It’s not my bias. I talk with my friends who have kids in soccer and that’s what they tell me. Nobody keeps score, everybody plays, only cheering allowed, nobody’s a loser.
Your bias enters the equation when you disregard the other childrens' sports where the same thing occurs.
“It’s not my bias. I talk with my friends who have kids in soccer and that’s what they tell me. Nobody keeps score, everybody plays, only cheering allowed, nobody’s a loser.”
Where I live this is true at the youngest levels and I have no problem with that, but certainly not as you grow older. The rec leagues still require that everybody get at least a little playing time, but in the more serious leagues you’ve got to earn your time by being good.
I don’t know what kind of soccer league you or your friends’ kids have experienced, but every league I’ve played in has been cutthroat competition since a young age. I’ve had the unfortunate experience of breaking two guy’s legs and have had my own hand and fingers broken several times in the goal. If you aren’t a top-notch athlete, you quickly fail and are not allowed on the field.