16u/10th grade an athlete can be no older than 16 on august 31 2016. grade exception an athlete who is in the 10th grade as of oct 1 2015 and who is no older than 17 on august 31 2016 is eligible to play in the 16u 10th grade division

 

This made my head spin a bit.

My understanding is that he'll be 17 this coming November.

he will be 18 in november but who cares he is eligible in aau and high school

Well first...let me just say that that's incredibly dumb.

 

Thanks for clarifying.

 

Kyplaymaker explained it in better detail.

This made my head spin a bit.

 

In fairness to Steven he is not the only kid who benefits from these rules. There are tons of them in all age groups. For now Steven is the most polarizing.

Well first...let me just say that that's incredibly dumb.

 

Thanks for clarifying.

If this is dumb then so is the high school age requirements cause they are basically the same.

16u/10th grade an athlete can be no older than 16 on august 31 2016. grade exception an athlete who is in the 10th grade as of oct 1 2015 and who is no older than 17 on august 31 2016 is eligible to play in the 16u 10th grade division

 

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17u, 16u, etc used to be the rules but they have changed over the last 20 years .

 

They call 17u seniors to be, 16u sophomores to be, 15u freshman to be etc. There is really no age limit when you get to high school because it is grade based. If you are playing NCAA events there isn't really an age limit unless the tournament has one itself. The AAU still has age limits but nobody plays AAU any good, all the shoe teams send their "B" teams to AAU and their 17u rules are you can't turn 19 before September 1st, so yes most are 18 playing 17u.

 

Fitzgerald is 17 and will turn 18 on his next birthday, not sure if that is this coming call or spring but his next birthday he will be 18 and yes eligible as a senior cause he will turn 19 after his August 1st of his senior year.

 

AAU rules and Kentucky rules differ slightly cause a Kentucky kid turning 19 in August of his senior year would be eligible in Kentucky but not in AAU since their cutoff is September 1 .

If this is dumb then so is the high school age requirements cause they are basically the same.

 

It's stupid to call it 16U if there are 17 year olds playing. The U is supposed to stand for under. And since 17 is not under 16...it's dumb.

 

Nothing against the kid or anything else. It should maybe just be called the Junior division or something.

he will be 18 in november but who cares he is eligible in aau and high school

 

You keep saying that and I'm assuming you have proof but I've seen his Birthday listed as Nov 1999 which would make him 16 now and 17 this November.

It's stupid to call it 16U if there are 17 year olds playing. The U is supposed to stand for under. And since 17 is not under 16...it's dumb.

 

Nothing against the kid or anything else. It should maybe just be called the Junior division or something.

 

it is not called 16u. its called 16u/10th grade

You keep saying that and I'm assuming you have proof but I've seen his Birthday listed as Nov 1999 which would make him 16 now and 17 this November.

thats first time i have said it

I have known steven for 17 years so yea I know how old he is

I have known steven for 17 years so yea I know how old he is

OK, you are probably correct. You need to tell him to change his birth date on social media...he seems to think he was born in 1999 :lol2:

it is not called 16u. its called 16u/10th grade

 

That's still a dumb name. It should just be called 10th Grade.

That's still a dumb name. It should just be called 10th Grade.

 

No because you don't want a 31 year old 10th grader playing so they put age requirements with it also. And yes it happens.

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