[drothamel]

I remember the "pay to play" issue coming up in New Jersey as well. I really can't imigine why it would become necessary for kids to pay for the opportunity to play high school athletics. There are some poor school districts here in VA, and they all their kids play for free. Are the districts in these other places providing something that other places aren't. In the case of New Jersey, I found out that some schools were providing equipment to the kids that I always had to pay for myself when I played. It just seems odd that the kids would have to pay some type of fee.