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[QUOTE="CHSLAX, post: 1185964, member: 1886"]
Interesting stuff.  I am familiar with some of the examples mentioned above as well which make me chuckle.  I have coached youth lacrosse (and basketball for both girls and boys) and HS lacrosse for many years and  you see some crazy stuff.  I heard a story once of a parent suing a rec program because the program refused to accept their kid who lived in the district of another rec program - I think the kid was 8 at the time.  Same parent told me they were going to send their kid who was now 10 to Trinity Pawling.  I actually haven't dealt with too much of what you mention though.  Most parents don't know enough about the game so there is a fair amount of trust that has to go into having your kid play lacrosse.  This also leads to really poor lacrosse instruction at the youth level.  I have played against rec programs that would have one team with great instruction and we would go play their other team and you could tell they weren't being provided the same exposure to the skills needed to play.  As a parent that would make me nuts. 
 
However, once you get into the travel/club arena I don't see how I would accept paying for crappy coaching.  The whole idea of paying $1k+ to me is to get top quality coaching.  The tournaments are great and all but the kids are getting better at the practices.  Personnally my son starting playing club this past year.  After being coached by me for many years it was refreshing to have him instructed by others (thankfully many of the local HS coaches are guys I have played with and against over the years).  The amount of individual instruction he got was outstanding and a difference maker and worth every penny.  Why else would you pay that kind of money?
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