The vast majority of our players will compete within the level of play designated for their age.  There are some players who, due to their skill level or other individual circumstances, may be allowed to play at a different level than their age specifies. These exceptions are granted on an individual, year-to-year basis and must be approved by the Richmond Little League Board. If a player believes he/she should play at a different level than his/her age designates then the player's parents should still sign up for the division of their designated age group and then request the opportunity to play in a different division. 

"Play-up" requests are evaluated based primarily on roster space at the requested level and the skill level of the player.  In evaluating the skill level of the player the Richmond Little League Board will consider not only whether the player is sufficiently skilled to compete at the requested level, but also whether his or her skill level is such that participating in the designated level would either not be challenging or would present safety issues for other players.  Other factors that the Board will consider are the player's school grade and the proximity of his or her birthday to the age cutoff for the age group.  The fact that a player may have the skills necessary to play in the higher level is not sufficient reason alone to merit a "play-up" exception.  RLL typically permits only a small number of "play-up" requests each season.

Under Little League International rules, players under the age of Little League Age 11 are not allowed to play-up to the Intermediate 50/70 division.