[DEVILOLOGIST]

Russell Red Devils has this:
1. 4 JFL teams. Browns, Raiders, Devils and Steelers.
2. These teams have 7,8,9 and 10 year olds. The 7,8 year olds play on the B-team,,,9-10 year olds on A team.
3. If you are 10 years old at Aug,1 you stay in the JFL, if you are 11 on Aug 1 you play up on the 6th grade.
4. The 6th grade team consists of all 6th graders, plus 11 year old 5th graders.
........no 6th grader can play up on the 7th grade team.
5. The 7th grade team consists of 7th graders and only 7th graders, no 6th grader can play up on the 7th.
6. The 8th grade team consists of 8th graders and some 7th graders. Sometimes the 7/8 will split to play a team that only has a 7/8th grade team.

At no point will any kid play down on a team. The only playing up comes from 7th graders who may play up on combined games.
This is standard operating procedures. One thing I can say is that no one should ever have to worry about older kids playing down at Russell, because we do not allow it. EVER.

6th grade team is still considered a JFL part of the program. Due to other schools not having a 6th grade in the middle school.
Thats how it is done here.