To combine all the last few comments in one succinct sentence, "in order to get happy endings, make sure you pay the extra dollars"
Or spend the extra dollars on sueing everyone that goes through the place.
Or this...in an ideal world the sport would provide; in reality, at least in this part of the world, we have to pay.
Any idea how much both kids & seniors pay in UK & Europe? Plenty more than in NZ, and that is just club football without attending any private provider academy. (But then they do get photo ID, so governing body can keep track of player eligibility .....think that's the last thing we'd want to have to start spending money on !!) More kids in the game by keeping costs down. Unfortunately "user pays" for anything above that, but that's reality. Shouldn't be the reason for denying opportunity to those that are talented and can afford it.