USA VOLLEYBALL JUNIOR AGE DEFINITION

For use during the 2009-2010 Season

For eligibility purposes, a player who has just completed a grade in the Spring of 2009 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 were born on or after September 1, 1989

or

Players 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 were born on or after September 1, 1990

16 and Under Division:

Players were born on or after September 1, 1991

15 and Under Division:

Players were born on or after September 1, 1992

14 and Under Division:

Players were born on or after September 1, 1993

13 and Under Division:

Players were born on or after September 1, 1994

12 and Under Division:

Players were born on or after September 1, 1995

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 2008.

The Age Definition Policy was most recently revised by the USA Volleyball Board of Directors on January 19, 2002.

revised 08/01/07