Playing up Policy

Playing Up

USA Softball generally dictates age groupings. The association exists to provide opportunities for girls to perform at the best of their ability and the board recognizes that there may be athletes with exceptional ability who are best served by playing at a more competitive level.

• Players wishing to play up must make it known as part of the registration before tryouts.
• Determination for allowing a player to try out at a higher age group will be done by the Elk River Youth Softball board based on a number of factors.
• If a player is eligible to tryout for a higher age group, she may play at that level if she scores in the top 3 at the higher age level based on the results of the tryouts for that age group.
• The player cannot be a coach's selection player.
• If that player does not make the top 3 in the higher age group, that player will be placed on a team in their age group at the discretion of the board based on the best fit.

No player may play up if it causes another player to be cut from playing on a traveling fastpitch team. The Elk River Youth Softball Board must approve all exceptions. The Elk River Youth Softball Board also reserves the right to request a player to move up to a higher age level to fill out rosters in order to maintain the best interests of the program.