PUYALLUP JUNIORS VOLLEYBALL CLUB: AGE DEFINITIONS

Tuesday, November 3

 

 UPDATED AGE DEFINITIONS

Once a player participates in a club or varsity program for any university, college, community college, or junior college, he/she is ineligible to play in any regional or national JOVC qualifying and championship events.

18 and Under Division:

Players who were born on or after September 1, 1991 or

Players who were born on or after September 1, 1990 and a high school student in the twelfth (12th) grade or below during some part of the current academic year

17 and Under Division:

Players who were born on or after September 1, 1992

16 and Under Division:

Players who were born on or after September 1, 1993

15 and Under Division:

Players who were born on or after September 1, 1994

14 and Under Division:

Players who were born on or after September 1, 1995

13 and Under Division:

Players who were born on or after September 1, 1996

12 and Under Division:

Players who were born on or after September 1, 1997

Boys 14 and Under Division:

Regionally waived boys teams in the 14 and under age group will be allowed to participate at the USA Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships using the following age/grade definition:

Players who were born on or after September 1, 1995

or

Players who were born on or after September 1, 1994 (15 years or younger) who shall neither have completed nor are in a grade higher than the eighth grade (8th) grade during the current academic year. (This exception is based on the net height difference of 7’4 1/8" to 7’ 11 5/8" between the 14 and Under Division to the 15 and Under Division.)

Note: These age definitions are used by domestic club programs and are NOT the same as the age definitions for the International and Domestic High Performance programs for 2010.

The classification cut-off date of the September 1 was reviewed by the USAV Youth/Junior Olympic Volleyball Division (YJOVD) prior to the USAV 2008 Annual Meetings and research justified the continuation of the cut-off date of September 1. Additional information can be found on the USA Volleyball Website.