A question about Juniors playing Senior...

Are junior players allowed to play senior once the season has started?

In Peel, a player can only be on the eligibility list of one team per sport. So once they begin league play, they must stick with that team until their season is over. There are some exceptions for OFSAA call-ups but not during the season.

Again, this is only ROPSSAA but I suspect most leagues have the same rule or a similar rule.

Would that apply for OFSAA qualifiers? Thanks for answering by the way.

For York Region:

"If a student/athlete elects to play in two (2) YRAA league games/matches in an age group or tier above which he/she normally could play in the current season, the student/athlete must continue to participate in the higher age classification or tier in that sport for the current season. The teacher/coach of a student/athlete who plays in a higher age group or tier for one game, after having started the season at a lower age group or tier, must notify both levels of convenors as soon as possible. When a student/athlete is moved up to a higher age group or to tier 1 on a permanent basis, such as a student/athlete who has played their second game at the higher age level, it shall then be the teacher/coach’s responsibility to forward the appropriate addition to eligibility as soon as possible."

In other words, any Junior is allowed to play up in Senior for ONE game, and still retain Junior status. Once a Junior plays TWO Senior games, they are automatically Senior.

"To be eligible to compete in championship play, where sport playing regulations do not dictate otherwise, a student/athlete must have competed for the school in one regular league game/match at the age classification of the corresponding championship and be on the corresponding eligibility list. A student/athlete must compete in only one age classification in inter-zone playoffs and in YRAA championship competition in the same season in any one sport. YRAA championship is defined as
any game/match between two YRAA member schools taking place after the regular season but not at an OFSAA championship or festival."

In other words, a student in York Region must declare, BEFORE playoffs, if she wants to maintain Junior status or become a Senior. She would 'declare' by first playing in one regular season game or more, and second, the coach handing in a new eligibility list before the playoffs start.

According to OFSAA, a player is eligible if she is, "eligible for competition under the Constitution, By-Laws and Standing Rules (Playing Regulations) of the Association to which her school belongs."

Therefore, if your player is eligible to play in your association, she's eligible for OFSAA.

It is the same in Durham, if a Junior plays up for more than one game she is then considered to be a senior player.