Age Definition Chart
Age Definition 2026/2027
| Age Definition for the 2026 - 2027 Club Season | ||
|---|---|---|
| BORN ON OR AFTER | GRADUATING CLASS | |
| AGE FOR MOST ATHLETES | ||
| 10 & UNDER / 10U | July 1, 2016 | Class of 2035 |
| 11 & UNDER / 11U | July 1, 2015 | Class of 2034 |
| 12 & UNDER / 12U | July 1, 2014 | Class of 2033 |
| 13 & UNDER / 13U | July 1, 2013 | Class of 2032 |
| 14 & UNDER / 14 | July 1, 2012 | Class of 2031 |
| 15 & UNDER / 15U | July 1, 2011 | Class of 2030 |
| 16 & UNDER / 16U | July 1, 2010 | Class of 2029 |
| 17 & UNDER / 17U | July 1, 2009* | Class of 2028 |
| 18 & UNDER / 18U | July 1, 2008 | Class of 2027 |
- 1- Players who were born on or after July 1, 2007 and a high school student in the twelfth (12th) grade or below during some part of the current academic year are eligible to compete in 18 & under.
- 2a- Players in this age range that have graduated high school are ineligible only if they have been enrolled at a university, col lege, community college or junior college AND have been cleared to participate by that (volleyball) program.
- 2b- Players who were born on or after July 1, 2008, (who are defined as 18 & under by the USAV Age Definition) and are in the 11th grade for the current academic year are elig ible to compete in 17 & under.
- 3- Male Only - Players who were born on or after July 1, 2012 OR players who were born on or after July 1, 2011 (15 years or younger) who shall neither have completed nor are in a grade higher than the eighth (8th) grade during the current academic year are eligible to play in the 14 & Under division. This is because of 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.
- 4- Male Only - Players who were born on or after July 1, 2012 (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.
- 5- Male Only –Players who were born on or after July 1, 2013 (13 years or younger) who shall neither have completed nor are in a grade higher than the sixth grade (6th) during the current academic year are eligible for a Region approved waiver to compete in the boys 12’s age group.