Events & News about the Bethesda Soccer Club
Congratulation to our Teams
The Bethesda Soccer Club
congratulates the following BSC teams for winning or finishing second in
their respective league divisions for the fall 2006 season:
NCSL:
- U15 D2 Runner Up - Ajax
- U14 D1 Runner Up - Arsenal
- U11 D1 Champion - Fire
WAGS:
- U19 D2 Champion - Havoc
- U17 D3 Runner Up - Pride
- U14 D5 Runner Up - Renegades
- U13 D1 Runner Up - Freedom 93/94
- U12 DK Champion - Freedom 94/95
2006 USYSA
National Championships
United & Roadrunners Heading to National Finals
The Bethesda SC sent 8
teams to the Region I tournament of the USYSA National Championships. Five
(5) teams advanced to the regional finals:
- U14 Boys - Roadrunners
- U17 Boys - United
- U15 Girls - Blast
- U16 Girls - Rapids
- U19 Girls - Excel
At the Region I finals held at Virginia Beach on 4 July, our boys U17 United defeated Seacoast United SC of New Hampshire 2-1. In the boys U14 championship, the Roadrunners edged Coastal SC of Maine 1-0. On the girls side, luck was not on our side but we congratulate all of our teams that qualified for the Region I Championship and wish all the best to United and the Roadrunners in their quest to become national champions. The national finals that will be played 24-30 July in Des Moines, Iowa.
Maryland State Cup -
Banner Day for Bethesda SC
7 Bethesda Teams Finish as State Champs
We had fifteen (15) of our
Bethesda SC teams make the semifinal stage of the Maryland
State Cup with nine (9) teams advancing to the finals. Two of the finals
involved Bethesda Derby's with
the Eclipse and the Phoenix
meeting in the U18 girls final and the
Roadrunners and Inter Bethesda
competing for the U14 boys title. In the seven finals
featuring Bethesda teams, the
club put through seven state champions who will now advance to the Region I
tournament of the USYSA National Championships to be played at Virginia
Beach from 29 June to 4 July. The region winners will advance to
the national finals that will be played 24-30 July in Des Moines, Iowa.
We congratulate our champions, finalists and semifinalists on a successful cup season. We also thank all of the players that attended the finals and showed support to our teams by wearing their blue BSC jerseys. A complete listing of age group brackets and results can be found at the MSYSA State Cups page. We wish the best of luck to all of our Bethesda SC Champions in the regional finals.
MSYSA State Champions:
- U14 Boys - Roadrunners
2-0 victors against
Inter Bethesda
- U17 Boys - United
3-0 victors against Baltimore Bays 89 - U15 Girls - Blast
- U16 Girls - Rapids
2-0 victors against Freestate Shooters - U17 Girls - Extreme
2-0 victors against Baltimore Bays 89 - U18 Girls - Eclipse
3-0 victors against Phoenix - U19 Girls - Excel
12-0 victors against DSC Fillies
5-0 victors against MSC Santos
Finalists:
- U14 Boys - Inter Bethesda U18 Girls - Phoenix
Semifinalists:
- U13 Boys - Arsenal
- U15 Boys - Arsenal
- U16 Boys - Mavericks
- U12 Girls - Freedom (93/94)
- U14 Girls - Freedom (91/92)
- U16 Girls - Pride
Congratulation to our Teams
The Bethesda Soccer Club
congratulates the following BSC teams for winning or finishing second in
their respective league divisions for the spring 2006 season:
NCSL:
- U14 D1 Champion - Inter Bethesda
- U12 D2 Runner Up - United
- U11 D1 Champion - AC Bethesda
WAGS:
- U19 D1 Champion - Phoenix
- U15 D2 Champion - Sharks
MSI:
- U13 D2 Champion - Juventus
Bethesda Soccer Club Selects Youth Development
Coordinator for Boys
The Board of Directors of
Bethesda Soccer Club is proud to announce the hiring of
Jonathon Colton, Head Coach of the U12 Boys Bethesda Real, as the new Youth
Development Coordinator for our boys teams in the U8 to U11 age groups.
Jonathon has been a Bethesda Soccer Club coach for 5 years, beginning in 2002 with the U8 Real and United teams. Jonathon was selected at the end of a 90 day process whereby a four-member Evaluation Committee reviewed the resumes of more than 40 applicants, conducted interviews and evaluated training sessions of the final candidates.
Prior to joining Bethesda Soccer Club, Jonathon worked as a soccer camp trainer for the American Soccer Academy, worked with DC Stoddert, trained for one summer with DC United and was a four year starter at the collegiate level, one year at Virginia Tech and three years at American University. As a senior at American University he led the team to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA soccer championship.
Outside of soccer, Jonathon works as a Health and Physical Education teacher for pre-kindergarten through fifth grade students at Key Elementary School in Washington, DC.
Jonathon Colton joins the Bethesda Soccer Club Youth Development staff and will share the responsibility of operating the program with Ellis Pierre, Youth Development Coordinator for Girls, and Bob Dengler, the Youth Development Program Administrator.
The
Bethesda Soccer Club Youth Development Program is
a development academy where players will receive age-appropriate training
and playing opportunities under the direction of dedicated and licensed
coaches. The focus is on the joy of play and the development of technical
skills. Players will build on the success of current and former players in
WAGS,
BSC
Honored Among the Best in the USA
Soccer America announces top 20
girls youth soccer clubs in America
The Girls program made top 10 billing
again, ranking 8th in the Soccer America ranking of the 20 best
youth soccer clubs in the country.
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