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Lester Dewee
Head Coach
About Lester: Coach Dewee returned to BSC four years ago after a distinguished playing career for both club and country. After growing up in the Bethesda system he would go on to play youth soccer with D.C. United, Bordeaux and Marseille. His youth teams won four Maryland State Cups and was a two-time Regional Champion. While at the Marseille Academy his side won the U16 Ligue title.
At the senior club level he played professionally in Sweden for Angelholms FF, Bodens BBK, and Hoganas BK and had trials with Lille, Rennes, PSG, St. Etienne, FC Metz, AC Monaco, Crystal Palace, and Newcastle United. He has been capped for the United States Youth and Men’s National Team at the U-14, U-15, U-17, and U-20 age levels.
Lester currently holds a USSF National ‘D’ Coaches License and will obtain his ‘C’ License in August. He is also the owner of PrimeTime Training and FunTime Training. In addition, he is currently attending college at the University of Maryland where he is pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration.
Email: ldewee@bethesdasoccer.org
Mike Saunders
Head Coach, BU11 Red 09 and BU12 Red 08
About Mike: Coach Saunders joined the BSC after a distinguished career in the beautiful game. After playing collegiately at the University of Connecticut he would go on to have an extensive playing career professionally. In addition to his experience with the Connecticut Wolves, the New York Fever, the Carolina Dynamo, and the Wichita Wings. Saunders also went on to play for various clubs in England and Germany. In 1999, he capped his professional career by helping the Minnesota Thunder capture the 1999 USL A-League Championship.
In addition his experience on the pitch Saunders has spent the past eight seasons as the Assistant Coach at the University of the District of Columbia. He currently holds a USSF National ‘D’ Coaches License.
Email: msaunders@bethesdasoccer.org
Christopher Morgan
Bethesda SC Head Coach
About Chris: Coach Morgan has worked at the BSC program since 2017 and currently holds a USSF National ‘A’ Coaches license. He is also currently pursuing his USSF National Youth License. He has over 15 years of coaching experience at the U9-U18 levels first with Pinecrest Premier Soccer Club in Miami, Florida, and now with BSC. He attended St. George’s College School in Jamaica and would enroll at American University where he received his BSBA and his MBA. Coach Morgan played semi-professional soccer with the Washington Mustangs and was a member of the Jamaican Men’s National Team.
In addition to working with BSC Coach Morgan is also the Director of Finance and Administration at the School of Professional and Extended Studies at American University.
Email: cmorgan@bethesdasoccer.org
Chris Bowen
Head Coach, BU8 Orange 13 and BU10 Academy 1 11
About Chris: Coach Bowen holds a USSF National “C” License from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and has extensive coaching experience with both boy’s and girl’s sides from the under 8 to under 18 levels at several Maryland soccer clubs. Bowen was also the Assistant Coach for the Walt Whitman High School 2004 Girl’s State Champion side.
As a collegiate player, Coach Bowen played for The State University of New York (SUNY) Cortland.
Coach Bowen has worked at numerous NCAA D1 summer soccer camps and has served as a Physical Education teacher in Montgomery County Public Schools for the past eleven years.
Email: cbowen@bethesdasoccer.org
Derek Biss
MLSNext Boys Academy Director U15-U19
About Derek: Coach Biss has a long track record of success inside and outside the Bethesda program. In addition to serving as our U15-U19 Age Group Director, Derek will continue as the head coach of our Boys U15 & U19 Academy teams.
He holds a USSF National ‘A’ Coaches License, a USSF ‘National Goalkeeping’ License, and an NSCAA Premier Diploma. In addition to his work with Bethesda, Derek has also served as the Goalkeeping Coach for Georgetown University.
As Age Group Director, Derek will work closely with our Boys U15-U19 Coaching Staff on player development, college recruitment, team strategy, and philosophy. BSC’s U15-U19 Boys program comprises 17 teams and over 250 players. This includes our U15-U19 Academy teams, who will compete in the new MLSNext League.
Email: dbiss@bethesdasoccer.org
Trevor Martin
Boys U7-U11 Youth Development Program Age Group Director
About Trevor: Coach Martin holds a USSF National ‘B’ Coaches license. He attended George Washington University earning a Bachelors’s Degree in Psychology with a Minor in Exercise Science. As a four-year starter for the Men’s Soccer Team the Colonials won two Atlantic 10 Championships and was named captain his senior season. In high school, Trevor was a captain and starter for the Bethesda-Chevy Chase high school and scored the game-winning goal in the 2001 Maryland State Championship. He received First-team All-County honors, was a Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention, and an All-Chevy Chase Gazette honoree.
Coach Martin has been working with Bethesda SC since 2005 and has been instrumental in the Youth Development Program’s success. Trevor has helped build Bethesda SC’s YDP Program into one of the top programs in the country, developing numerous MLS Players & over 250 Div. I, II, III players for college.
Email: tmartin@bethesdasoccer.org
Brett Colton
Boys U12-U14 Age Group Director
About Brett: Coach Colton holds a USSF ‘A’ License, a Fluminense Futball Club Coaching Diploma (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil), and has worked closely with former Technical Director, Bordeaux FC’s Pierrot Labat in the Total Football Method. While traveling, coaching, and playing elite teams aboard, Colton has gathered World Best Practices from Holland AJAX, PSV, Real Madrid, Scotland’s UEFA National Training Facility, and KNVB’s Dutch Player Systems.
Colton has coached in BSC for over 17 years in which he has coached every age group from u8 to u19. Colton’s teams won numerous state cups & high-level tournaments before the Academy. Additionally served as the u17 & u19 Academy Coach for five years. During his tenure, he coached over 100 div 1 college players & has had several players who have gone on to play professionally. Colton now serves as the U12-U14 Age Group Director and currently coaches the U13 Academy Team.
In 2013, Colton’s AC Bethesda U18 Boys was noted as one of the top recruiting classes in the country.
As a player, Colton played soccer at American University (NCAA Division l) and anchored the defense to an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance his senior year. He played in the Washington Premier League where he captained the team at a scouted appearance in Agadir, Morocco.
Email: bcolton@bethesdasoccer.org
Patrick Mehlert
Bethesda SC Head Coach
About Patrick: Coach Mehlert holds a USSF National ‘B’ Coaches License and has earned his NSCAA Pro Development Certificate, NSCAA Goalkeeping Certificate, and an NSCAA Development of Technical Player Diploma. He has worked with Bethesda Soccer in multiple different positions since 2009.
As a player, Patrick featured prominently for American University, serving as co-Captain during his senior season and earning All-Patriot League First Team honors his senior season. During his time with the Eagles and he was also named Offensive Player of the Week and was on the Patriot League Honor Roll all four seasons.
At Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS, Mehlert lettered four years on the varsity team and won an Maryland State Championship in 2007. As a senior Captain, his accolades included All-Met Honorable Mention, All-County First Team, All-Gazette Second Team, and All-State Second Team. At the club level, Mehlert played Youth Soccer for BSC, Pachuca FC, and Potomac SC.
Email: pmehlert@bethesdasoccer.org