My child is very big/small for his/her age. Can he/she play in an older (or younger) age bracket?
Experience has demonstrated the value of children playing within their indicated age group. The PTSA recognizes, however, that there may be special circumstances, on a case-by-case basis, making deviation from the age groupings appropriate for some children in limited circumstances. Ability alone is not a rationale for moving a player up an age division. This website includes PTSA’s operating procedures (under the Rules tab) that spell out the PTSA policy for player requests to move up or down in age bracket. Please review these operating procedures in order to determine whether your child meets the eligibility criteria before making a request to move a player up or down in age bracket. PTSA does not allow players to move-up age groups for Travel teams, unless there are too few players trying out within a single age group and it is deemed necessary by the Travel Commissioner and PTSA President.
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