What is the policy for playing up?
). From there, players are placed onto teams. One of the six Philosophies of AYSO is “Balanced Teams.” Each year we form new teams as evenly balanced as possible, because it is fair and more fun when teams of substantially similar ability play. Our computer program distributes players among teams according to experience, age, skill level, and overall ability of the team. In Kinderleague, experience and skill are presumed to be equal for purposes of team formation since it is normally the first year of play. Your child will be on a team with at least one or two other children from his or her school (unless it is a very small school, in which case we will try to include another similarly-situated player on your child’s team), but teammates may be from different classes or even different grades. AYSO provides terrific opportunities for children to make new friends.
