In the rare occurrence where a player in 5th, 6th, or 7th grade feel they are skilled to play at a higher level they can request to play-up one (1) grade level.

The following requirements will need to be met AND approved by the RCYBA board each year to be allowed tryout to play-up one grade:

• The Request must be made by, August 27, 2024, with the following information provided:
  • A written letter from player's parent(s), documenting why they feel their player should be allowed to play-up a grade. Focus should be on the player's skills and desire to play up a grade.  
  • A letter of recommendation from a prior coach of the player (NOT a parent of the player that coached the player) explaining why the player has the ability to play-up a grade.
• Player can only play-up 1 grade level at the A team level. Play-up requests are not permitted for higher grade B or lower travel teams.
• During the scheduled tryout the player MUST be evaluated as one of the top 5 players for the A travel team. If the player does not rank in the top 5 at travel tryouts, they will be placed on a team at the appropriate level for their current grade.

PLEASE NOTE: NO requests for kindergarten thru 4th graders will be approved for playing up in the Travel Program.

Violation to this policy may result in dismissal from the program without refund.

ALL play-up requests MUST be submitted by 3pm on August 27, 2024.