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2007 - 2008 Age
Definitions
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For eligibility purposes, a player who has just completed a grade in
the Spring of 2008 will be considered in that grade just completed.
Players need not be currently enrolled in high school except as noted
below.
Once a player participates in a club or varsity program for any
university, college, community college, or junior college, he/she is
ineligible to play in any regional or national JOVC qualifying and
championship events.
18 and Under Division:
-- Players who were born on or after September 1, 1989
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or
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-- Players who were born on or after September 1, 1988 and a high school
student during some part of the current academic year
17 and Under Division:
-- Players who were born on or after September 1, 1990
16 and Under Division:
-- Players who were born on or after September 1, 1991
15 and Under Division:
-- Players who were born on or after September 1, 1992
14 and Under Division:
-- Players who were born on or after September 1, 1993
13 and Under Division:
-- Players who were born on or after September 1, 1994
12 and Under Division:
-- Players who were born on or after September 1, 1995
Boys 14 and Under Division:
Regionally waived boys teams in the 14 and under age group will be
allowed to participate at the USA Junior Olympic Volleyball
Championships using the following age/grade definition:
Players who were born on or after September 1, 1993
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or
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Players who were
born on or after September 1, 1992 (15 years or younger) who shall
neither have completed nor are in a grade higher than the eighth grade
(8th) grade during the current academic year. (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.)
NOTE: These
age definitions are used by domestic club programs and are NOT the same
as the age definitions for the International and Domestic High
Performance programs for 2007.
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- Boys High School
Volleyball in the USA
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Here are
some interesting numbers. We may not be the Marines, but those of us
who play boys high school volleyball are certainly the few and proud:
All 50 states offer Girl's Volleyball in High School.
Only 21 states offer Boy's Volleyball in High School.
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States |
Schools |
Participants |
Championships |
| Girls |
50 |
13,426 |
382,755 |
48 |
| Boys |
21 |
1,622 |
35,912 |
12 |
21
States with BOY'S High School Volleyball: ALASKA, ARIZONA, California,
Delaware, Florida, HAWAII, ILLINOIS, Kansas, Maine, Maryland,
MASSACHUSETTS, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New York, NEW JERSEY, Ohio,
PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN
(Note: 12 States which sponsor Boy's
Championships in CAPS)
Over a third of the total Boy's participants (12,110)come from
California - where there is NO State Championship.
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