AGE OUT RULE

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What is the age out rule is it the end of the year or the end of the travel season? We have a girl that turns 13 in September on our 12U team. She is the only girl that turns 13 this year.

We are trying to figure out when do we need to make that move to 14U. The team is fine with playing 14U just want to make sure we make the jump at the right time since the entire team will be 13 throughout the year next year.
 
Jun 8, 2016
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What is the age out rule is it the end of the year or the end of the travel season? We have a girl that turns 13 in September on our 12U team. She is the only girl that turns 13 this year.

We are trying to figure out when do we need to make that move to 14U. The team is fine with playing 14U just want to make sure we make the jump at the right time since the entire team will be 13 throughout the year next year.
The cutoff date is Dec. 31. As a 2008, that girl will have to play 14's in 2022. Typically a team will play in the Fall, what they are going to play in the following Spring/Summer, so you guys should play 14's this Fall if you plan on keeping her on the team.
 

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For sanctions that I'm familiar with (USSSA, USA Softball), the 2022 season starts on 1 August 2021. The age an individual player is on December 31, 2021 defines their age group for the 2022 season. If a player is 13 years old on or before that date, she'd need to play 14U.
 

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