Agree, what age is catcher? If little Johnny is 10 say and has to pay for new colored gear over black/grey that would be bad considering he'll have to buy more as he grows. Our Summer team(17) bought a set for team color that catcher uses but stays w team should he leave. They have option to buy their own if they want.
Son was catcher in past-that stuff was expensive, always wore black and never had problem with any coach wanting matching team color.
may not be the case here but I've seen little 8 yr old teams spend several hundreds for uniforms, matching bags, warm ups, etc. no wonder travel ball can cost thous. Each season when it's all set and done.