The season has not started yet for the east coast. I have a guy who played 40 majors last year but wants to come play 50 AAA now that he is old enough. He never played 50's before. What exactly do he need to do? He not playing both, he is just playing 50 AAA now if he can. I read the rules, still a little cloudy on these types of moves. Thanks

When a player matriculates to the next age group, he "takes his rating with him," which means he is now a 50-Major player ... In the hypothetical you mention, he is eligible to play 50-AAA so long as [1] he does NOT play 40-Major anymore and [2] if the team he seeks to join has one of their maximum of three (3) out-of-rating player exemptions available on their roster ...

NOTE: He is NOT eligible for the 50-AAA team if he continues to play 40-Major, which is the equivalent of 50-Major+ ... Major+ players are NOT permitted to be on the roster of a AAA team in the same age group ...

As always, if this explanation isn't clear please call the Sacramento Home Office at (916) 326.5303 during normal business hours in the Pacific time zone and ask for an eligibility specialist ...

I also have a guy who currently plays 50 majors but wants to come play 55 AAA this year..He is now 56 years old and will be 57 in 2 months. Can u play 55AAA while playing 50 Majors?

Smiles123 ... Here's the answer we gave you when you asked this identical question on October 28th • No, you're probably not ... 50-Major has a Rating Index of "8" and the 55-AAA R/I = "6" ... The maximum allowable spread is one (1) R/I point ... Please call the Sacramento Office @ (916) 326.5303 during normal business hours in the Pacific time zone and ask for an eligibility specialist ... Be prepared to discuss your specific situation (your name and the teams involved) to get an official determination ... Good luck!

Thanks for your response. Asking again cause I am getting different answers from different sources (not your or your office) who claim otherwise. I need to be able to prove them wrong. With all due respect it wasn't warranted on your part to indicate that I had already asked back in October. You could of left that part out, as it was not really necessary to this inquiry.

Well, three things haven't changed since October: [1] Your question ... [2] Our answer ... [3] The rule ... If we owe you an apology for addressing that redundancy, please accept this as it ... You've asked this question three times now, including twice today, one of which we deleted already ... Those who are giving you a different answer are not doing you any favors ... Call us and we'll walk you through it in hopes of removing any remaining doubts you may have ... That's why we're here ...

It is interesting that a player has to keep his team rankings in senior softball and everywhere else, a player is rated individually. We all know that there are some players on teams that are not in their proper ratings. There friends play so they are on the team. Now, the rules have trapped those players. I understand the rules. You have a 40 major player that I be honest, pretty much is a relief player. They turn 50 and now more team opportunities come. Now, they cannot play with their rightful age bracket because they were riding the bench on a major roster. Now, a AAA team that wants to pick them up, have to give up one of their major spots for a player who was not really playing on that 40 major team but was on the roster. If that player knew this, I bet you they would not have been put on that 40 major roster, just to be put on them. Rules are what they are, just telling you what we are dealing with trying to play by the rules which I try to do.