That $50,000+ for tryout fees is pocket change, by the first week in January 750 players have to pay their $600 team fee - that's $450,000! What do you think is made when hosting a tournament? 32 teams per age group, 8 age groups = 256 teams @ $2,000 per team = $512,000! What do you think it cost to get fields, ref's, a cheap liability policy and make a schedule? So one years tryout, roster payment and a tournament puts income over a million dollars, then you can add in all the clinics and camps. How about consulting fees? Do you think that a college program in a hurry to get a D1 team up to speed might want to pay a consulting fee to yj and have some players steered in their direction? It goes on in AAU basketball all the time, what makes you think it doesn't happen in lax?