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Welcome to the our monthly Bethesda Soccer Club
Newsletters. We encourage your participation by submitting
suggestions for its content by contacting sockarate3@earthlink.net.
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Bethesda
Older Girls Director
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Older
Girls U13-U19 Update:
As the recently
elected Vice President for the Older Girls Program, I will be working
with a newly established committee to move forward several ideas to
improve the Older Girls' program. First, I would like to thank
the following individuals for their willingness to serve on the
committee: Jean White and Laurie Parr (U13), Doug Theuer (U14),
Louise Slark (U15), Julie Doll (U16), and Larry LaTour (U17).
In my new role with the club, I have received and welcome input from
members of the BSC community on ways in which to enhance the Girls'
program. Three new initiatives we are currently trying to
implement include an ACL Prevention Program, a College Discussion
Panel for BSC Players, and Entry into the Red Bull League. Each
of these is discussed in greater detail below.
ACL Prevention
Program: The BSC Older Girls' Program has partnered with Dr. Anthony
Beutler at the Injury Prevention Lab at the Uniformed Services
University of the Health Sciences to implement an injury prevention
program to decrease the incidence of lower extremity injuries.
As outlined in the book Warrior Girls female athletes are up to 7
times more likely to suffer ACL injuries than their male
counterparts. Hopefully by now each older girls' teams (U14 and
above) has received or is scheduled to receive an individual
assessment and instructions on a corresponding 10 to 15-minute
warm-up routine. There is an important research component to
this prevention program and we highly recommend that players
participate. To find out more information on this program and
its research, read the Washington Post article on June 3, 2008 ,
"For Girls, Learning the Right Moves may Prevent a Common
Athletic Injury."
BSCCollege
Discussion Panel: After speaking with several older girls' managers, there
is considerable support to provide a more personal forum on college
recruiting for BSC players U15 and above. While the Bethesda
Tournament offers such a panel, there was a consensus that a more
intimate and personal session would be well received and a way in
which the club could further support its Older Girls' players.
I imagine that setting realistic expectations and the college
recruiting process would be discussed. I envision asking
current college coaches within the club to serve as panel members,
along with recent parents and their daughters who are playing at
local universities. If you are interested in helping to
coordinate this effort, please email me directly at jazawolfe@yahoo.com Without your
support, these initiatives cannot be realized!
Red Bull
National League Ellis Pierre and the Older Girls' Program are aware
of the newly established Red Bull National League for teams U15
through U17. BSC is currently in the process of identifying the
process for entry into the league for the Spring 2009 season.
To learn more about the Red Bull League go to www.redbullnl.com We will
keep you updated on our progress.
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Bethesda Tournament News
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 The Bethesda
Soccer Tournament is soon upon us.
Girls Weekend
November 15-16
Boys Weekend
November 22-23
The Tournament
is now a Platinum tournament and we should be proud of our
ranking as such.
Schedules are
up, volunteers are busy preparing for each weekend and we look
forward to another wonderful tournament.
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Team News
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Bethesda Sweep U-13 State Cup , 2 for 2
The U-13 boys Bethesda Fire and girls Bethesda Freedom were crowned
Maryland State Cup Champions Sunday, Nov 2nd at the
Maryland Soccerplex. Both U-13 Bethesda teams earned
a spot in the 2009 Region 1 Championships in Huntington, West
Virginia in July. The teams faced fierce
competition. The Fire won their final State cup match
with a score of 2 to 1 against the Olney Rangers while the Freedom
battled against the Greater Severna Park Kickers and ended their
final State cup match with a 2-1 victory. The U-13 age group is
the first to begin at U-8 and "graduate" from Bethesda
Soccer Club's Elite Youth Development Program. The Board of
Directors congratulatesJonathon Colton, Matt Ney, Trevor Martin,
Ellis Pierre, Dave Greene, Tanya Vogel, Danielle Malagari and
Kati Jo Spisak on their success as well as all the age group coaches,
players, and parents for their commitment to the mission of the Youth
Development Program.
