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:

• Request must be made by, August 27, 2024, with the following information provided:
  • Written documentation, by parent, documenting the players desire and why they feel they should be allowed to play-up a grade
  • Letter from a prior coach of the player  (NOT a parent of the player that coached the player) recommending the players ability to play-up a grade.
• Player can only play-up 1 grade level
• During the scheduled tryout the player MUST be evaluated as one of the top 5 players for the A travel team.  Player will not be permitted to play up on the higher grade B or lower travel team.

If a 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 - 4th grade 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.