2024-2025 USA Volleyball Age Division Requirements
USA Volleyball Junior Player Age Definition
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.
18 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2006, or Players who were born on or after July 1, 2005, 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, 2007.
Girls 17 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2006 (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 concerns for girls in the 11th grade who would otherwise be required to participate in Girls’ 18’s qualifiers and the Girls’ 18’s GJNC.)
18 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2006, or Players who were born on or after July 1, 2005, 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, 2007.
Girls 17 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2006 (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 concerns for girls in the 11th grade who would otherwise be required to participate in Girls’ 18’s qualifiers and the Girls’ 18’s GJNC.)
16 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2008.15 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2009.14 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2010.13 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2011.12 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2012.11 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2013.10 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2014.9 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2015.8 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2016.
Notes:
8-, 9-, 10-, and 11-year-olds play in the 12's division in NERVA.
The Age Definition Policy was revised by the USA Volleyball Board of Directors on June 30, 2020.The classification cut-off date of July 1 was reviewed by the USAV Junior Assembly and the USA Regional Volleyball Association Assembly and research justified the new cut-off date of July 1.
The Age Definition Policy was revised by the USA Volleyball Board of Directors on June 30, 2020.The classification cut-off date of July 1 was reviewed by the USAV Junior Assembly and the USA Regional Volleyball Association Assembly and research justified the new cut-off date of July 1.
Age divisions are mandated by USA Volleyball (governing body) and are not negotiable. Players are allowed to play "up" in age but not "down." Look for the month and year of birth in the list below to determine the proper age division.
Find the month and year of player birth to indicate age division:
Find the month and year of player birth to indicate age division:
