Sorry if this is an old topic, I recently joined.  My son is now playing for a D3 baseball program and I am stunned at how much the parents are asked to pay for.  Trips, gear, equipment.  You know some of this isn't required but we all know, for some, it's required.

When did this all begin?  Are we so conditioned by the travel ball model that colleges now believe they can extort money from parents?  When do we just say no?  My thought is; if the college can't afford to send kids south for winter ball-don't.  If the college can't afford a sports program-shut it down.  It's sports...it's not that important.

This feels like glorified travel ball.  Sad.