Sure, some might view it as supporting the club. Others might resent that because they already support the club in a variety of ways (volunteering, donations , etc.) I believe that if more of the parents realized what went on with the tryout process, they would a little bit upset at the fee. Like someone else said, shouldn't the goal be to get more to tryout? So to me, the club is just "taking" this money because some players have no shot at making a team and the coaches know it.
