you have to search for something positive in 'pay to play' though. for instance, if a kid is investing their (parents) money into their sports-education, they are more likely to be dedicated student-athletes... it seems, especially in wrestling where the demands on the student athlete are so high, that kids find it easy to just quit when things get tough.

also, team fund raisers are a great way to have the kids really come together prior to the season and built the family-like unit even before the kids hit the mats.

personally, i do not wish to see kids having to 'pay to play', especially since i coach on the side of a school district where there are many families that have financial problems. BUT when it comes, and it looks as though it will, i am at least going to make the best of a bad situatinon and not allow it to break down the unity of the program.