Rogers Area Youth Baseball Travel Leagues Playing Up
Rules
NOTE: USSSA Baseball uses a May
1st cutoff birthdate to determine eligibility for travel teams.
This means whatever age a player is on April 30th of the current
year will be their age for the current baseball season.
Playing Up Rules
- For the age 9 & under
travel teams, anyone age 9 or younger as of April 30 can try
out for the team.
- Players age 9, 10, 11 &
12 are not allowed to play above their age/grade.
- Players age 13 or 14 wishing
to play above their age/grade need to submit a written
petition to the Travel Director, Wayne Jensen at wjensen123@comcast.net.
Exception to Rule #2 & #3
If any player has a May through
August birthday (5/1 - 8/31) and was not held back a grade in
school, they will be allowed to try out for the one level up age
group in order to play with their natural grade. They can
also try out for their current age travel team as well.
For example, if a player was born
on 8/27/1999 and started school when they turned age 5:
- Their legal travel baseball
age for 2012 is age 12
- They are in the 7th grade
(with most 7th graders being age 13)
- Thus, they can try out for
one or both the 12U travel team (their current age) and the
13U travel team (since that is where their classmates are
playing)
- Any questions? Please
contact the Rogers Youth Baseball Travel Director
NOTE: If trying out for 2
travel teams, the player must attend both sessions of EACH age
group's travel tryouts. Please note that your child is
trying out for 2 different travel teams in the "Comments" section
of the registration form so that we are prepared at the tryouts.