Having coached for over a decade, including national teams, your numbers are laughable, but I'm glad you found a villain for your narrative. I'm guessing three things are true for you:

The vast majority of travel softball funding is on credit cards.

You were under the impression that being part of this level of team would automatically improve your child's skills.

Even though deep in your heart, you knew your kid was a roster afterthought, you thought swiping the card meant guaranteed playing time.