Whereas any competitive sport offers opportunities for great life lessons, I believe soccer goes above and beyond what other sports have to offer. Think about it. In basketball set plays, zone defenses, and frequent timeouts are the norm. Kids aren't creating the play. They are carrying out carefully choreographed adult orders.
Football is similar.
In baseball or softball, kids must wait until someone else determines their involvement, either by hitting the ball to them, or having their position in the batting order arrive. Soccer is different, however. For the most part, I think the coaches in our organization do an excellent job of treating the game like it should be treated. That is to say they minimally supervise games without constantly shouting orders to choreograph the play. For the parents of the club, please keep in mind that if you're not careful, your sideline conduct can jeopardize the benefits the Comets players derive from their participation in soccer.