the only reasons a child is allowed to change PAL teams from their home town to another town is if the child has a parent in that other town and spends time there with that parent OR there is no team in their home town at their age level. Other than that, PAL does not like to grant waivers. Allowing kids to change programs simply because their town's program is not up to par would create more chaos for parents to complain about. Think about this.... you and your son live in Sayville and a kid from Bayport Blue-Point decides he does not like BBP and want to play for Sayville instead and this kid is a better player than your son. Now the BBP kid is taking play time away from your kid. Sayville coaches are preparing the BBP kid to eventually play against the Sayville kids once he gets to high school. How does this make you feel? Your Sayville kid is on the sidelines while the BBP kid is on the field.