When I was a kid we must have set a record on my recreational soccer team by going 0-12 in one season and getting outscored by a margin of something like 75-5. One season later we were 12-0 and won our league championship. Go figure. LOL.
You have a point about the adults’ interfering, a good point. We had recreational teams with coaches red faced and spit flying yelling at the kids. I complained and the other coaches got together and told one coach he was done, he was so crazed and displayed favoritism to his son and made hes son cry with his fanaticism. The coach was a dentist in daily life, he just lost it and so did his wife when the team was on the field. On girl came and stood by me because she was afraid the wife was going to attack me.