The Bethesda Soccer Club also wants to congratulate the
finalists and semi-finalists, including the Olney Rangers,
Westminster Wolves Wolfpack, and Baltimore Bays Casa Mia for the Boys
and SAC United Premier, Baltimore Bays, and Olney Cyclones White for
the Girls.
If you have any
team news, please submit it to
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Youth Development Program
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YDP
Scholarship Program
Scholarship appication deadline for the Spring '09 Season will be on
March 1st. There will be NO Applications accecpted aftert March
1. All Fall '08 balances must be paid in full in order for your
family to be considered in the Spring of '09.
Scholarships for
Fall '08 were for one season and if family is interested in receiving
scholarship money for the Spring '09 they must apply again by March
1st '09.
There will also be an place for families to donate to the BSC YDP
Scholarship Program on your Spring '09 bill. Please donate!
BSC Winter Training Program
The Bethesda Soccer Club offers an excellent opportunity for players
who are serious about soccer and would like to learn how to play
exciting possession-oriented soccer from professional coaches in a
premier club environment. Ellis Pierre and Jonathon Colton,
both nationally licensed coaches with years of success preparing
youth teams for premier play, are directing the Bethesda Soccer
Club's (BSC) Winter 2008/2009 Developmental Training. These training
sessions are open to all children whether they are Bethesda Soccer
Club players or not. Your children need to bring their own
ball, shinguards, indoor non-marking soccer shoes, and water (no
Gatorade). (PLEASE NOTE: If your son/daughter played on a team
with BSC in the fall they are not required to register/pay for the
Winter 2008/2009 Developmental Training; the cost was included in the
Fall 2008 season fees.) Please check our website for an
application form: bethesdasoccer.org
Your
YDP Winter Schedule will be posted on the Bethesda Website
shortly.
If you have any
question about the Youth Development Program, please check out our
page on the BSC website and feel free to contact Jonathon Colton and
Ellis Pierre.
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Center of Excellence Program
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The Bethesda
Soccer Club (BSC) is proud to announce the formation of its new
"Center of Excellence" program. This program is for
elite female players of high school age (ages 15-17 years) who are
looking for supplemental training as they seek to improve their game
in a highly competitive and challenging environment. The Center
of Excellencealso strives to enhance club unity by bringing together
highly skilled players from multiple club teams across various age
groups.
The program will
consist of at least 12 Monday practice sessions over the winter
months (November - February) with the players ultimately representing
the Bethesda Soccer Club over President's Day Weekend (February
14-16) at the President's Cup Tournament in Phoenix, AZ.
The
coaching staff will consist of Dave Nolan (Head Coach, Georgetown
University), Jon Morgan (Assistant Coach, University of Maryland),
Kert Meese (BSC Coach, U17 Freedom 91), and Ellis Pierre (BSC
Director of Youth Development). Goalkeeping training also will
be provided.
A
training pool of approximately 24 players (21 players and 3
Goalkeepers) will be chosen based on the following criteria:
(a)
Current or prior National or Regional Team/Pool Exposure, or
(b) State
level ODP participation and recommendation by current club coach.
BSC will provide
some financial support for this program. Players will be
responsible for travel expenses (airfare, hotel, and meals) to the
tournament and will be asked to pay an upfront player fee of
approximately $150 to cover costs of practice fields, uniforms, etc.
For more
information, please speak with one of the Center of Excellence
coaches or contact Dave Nolan at DMN@georgetown.edu,
703-869-1163.
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BSC Spirit Shop
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We are very
excited to announce the opening of the BSC SPIRIT SHOP which will be
selling great items for BSC players, families,and coaches.
Looking for
holiday gifts? Stocking stuffers? Coaches/managers
gifts? Look for an order form on the BSC website by Nov 15th
and purchase gifts to be ready for pick up by mid December.
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