Playing Up
A House League player may apply to play-up at higher age divisions. If the player wishes to play up to a maximum of U11, the application should be made to the House League Program Coordinator. If the player wishes to play up to U12, the application should be made to the BUYSA Coaching Committee.
Playing Up within U6-U11 ProcedureThe procedure for determining a player's eligibility to play-up to a maximum of U11 is as follows:
- The player or player's parent(s) or guardian(s) must submit a written request to the House League Program Coordinator at least 2 weeks prior to the divisional assessments in the higher age House League division where the player wishes to play, asking that the player be assessed to play-up at that division (email request is adequate).
- The player must be assessed at the higher age House League division annual player assessments as having the requisite ability to play at that level.
- At least one member of the BUYSA Coaching Committee and/or an invited technical coach(es) and/or House League Technical Director must observe the player at the higher-age division assessments.
- Coaching Committee member(s), designated technical coach(es), and/or Technical Director may confer with the divisional coaches managing the assessments to reach a final decision on the player's eligibility to play-up.
- The opinion and decision of the Coaching Committee member(s), designated technical coach(es), and/or Technical Director will take precedence over the opinion of the divisional coaches.
- The player is permitted to play-up at the stipulated age division within U6-U11 only after the player or player's parent(s) or guardian(s) has received written confirmation from the House League Program Coordinator that the player is permitted to do so.
- The Coaching Committee member(s), designated technical coach(es), and/or Technical Director may consider one or all of the following factors when assessing House League players to play-up to a maximum of U11:
- The player displays, in the opinion of the Coaching Committee member(s), designated technical coach(es), and/or Technical Director advanced playing ability, unusual physical size, or a combination of both traits.
- The majority opinion of the coaches at the player's age-appropriate division is that the player should play up.
- The majority opinion of the coaches at the player's intended playing-up division is that the player should play up.
Playing Up to U12 ProcedureThe procedure for determining a player's eligibility to play up at U12 is as follows:
- The player or player's parent(s) or guardian(s) must submit a written request to the BUYSA Coaching Committee at least 2 weeks prior to the U12 divisional assessments, asking that the player be assessed to play-up at that division (email request is adequate).
- The player must be assessed at the U12 annual player assessments and rank as one of the top 3 players at that level according to the assessment data, in which case the player automatically qualifies for the U12 Gold team.
- Alternatively, in rare instances where the player is extremely large for their age and presents a physical danger to their age-appropriate House League cohorts during game play, the Coaching Committee may grant the player special permission to play up at U12 Silver. However, this player is not eligible to play at U12 Gold or U12 B Cup unless the player is assessed in the top 3, as in (2) above.
- At least one member of the BUYSA Coaching Committee and/or an invited technical coach(es) and/or U12-U18 Technical Director must observe the player at the U12 division assessments.
- The player is permitted to play-up at U12 only after the player or player's parent(s) or guardian(s) has received written confirmation from the Chair of the BUYSA Coaching Committee that the player is permitted to do so.