My daughter had a similar situation in Spring rec soccer here in Lethbridge... none of my kids had good experiences playing in the spring rec soccer leagues here in Lethbridge.
My daughter was on a fun team in the spring when she was 6. The next year her team had one girl on her team from the previous year. About the 2nd or 3rd week a team she played was the entire time from the previous year minus the two girls. We found out that the coach hand picked his entire team and chose players that would make his daughter look like the star of the team... These teams are supposed to be randomly chosen because it is rec soccer. I don't know if they still do it but you had to pay an extra fee to request your child to be on a certain team, whether it be a coach or a friend. My daughter was crushed and chose not to play soccer again.
I'm glad because at that point I was done with soccer. My oldest was a good player but found himself on bad teams, and was threatened by another parent because a kid sucker punched mine on the field and my kid stood up for himself (that kid got suspended and mine didn't) - and yes, cops were involved, the coaches called them right away.
I never liked soccer and my kids' experiences have made me hate it with even more passions..
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