Paying tourney fees when subbing

we'd always offer. Usually wasn't asked. Would always offer to make the coffee food runs though....

Only asked one time in about 100 between all my boys’ time and that time it was because they were buying new jerseys and caps and he got to keep the cap and jerseys.  If I am asking a kid to pick up with me I need him more than he needs me and I am picking up a player who can definitely help me.  

In 13u and 14u my son sometimes played for other teams if we had the weekend off. I was never asked to pay. I told the coach he should bat last and play left of right. He should only pitch if needed. He shouldn’t take the shortstop’s or center fielder’s position just because he’s there.  

Had bad luck with teams blowing up so my oldest son played a lot of pick up tournaments 12u, 13u and 14u.  Almost all of them were free.  One team picked him up for the rest of the 13u season for free.

After the first game, he would usually be moved to CF.  Easily the fastest kid on the field.  I had him bat towards the bottom of the lineup to keep everyone happy.

One team was $50 a weekend.  You knew it going in. The team had a core of players and some extra jerseys.  A guy loved to coach and did it for fun, knew a bunch of kids and would put together a team for the weekend.  Fun team and surprisingly competitive.