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.

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

Players who were born on or after September 1, 1992

Players who were born on or after September 1, 1993

Players who were born on or after September 1, 1994

Players who were born on or after September 1, 1995

Players who were born on or after September 1, 1996

Players who were born on or after September 1, 1997

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.)

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.