The Regional Diploma is a 13-hour course designed for the coach working players 11 to 18 years of age. An emphasis is placed on learning to work with the developing player within both an individual and team concept.
The curriculum outlines how technical and tactical concepts can be applied in the development of players. The focus is placed on the basic methods of coaching, teaching proper technique, the theory and application of offensive and defensive tactics and understanding team management. There is no testing in the Regional Diploma.   All candidates must be at least 16 years of age at the time of application.  If a candidate is under 18 years of age, an adult must accompany him or her for the duration of the course.
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During the Thanksgiving Holiday the U14 OBGC Rangers traveled to Orlando to play in the Disney Wide World of Sports Junior Soccer Showcase sponsored by Chelsea football club. The Rangers were victorious in their efforts and won the top flight of the U14 bracket. With the help of three guest players the Rangers defeated teams from Texas, North Carolina, Georgia and South Carolina. In the finals the Rangers defeated the Dallas Texans premier team 4-1. Following the awards ceremony the boys had their team picture taken with Mickey Mouse.
 
It was a great experience for the boys to play against other high ranking teams. This opportunity was made possible in part by the generous support of OBGC. During their down time, Coach Matt Pilkington escorted the boys on many of the wild rides at Universal Studios. Not only was it a successful trip for the players but also a good time had by all.

Preceding this exciting trip to Orlando, also late in November 2009, the U14 Rangers wrapped up NCSL league play by rendering a Division 1 championship! It was quite satisfying for the boys, especially having come so close to winning the division in the spring, 2009 (we ended up in the #2 spot). 

OBGC Cyclones Blue U-14 team won the Columbia Columbus Day Tournament held October 10-11, 2009. The Cyclones defeated Calverton Strykers 1-0, Hereford United 2-0, Crofton Freedom 1-0 and Loudan 95 Black 1-0 in the final game after penalty kicks.

The Olney Blades played in the Columbia Invitational 2009 Tournament over Memorial Day weekend, May 23 to 25. In their opening game the boys faced FC Frederic Academy Blue and easily won the game by 11:0 (4:0). Going into the second game against Herndon Inferno the Blades knew, after Hernadon had beaten Bethesda White 5:0, that this would be the toughest nut to crack to advance to the final. Although the Herndon Boys scored early the Blades were not impressed and passed the ball swiftly to a 1:1 tie in the first half. The second half was all about Blades Magic™ and the magicians finished the game 3:1. On the second day the boys played Bethesda White and won 8:0 (3:0), leaving no doubt about their ambitious plans for the 2009 Columbia Invitational. D-day was M-Day, when the Blades entered their final battle against the winner of bracket 1, the Freestate United Reds. An early lead by Marcos in the 16th minute of the first half underlined again the strong showing of the Olney boys and it did not take long until Olney striker Davis secured a robust 2:0 lead. But the Reds did not give up and were able to score an important goal minutes before the half time whistle. In the second half Freestate continued to play strong and were rewarded a second goal to tie the game. This however did not change the Blades rock solid determination to win the game and take home the trophy. Eight minutes before the end of the game the referee called a free kick for the Blades. Davis, who typically takes care of these matters, carefully positioned the leather on the turf, just outside the mid-field kick off area, stepped back a couple of yards and hammered the ball with his right foot up high into the net to set the final score to 3:2. Congratulations Olney Blades for a fantastic tournament and congratulations also to the brave opponent, the Freestate United Reds. For more information about the U9 Olney Blades please visit the team web site.

The Olney Roadrunners U10 won the Potomac Memorial Tournament. The team finished with 5 wins and 0 loses. The team was able to score 19 goals and allowed 3. Those youngsters continue to demonstrate to be one of the top programs in this area. Our team record from U8 to present is 60-0 in OBSL and NCSL. The team had lost 3 games in tournaments. Congratulations to:

Andrew, Wesley, Claren, Jordan, Xavier, Felix, Gregory, Kenneth, Toni, Terran, Drew and Brook.