Any players requesting to play up in an older division must attend a special Executive Board assessment conducted during their correct divisional tryout/assessment (e.g., an 8 year old player wishing to play in the 10U division must a end the 8U divisional tryout/assessment. If she is deemed eligible to play up in the 10U division by the Executive Board, she will also need to attend the 10U divisional tryout/assessment for purposes). If the player is unable to attend the Executive Board assessment, they will automatically be placed in their correct division. (Note: if a player has successfully assessed and played up with the older age group during a previous season(s), they will not need to assess again.)
FV Girls Softball Local Playing Rules and Regulations
players (registering after assessments) may be granted a private assessment subject to Executive Board availability. However, late sign up special assessments are not guaranteed.
If a player decides to assess up to play in an older division and the request is approved, they can only and play All Stars in the division they played in the spring. This rule only applies to girls’ softball.
To determine if a player is eligible to play in an older division they have to meet the following criteria:
1. Those who are assessing up must score 80% of the total assessment score. Example: A 10U girl assessing up to 12U must score 8 of a possible 10 points. If they achieve a score of 80%, they will be allowed to assess up.
2. If they do not achieve a score of 80%, they will stay in their age appropriate divisions.
3. This safety rule is in effect and may over rule the scoring process if in the unlikely event a player
achieves a score > of 80%
Assess up/Assessing Down to another division rules-BASEBALL
Section 3 - Playing in an Older Division (“Assessing Up”)
- FVPB has adopted PONY Baseball’s “And Under” age program. Under the “And Under” age program, a player can move up one age division. However, FVPB has modified the rule as follows: any player, who wishes to move up to a division before the appropriate age, must be at least the even year designation (i.e., oldest age of division they are playing up from) by May 1st. Example: Players ages 6, 8, 10, 12, etc. as of May 1st can play up one (1) age division. Any exceptions would require the Executive Board’s approval.
- Any players requesting to play up in an older division must attend a special Executive Board assessment conducted during their correct divisional tryout/assessment (e.g., an 8-year-old player wishing to play in the Mustang (10U) division must attend the Pinto (8U) divisional tryout/assessment. If he is deemed eligible to play up in Mustang division by the Executive Board, he will also need to attend the Mustang divisional tryout/assessment for draft purposes). If the player is unable to attend the Executive Board assessment, they will automatically be placed in their correct division. (Note: if a player has successfully assessed and played up with the older age group during a previous season(s), they will not need to assess again.) Any late sign up players (registering after assessments) may be granted a private assessment subject to Executive Board availability. However, late sign up special assessments are not guaranteed.
- To determine if a player is eligible to play in an older division they have to meet the following criteria:
- Those who are assessing up must score in the top 50% of that age appropriate players assessing.
- Example: A 10U player assessing up to 12U must score in the top 50% of those age appropriate 12U players who assess and record a score.
- If they achieve a score in the top 50%, they will be allowed to assess up.
- If they do not achieve a score in the top 50%, they will stay in their age appropriate divisions.
- This safety rule is still in effect and may overrule the scoring process if in the unlikely event a player achieves a >50%.
Section 4 - Playing in a Younger Division- As a general practice playing in a younger division will not be allowed. However, under special circumstances the Executive Board may approve playing down to a younger division. This would typically only be allowed for safety reasons or to accommodate a player that does not have a division to play in. Any player, who wishes to move down to a younger division, can only be one year older than the division they want to play in (i.e., the youngest age of division they are playing down from) by May 1st. Example: players ages 7, 9, 11, 13, etc. as of May 1st can play down one (1) age division if their special circumstance is approved by the Executive Board.
- If a player decides to play down to a younger division and the request is approved, they will not be eligible for All Star play in the younger division or the division they are playing down from.
- Any players requesting to play in a younger division must attend the tryout/assessment for the division they would like to play in (e.g., a 9-year-old desiring to play in the Pinto 8U division must attend the 8U Pinto assessments). The child will be evaluated during the tryout/assessment. If the player is unable to attend the tryout/assessment, they will automatically be placed in their correct division. If after the tryout /assessment, it is determined that that player is eligible to play in the younger division the Executive Board will direct the Player Agent to move the player to the younger division. Advanced players will not be allowed to play down to a younger division.
