U8 players shall be permitted to “play up” only under all of the following conditions:
a. No more than two U9/U10 teams of each gender per town/club organization may have U8 players on any of their rosters; and
b. Small town/club soccer programs need additional players to have a viable U9/U10 team so it places strong U8 players on a U9/U10 team roster; and
c. No U9/U10 player is denied a roster spot in favor of a U8 player; and
d. U8 players comprise less than 40% of any single team’s roster
A U8 player with a birthday after July 31st, but who will be in the third grade in the current school year, may play on a U9 or U10 team with classmates.