At Hutch we get a report from Kathy on the amount of coches cards a team has, then we give them that many bands.
After that it is $10, this helps keeo the floor clear of 500 parents.
If you don't have a coaches card, you are paying to be on the floor.
Some do free passes per 5 kids or something like that.
Bottom line is also if I choose to go to Cotton Bowl nationals in Dallas like I did last year. The 25 bucks for coaching is the cheapest thing I did all weekend.
National tournament are drawing national type competition, with that comes other costs. Just the way it is.