[GlennBeck08]

That would be hard to do, I mean I come from a very poor family. We honestly struggled to pay the $40 yearly fee to play sports at all. My mom actually had to save up for it like she was buying a new big screen TV.

[myuhaul]

Let the boys and girls wrestle each other and see who has the most fun and ends on top.

[Alberta's Child]

Right, but look how many successful professional athletes come from abject poverty -- both here in the U.S. as well as overseas.

Local sponsorships and fund-raising efforts are ideal for cases like the one you describe. And for specific cases involving poor kids on teams where most members don't have a problem paying the cost, people like me would be more than happy to provide financial support in any way we could.