2013 AAU Program Eligibility

CAL SPORTS ACADEMY AAU BASKETBALL PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY

All Non‐athletes/coaches are responsible to see that their team meets all eligibility requirements.

The AAU is a grade based organization. Each grade division consists of a 24 month age window which determines an athletes’ participation in that division. If an athletes’ age is outside the 24 month window for their grade, the athlete must play up to the grade division that is normal and customary for their age. If an athlete is in any grade above what is normal and customary for their age, an athlete may play down provided they meet the established criteria listed in the chart below.

4TH GRADE DIVISION

An athlete must be in the 4^th grade as of October the current year and can be no older than 11 end of August the following year. For an athlete that is in the 5th grade as of October the current year wanting to play down, they can be no older than 10 end of August the following year.

5TH GRADE DIVISION

An athlete must be in the 5^th grade as of October the current year and can be no older than 12 end of August the following year. For an athlete that is in the 6th grade as of October the current year wanting to play down, they can be no older than 11 end of August the following year.

6TH GRADE DIVISION

An athlete must be in the 6^th grade as of October the current year and can be no older than 13 end of August the following year. For an athlete that is in the 7th grade as of October the current year wanting to play down, they can be no older than 12 end of August the following year.

7TH GRADE DIVISION

An athlete must be in the 7^th grade as of October the current year and can be no older than 14 end of August the following year. For an athlete that is in the 8th grade as of October the current year wanting to play down, they can be no older than 13 end of August the following year.

8TH GRADE DIVISION

An athlete must be in the 8^th grade as of October the current year and can be no older than 15 end of August the following year. For an athlete that is in the 9th grade as of October the current year wanting to play down, they can be no older than 14 end of August the following year.

9TH GRADE DIVISION

An athlete must be in the 9^th grade as of October the current year and can be no older than 16 end of August the following year. For an athlete that is in the 10th grade as of October the current year wanting to play down, they can be no older than 15 end of August the following year.

10TH GRADE DIVISION

An athlete must be in the 10^TH grade as of October the current year and can be no older than 17 end of August the following year. For an athlete that is in the 11th grade as of October the current year wanting to play down, they can be no older than 16 end of August the following year.

11TH GRADE DIVISION

An athlete must be in the 11^th grade as of October the current year and can be no older than 18 end of August the following year. For an athlete that is in the 12th grade as of October the current year wanting to play down, they can be no older than 17 end of August the following year.

An athlete is eligible to play down a grade provided they meet the requirements listed in the chart below. 
 

*Proof of grade and age must be available for review, by an AAU designee at all AAU sanctioned competitions, if requested. If said information is not available the team is subject to removal from the competition.*