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USA VOLLEYBALL JUNIOR OLYMPIC AGE DEFINITION
For use during the 2008-2009 Season
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, 1990
or Players who were born on or after September 1,
1989 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, 1991
16 and Under Division:
Players who were born on or after September 1, 1992
15 and Under Division:
Players who were born on or after September 1, 1993
14 and Under Division:
Players who were born on or after September 1, 1994
13 and Under Division:
Players who were born on or after September 1, 1995
12 and Under Division:
Players who were born on or after September 1, 1996
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, 1994 or Players who
were born on or after September 1, 1993 (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 2009. 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. |