USA VOLLEYBALL JUNIOR OLYMPIC AGE DEFINITION

 

Printable Age Definition Form

 

For use during the 2007-2008 Season

For eligibility purposes, a player who has just completed a grade in the Spring of 2008 will be considered in that grade just completed. Players need not be currently enrolled in high school except as noted below.


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, 1989  (9-1-89 to 8-31-90)

or

Players who were born on or after September 1, 1988 and a high school student during some part of the current academic year


17 and Under Division:

Players who were born on or after September 1, 1990  (9-1-90 to 8-31-91)


16 and Under Division:

Players who were born on or after September 1, 1991  (9-1-91 to 8-31-92)


15 and Under Division:

Players who were born on or after September 1, 1992  (9-1-92 to 8-31-93)


14 and Under Division:

Players who were born on or after September 1, 1993  (9-1-93 to 8-31-94)


13 and Under Division:

Players who were born on or after September 1, 1994  (9-1-94 to 8-31-95)


12 and Under Division:

Players who were born on or after September 1, 1995  (9-1-95 to 8-31-96)

 

11 and Under Division: (plays in the 12 and Under Division)

Players who were born on or after September 1, 1996  (9-1-96 to 8-31-97)

10 and Under Division:
Players who were born on or after September 1, 1997  (9-1-97 to 8-31-99)


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, 1993

or

Players who were born on or after September 1, 1992 (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.

 

 

Find the month they were born then go down to the year they were born.  That is what age division they are in.

Division

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
                  1989 1989 1989 1989
18 & Under 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990
17 & Under 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991
16 & Under 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992
15 & Under 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993
14 & Under 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994
13 & Under 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995
12 & Under 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996
11 & Under 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997
10 & Under 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998