We do the FASA events and FASA does not ask you to pay a sanction fee unless you play in two or more tournaments. Also, in the events I run, offer some discounts which can offset sanction fees. The whole sanctioning thing can be confusing and many insist on rosters, cards and other stuff. We prefer to keep ours simple, you are not required to put rosters on line, but have them at the tournament and they are valid for that tournament. If you want to go to FASA National, you would have to put roster on line. I am not saying we are better and do not want to get into the whole debate of sanctioning stuff, but for me simpler is better and we do try to keep it simple. The other comment I would have is if tournaments accept any insurance, rather than saying you have to buy theirs.