What a lot of people are missing here is the B & C team competition level is exactly what AYSO had years ago with out the grind and cost of a club. Families could always start fresh each season with a new team and coach.
That's simply not correct. With ayso you don't get to pick your coach (unless you are it). Most club coaches at least have played the game and know what they are doing (there's lots of articles from ayso coaches confessing they don't know what they are doing). With ayso everyone, whether a star athlete or borderline handicapped, experienced or complete novice, plays in the same team. With club kids of similar ability tend to settle at the same level. With ayso there are equal time rules, with kids who miss practice or who swing and miss playing equally with a kid playing 5 days a week. With club, the rules may vary but rarely is there mandated equal time. With ayso the emphasis is on having fun and practice is usually limited to twice a week. With club, though it doesn't always obtain the ideal, the emphasis is on competition and development and practices are usually a minimum of two days a week. Even the skill level between the average ayso team and the average b club team differs greatly. My sons mediocre bronze team had routinely torn up ayso extras teams. Sure the cost is cheaper in ayso but they don't pay their coaches. Ayso coaches are volunteers and sometimes don't know what they are doing. They are no where near equivalents nor should they be.