USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC VOLLEYBALL
AGE DIVISION DEFINITIONS 2020 - 2021 SEASON
Once a player participates (including but not limited to practicing, training, attending workouts and/or competing) in a club or varsity program for any university, college, community college, or junior college, he/she is ineligible to take part in any regional and national programming, which includes but is not limited to national JNC qualifying and championship events.
AGE DIVISION DEFINITIONS | |
18 AND UNDER DIVISION | Players who were born on or after July 1, 2002 OR Players who were born on or after July 1, 2001 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 July 1, 2003 Girls 17 & Under Divison: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2002 (18 years or younger) who shall neither have completed nor are in a grade higher than the eleventh grade (11th) during the current academic year will be allowed to participate at the USA Junior National Championships on 17 and under teams. This age waiver is still subject to frozen roster rules. (This age waiver is based on recruiting |
16 AND UNDER DIVISION | Players who were born on or after July 1, 2004 |
15 AND UNDER DIVISION | Players who were born on or after July 1, 2005 |
14 AND UNDER DIVISION |
Players who were born on or after July 1, 2006 Boys 14 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2005 (15 years or younger) who shall neither have completed nor are in a grade higher than the eighth grade (8th) during the current academic year will be allowed to participate at the USA Junior National Championships on 14 and under teams. This age waiver is still subject to frozen roster rules. (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.) |
13 AND UNDER DIVISION |
Players who were born on or after July 1, 2007 Boys 13 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2006 (14 years or younger) who shall neither have completed nor are in a grade higher than the seventh grade (7th) during the current academic year are eligible for a Region approved waiver to compete in the boys 13’s age group. This age waiver is still subject to frozen roster rules. |
12 AND UNDER DIVISION | Players who were born on or after July 1, 2008 |
11 AND UNDER DIVISION | Players who were born on or after July 1, 2009 |