I have a theory why many of the people here are fighting this so hard. My guess is they are strong proponents of the concept of American individualism without realizing it. They’re big into what they consider self-reliance, they believe the interests and actions of the individual are what leads to greatness and, most importantly, they vigorously oppose what they consider to be external interference on their own interests by outsiders, especially society or institutions (in this case the soccer establishment). The idea that a pathetic youth soccer coach might have a significant impact on their kid’s future makes their skin crawl.
Let’s do a test. If you’re one of those people who thinks I’m full of s**t about the recruitment process, I’m going to guess some things about you. You probably believe in small government, and Obamacare and socialism really make you mad, as does the idea of providing “free handouts”. You’ve been vocally opposed to welfare benefits because they only encourage laziness and the inevitable destruction of American society, but strangely you have not connected that moral view to the additional money the government is currently pumping into unemployment and forgivable small business loans. Your family is at least two generations removed from immigrating here, and probably more than that. You are almost certainly mostly or entirely white. You are Christian, but probably not Catholic.
Again, this is just a theory, but I’d really appreciate it if some of you would chime in on this.