Building on its 42-year community-based tradition, the nationally-recognized Bethesda Soccer Club is known as the premier soccer club in the District/Maryland/Virginia region that:

• Prepares players to move through its developmental levels to elite status
• Develops all players to their highest level of skills, teamwork, and leadership on and off the field
• Retains its superior coaches through its professional development programs
• Promotes cutting-edge thinking and practice in the sport

Bethesda's ECNL teams are part of the club's broader Girls Program, which our U15-U19 Age Group Director Kevin Layton runs.

ECNL  teams will train four days per week during the spring season. During the fall, our U12-U14 teams will practice four days a week, while our U15-U18 teams will practice once weekly. 

Each ECNL team plays approximately 25 league games, including six at Showcases. The season begins in September and commences with the National Championship in late June/early July.

Each team will select between 18-22 players for the given year.

US Soccer Training Centers are sessions hosted every few months in various locations where National Team coaches train & identify players. US Soccer Training Centers have replaced ODP (USYS) sessions; zero costs are associated with players invited to attend these sessions.  US Soccer scouts attend most divisional games to identify players for National team camps & US Training centers.

Bethesda SC players undoubtedly receive the best college exposure of any club in the country, with players attending some of the country's top local and national Showcase events, including our own Bethesda Premier Cup. Our club has a long and storied history of creating a pathway for our players to college, which you can read more about here.

In addition, Bethesda SC has partnered with SportsRecruits, a college recruiting software designed by former college athletes for the next generation of players. All BSC U15-U19 players will receive a complimentary SportsRecruits account with full access to their software, including resources, webinars, and messaging.

For more information on your SportsRecruits account, please get in touch with your coach.

Since joining the ECNL, Bethesda has had over 200  players play Division I soccer and many others in Division II and Division II. Please go to our Alumni page to see where alumni have ended up on and off of the pitch. If you want to learn more about our Pathway to College, please check out our college resources page.

Academy clubs can expect 10-12  away matches in a given season, some requiring overnight travel. Exact travel distances will vary depending on their geographic proximity to their opponents and ECNL National events.

Currently, the ECNL teams divide their practice time between multiple locations in the Montgomery County area. Exact practice locations will be provided through the team's TeamSNAP page. 

Yes. We have a Discovery Player option if your player is interested in practicing with an ECNL team and guest playing occasionally in matches/tournaments. For more information, please get in touch with our U15-U19 Age Group Director, Kevin Layton, at klayton@bethesdasoccer.org

Yes. Bethesda Soccer Club is one of the few travel soccer clubs nationwide that offers need-based scholarships to players to help offset registration fees and costs. To learn more about our Scholarship Program and critical deadlines, click here.

For uniform information, please see our uniform page.

BSC Families can opt into our Club Fee Protection Plan. For more information on what this covers, please see our page for Dewar Insurance.