated with talented and well trained girls with plenty of money for private coaches. Some have skills coaches, running coaches, and strength coaches starting in middle school. There are too many players on these rosters. Families join because everything thinks their kid will work their way up, either to the first team, or onto the field at game time. But that isn’t always the case. If there were another decent club that doesn’t make you take the beltway or the AL bridge at rush hour, or in Baltimore, it wouldn’t be as much of a problem. The league has cause this mess by not encouraging real competition in a very soccer-dense area.

I have seen the local trainers collect over $20K for individual girls training as they grow from 10 to 16 years old. These girls and their parents all have dreams of UNC, FSU, ND, DUKE, UVA or the new trend of turning pro and foregoing their college years. A few of these girls can actually play at that level...most of them can't...many get hurt badly. But, they are going for it, which is something. Sadly, there are quite of few who simply can't play, they come from wealthy families and still end up as the last players on the bench at an ACC school. The good ones can simply get out there and play...it's up to them if they want to be good enough to keep going...it has nothing to do with any club, any coach or any parent. Never has never will.

Are you saying a soccer player can go Pro and/or D1 without any help from a club, coach or parent - just pure, individual determination? I'm sure most soccer players (and most athletes) would disagree with that. Someone helps them along the way. For all its faults, BSC provides exposure for its top-level players. There isn't a rival that makes logistical sense for Marylanders.

Exposure to what?

I have purposely kept my kid hidden and people find out because they can play. There are SOOOO many avenues for exposure if you wake up from the matrix. Nothing is hidden in 2026.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The real problem is that BSC doesn’t have decent competition inside a 30 minute radius in an area concentrated with talented and well trained girls with plenty of money for private coaches. Some have skills coaches, running coaches, and strength coaches starting in middle school. There are too many players on these rosters. Families join because everything thinks their kid will work their way up, either to the first team, or onto the field at game time. But that isn’t always the case. If there were another decent club that doesn’t make you take the beltway or the AL bridge at rush hour, or in Baltimore, it wouldn’t be as much of a problem. The league has cause this mess by not encouraging real competition in a very soccer-dense area.

I have seen the local trainers collect over $20K for individual girls training as they grow from 10 to 16 years old. These girls and their parents all have dreams of UNC, FSU, ND, DUKE, UVA or the new trend of turning pro and foregoing their college years. A few of these girls can actually play at that level...most of them can't...many get hurt badly. But, they are going for it, which is something. Sadly, there are quite of few who simply can't play, they come from wealthy families and still end up as the last players on the bench at an ACC school. The good ones can simply get out there and play...it's up to them if they want to be good enough to keep going...it has nothing to do with any club, any coach or any parent. Never has never will.

Are you saying a soccer player can go Pro and/or D1 without any help from a club, coach or parent - just pure, individual determination? I'm sure most soccer players (and most athletes) would disagree with that. Someone helps them along the way. For all its faults, BSC provides exposure for its top-level players. There isn't a rival that makes logistical sense for Marylanders.