Please keep in mind any tryout process is not perfect. Some players do not perform as well in tryouts, sometimes players have bad days, some players have exceptional days. The policies and procedures outlines here make the tryout process as fair and objective as possible. Please see the Wolves Tryout Policy documentfor details.
Age/Grade Requirements
The birth date cutoff is April 30 of the playing season. The team (age) level for which a player is eligible is the same as the player’s age on that date. A player cannot play up (i.e. play on a team older than his/her age level) unless he/she is in the same school grade as the older age as seen in the chart below.
Age as of April 30
And In School Grade
Team Level
8
2nd
9U (may repeat 9U next year)
9
3rd
9U (may repeat 9U next year)
9 or 10
4th
10U
10 or 11
5th
11U
11 or 12
6th
12U
12 or 13
7th
13U
13 or 14
8th
14U
Note that we will also fill the 10U team prior to filling a 9U team. That is, we won’t field a 9U team if we don’t have enough players for 10U. In this case, the qualified 8 or 9-year-olds will be placed on the 10U team. If cuts need to be made for any the 10U team, 3rd graders (8 or 9-year-olds) will be cut over 4th graders (10-year-olds) regardless of the tryout rankings of the 3rd graders.
