Posts by smaslin@bethesdasoccer.org
Chelsea Cryer
Bethesda SC Head Coach
About Chelsea
Chelsea joins the BSC program after an extensive playing and coaching career. Before joining Bethesda, Chelsea was a head coach at PSA SDFC, NJ Stallions, Maroon Soccer Club, and Match Fit Academy. She was also the Junior Varsity Head Coach at Immaculate Heart Academy. She also played Division 1 soccer at the University of Southern California, where she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology.
Email: ccryer@bethesdasoccer.org
Shaun Cryer
Bethesda SC Head Coach
About Shaun
Shaun joins Bethesda after an exceptional youth soccer coaching career both nationally in the state of New Jersey. As the Girls Academy Director Shaun oversaw a program that won multiple prestigious tournaments including the Jefferson Cup, the Bethesda Premier Cup, and the Disney Showcase. In addition, his teams won multiple Region I Championship as well as a US Club Championship. In terms of recruiting, his sides saw 66 players go on to play college soccer at Division 1 and Division 3 levels.
Email: scryer@bethesdasoccer.org
Jason Travis
Bethesda SC Head Coach
About Jason
Jason has been coaching soccer for over 35 years. He currently coaches the 2007 U14 Girls Olympic Developmental Program (ODP) team. He has served as the Head Coach at Potomac Soccer for 1999, 2002, 2003, and 2008 Girls teams over the past 8 years, resulting in 15 Tournament Championships including the 2019 MSYSA Presidents Cup State Championship. Jason also served as Head Coach with both Rockville and Gaithersburg High School Varsity Girls Soccer teams.
Before and during coaching, he played travel soccer in Florida for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Beaches Soccer Kyx as well as 1 year of college at Florida State College at Jacksonville. While in Europe for 17 years, he played for several teams (SV Ramsthal, TV Jahn 1895, 1FC Schweinfurt 05, and DJK Seugast) in Germany making it to the Regionalliga.
He currently holds a USSF ‘C’ License and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Maryland University College.
Email: jtravis@bethesdasoccer.org
Catherine Madden
About Catherine
As a player, Catherine played all four years at Stevenson University where she was a Spring 2014 Women’s ‘Gold’ Varsity Soccer Team Member-4 years Runner selection, an NSCAA Scholar All-East Region Selection, and a member of the Mid-Atlantic Conference Soccer Fall All-Academic Team in the Fall of 2013.
Catherine graduated magna cum laude with her Bachelors of Science in Biology from Stevenson University in 2014. She then went on to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore where she graduated with her Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2019.
Email: cmadden@bethesdasoccer.org
Gus Donolo
About Gus
Coach Donolo joined BSC in the fall of 2020 after exceptional career both on the pitch and on the sidelines. He started his career as a professional soccer player in Brazil at the age of 16, playing for some of the top teams in Sao Paulo and had appearances for the Brazilian Futsal National Team. He finished his professional playing career by a leading team in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After retiring as a professional athletic, he created Soccer the Brazilian Way Inc. to focus on training athletes worldwide utilizing techniques designed by the best Brazilian soccer academies. He also created KickThru Services LLC to focus on sales, training and other professional services developed for the leading business organizations dedicated to the soccer/football world.
Email: gdonolo@bethesdasoccer.org
Erica Klein
About Erica
Erica is a Bethesda Soccer Club alum and was a four-year starter for the varsity soccer team at The Bullis School, earning all-league honors her senior year. After Bullis, she spent time playing for Trinity College in Hartford, CT at the Division III level before deciding to focus on my studies. Erica is currently the head coach for the JV team at Walt Whitman High School for the past 4 seasons. Before Whitman, she was the assistant JV coach at Bullis for 2 seasons. In addition to coaching high school soccer, she has coached with Arrington Training and Development (ATD) since 2015, where she has worked with teams of all ages and skill levels. While working with ATD she was the head coach for two MSI teams and the assistant coach for two Maryland Rush teams. She currently holds her F, E, and D licenses through US Soccer and is an accredited interscholastic coach through NFHS.
Email: eklein@bethesdasoccer.org
Eric Cava
Bethesda SC Head Coach
About Eric:
Eric is currently the Head Coach of the Gaithersburg Varsity Boys High School soccer team where in 2019 he was named the MFHS Coach of the Year. In addition, his side were the 2018 MCPS 4A Western Division Champions, going 13-1-1. In addition to his experience at Gaithersburg, Eric has previously coached the Church Hill Junior Varsity High School, Boys U15 Maryland ODP Head Coach, and Girls U13 Maryland ODP Head Coach. At the club level, he coached at Potomac Soccer from 2010-2021,
As a player, Eric played four years of college soccer at Clemson University where he played in 74 matches. He also participated in numerous Olympic Development Program camps in England, Italy, and Belgium. He played club soccer with FC Delco Crunch and was a member of the 2006 side that won the Pennsylvania State Cup. He currently holds a USSF National ‘C’ Coaches License.
Email: ecava@bethesdasoccer.org
Paul Dowell
Bethesda SC Head Coach
About Paul: Coach Dowell joined the BSC program in the spring of 2021, coaching in the boys YDP program. Before joining Bethesda, Paul served as the Girls Varsity Head Coach at Gaithersburg High School for eight years and as the Girls Junior Varsity Head Coach at Sherwood High School for four years. He has also coached at BSC Academy Coach Kert Mease’s Golden Goal Academy for the past 15 years. As a player, he was a four-year starter at Frostburg State University. Paul has a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and Teaching from Frostburg and a Master’s Degree in Educational/Instructional Training at Johns Hopkins University.
Email: pdowell@bethesdasoccer.org
Riley DeMartino, Annie Faraone, and Jasmine Boggs Called Up To U16 USYNT
Bethesda Academy’s Luca Ulrich Announced As Part Of Georgetown Fall 2021 Recruiting Class
