Eligibility Rules for AAU Basketball

 

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.

 

2ND GRADE DIVISION

An athlete must be in the 2nd grade as of October 1, 2015 and can be no older than 9 on August 31, 2016.  For an athlete that is in the 3rd grade as of October 1, 2015 wanting to play down, they can be no older than 8 on August 31, 2016.

 

3RD GRADE DIVISION

An athlete must be in the 3rd grade as of October 1, 2015 and can be no older than 10 on August 31, 2016.  For an athlete that is in the 4th grade as of October 1, 2015 wanting to play down, they can be no older than 9 on August 31, 2016.

 

4TH GRADE DIVISION

An athlete must be in the 4th grade as of October 1, 2015 and can be no older than 11 on August 31, 2016.  For an athlete that is in the 5th grade as of October 1, 2015 wanting to play down, they can be no older than 10 on August 31, 2016.

 

5TH GRADE DIVISION

An athlete must be in the 5th grade as of October 1, 2015 and can be no older than 12 on August 31, 2016.  For an athlete that is in the 6th grade as of October 1, 2015 wanting to play down, they can be no older than 11 on August 31, 2016.

 

6TH GRADE DIVISION

An athlete must be in the 6th grade as of October 1, 2015 and can be no older than 13 on August 31, 2016.  For an athlete that is in the 7th grade as of October 1, 2015 wanting to play down, they can be no older than 12 on August 31, 2016.

 

7TH GRADE DIVISION

An athlete must be in the 7th grade as of October 1, 2015 and can be no older than 14 on August 31, 2016.  For an athlete that is in the 8th grade as of October 1, 2015 wanting to play down, they can be no older than 13 on August 31, 2016.

 

8TH GRADE DIVISION

An athlete must be in the 8th grade as of October 1, 2014 and can be no older than 15 on August 31, 2015.  For an athlete that is in the 9th grade as of October 1, 2014 wanting to play down, they can be no older than 14 on August 31, 2015.

 

9TH GRADE DIVISION

An athlete must be in the 9th grade as of October 1, 2015 and can be no older than 16 on August 31, 2016.  For an athlete that is in the 10th grade as of October 1, 2015 wanting to play down, they can be no older than 15 on August 31, 2016.

 

10TH GRADE DIVISION

An athlete must be in the 10th grade as of October 1, 2015 and can be no older than 17 on August 31, 2016.  For an athlete that is in the 11th grade as of October 1, 2015 wanting to play down, they can be no older than 16 on August 31, 2016.

 

11TH GRADE DIVISION

An athlete must be in the 11th grade as of October 1, 2015 and can be no older than 18 on August 31, 2016.  For an athlete that is in the 12th grade as of October 1, 2015 wanting to play down, they can be no older than 17 on August 31, 2016.

 

12TH GRADE DIVISION

An athlete must be in the 12th grade as of October 1, 2015 and can be no older than 19 on August 31, 2016. An athlete is eligible to play down a grade provided they meet the requirements listed in the chart provided.  

 

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