REGARDING PLAYERS "PLAYING UP" OUT OF THEIR LEAGUE-AGE DIVISIONS SET BY THE PALACIOS LITTLE LEAGUE BOARD
-ALL PLAYERS MUST BE REGISTERED IN THEIR APPROPRIATE AGE DIVISION SET BY THE PALACIOS LITTLE LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ALL DIVISIONS ARE ORGANIZED BASED ON THESE SET DIVISIONS AND THEN PLAYERS ARE MOVED BASED ON THEIR ATTENDANCE TO A TRYOUT/SHOWCASE + NEEDS OF THE HEAD COACHES FOR EACH DIVISION + PLAYER AGENT, LEAGUE PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT ONCE THE LEAGUE NEEDS ARE MET FIRST. PLAYERS WILL ONLY BE MOVED UP IF THE NEEDS OF THE LEAGUE ARE MET FIRST AS FAR AS THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS REGISTERED IN EACH DIVISION. FINAL MOVE DECISIONS ARE DECIDED BY THE PLAYER AGENT, LEAGUE PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT
-PLAYER MUST ATTEND A TRYOUT/SHOWCASE OF THE DIVISION THEY WISH TO BE MOVED INTO TO BE CONSIDERED FOR "PLAYING UP"
BY PARENTAL REQUEST OUT OF THEIR AGE DIVISION SET BY THE PALACIOS LITTLE LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
-PLAYERS WILL ONLY BE MOVED UP BY A PARENTAL REQUEST IF THE LEAGUE REGISTRATION NUMBERS SUPPORT THE MOVE OF A PLAYER OUT OF THEIR LEAGUE AGE DIVISION SET BY THE PALACIOS LITTLE LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
-AT ANY POINT, IF THE PLAYER AGENT, LEAGUE PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT REQUIRE A PLAYER TO BE MOVED UP OUT OF A DIVISION TO FILL A NEED IN AN OLDER DIVISION, THE PLAYER AGENT, LEAGUE PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT WILL REACH OUT TO THE PARENTS OF POTENTIAL PLAYERS TO MAKE THE REQUEST OF THAT MOVE EVEN IF A PLAYER DID NOT ATTEND A TRYOUT/SHOWCASE
HOW DOES THIS EFFECT POST SEASON ALL STAR SELECTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS?
-IF A PARENTAL REQUEST IS MADE FOR A PLAYER TO 'PLAY UP' INTO AN OLDER DIVISION BECAUSE THE REGISTRATION NUMBERS OF THE SEASON SUPPORT THE MOVE TO AN OLDER DIVISION AND THE REQUEST WAS NOT MADE BY THE PALACIOS LITTLE LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE PLAYER DOES NOT QUALIFY TO PLAY BACK DOWN TO A YOUNGER AGE DIVISION FOR POST-SEASON ALL STAR PLAY, THEY ARE EITHER DRAFTED ONTO THE TEAM IN THE AGE DIVISION THEY PLAY IN DURING THE REGULAR SEASON, OR THEY WILL NOT PLAY IN POST-SEASON ALL STAR TOURNAMENTS
-IF THE PALACIOS LITTLE LEAGUE PLAYER AGENT, LEAGUE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT REQUEST THAT A PLAYER MOVES UP TO AN OLDER AGE DIVISION BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE LEAGUE, THEN THIS PLAYER DOES QUALIFY TO BE DRAFTED TO ANY AGE DIVISON THEY ARE LEAGUE-AGED APPROPRIATE FOR BASED ON THE DIVISONS SET BY PALACIOS LITTLE LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
REGARDING LATE REGISTRATION ORDERS THAT ARE PAST REGULAR SEASON REGISTRATION DEADLINE OF
1/18/25 PER PALACIOS LITTLE LEAGUE BOARD APPROVAL
-A late registration fee of $50 will be applied to EACH order after the regular season registration deadline has past
- A late uniform registration fee of $25 will be applied to EACH order after the regular season registration deadline has past
-Players who are registered after the regular season registration deadline must play in their league-aged division per the Little League age chart, no "playing up" will be approved EVEN IF the player attends a showcase
-Players who are registered after the regular season registration deadline are not eligible for regular season drafts, players will only be ASSIGNED to a team post-draft in their league-aged division
-Palacios Little League will only be ordering uniforms on the LAST business day of each month, uniforms can take up to 4 weeks to be delivered to the league
-Players who are registered after the regular season registration deadline must be aware, in order to qualify for All-Stars draft, the player MUST attend 75% of games scheduled since the beginning of the season, NO EXCEPTIONS
-Only players FULLY registered will be added to a team roster, you must complete the registration process in full to be added to a team roster
-FULLY REGISTERED DEFINITION: Fully paid for regular-season fees either via personal payment or DIRECT sponsorship/donation naming the player and designated to the player by a donor directly to the league. Players who do not pay their regular season dues either by personal payment source, or from a direct sponsorship/donation named FOR THE PLAYER do NOT qualify for post-season All-Star designation.