[TheHotSnakes]

Talented player or talented coaches
Pay
Administration support
Community support

You don't have to have the best players on the field if they're the best coached. You don't have to be the best coached if you've got a roster full of high level athletes. And, you won't get good coaches there to make a good team if you can't pay them. Those are the only two things that I think are 100% required.

Support from the administration and community are nice and very helpful, but they ultimately really aren't required. It's just rare that a successful program doesn't draw the attachment of the greater school district and the community surrounding it. Everybody loves a winner.