Flip side for perspective (thanks, Hobo, for introducing it); I have one freshman girl this year who has transferred to our school this year and who plays high-level club soccer. She has joined a team of girls who are all high-school-only, rec, and one Classic player and has meshed seamlessly with her teammates. She's respectful, hard-working, and humble, and has won the respect of her team not only for her playing ability, but even more so for her great attitude and work ethic.
Her father gets almost as intense as Sweet sometimes, but he's a co-worker and friend of mine so I have plenty of opportunity to keep him from getting wound too tight.
I guess the lesson is that everyone has their stereotypes, no matter which direction they're looking from; I suppose each one has some basis in a grain of truth, but most of the time they represent the glaring minority; getting to really know the players and the coaches on both sides of the coin tends to reveal a different and more prevalent truth.
. And was it worth it? never mind I know the answer to that. 
