Age Requirements

 AGE RULES: For National Tournaments 2009-2010

(Excluding Summer Nationals & SN Qualifying Tournaments)

* Veteran ages are determined by the first day of the month of the Championships that year.

Fencers must be current competitive USFA members in good standing to compete in competitions conducted under the auspices of the USFA.  Foreign fencers must have a current FIE license.

For a fencer to compete in a specific age category competition or any "Open" level of competition conducted under the auspices of the USFA at divisional, sectional, or national levels, the following criteria must be met. 

• The fencer's birth year falls within that age bracket OR ---
• If a fencer is currently (current as of the entry deadline for that tournament) listed in a National age group point standing, the fencer may enter the next older age category of competition, even if that fencer is younger than allowed by the age bracket.
• For categories of competitions in which criteria in addition to age must be met, the fencer must also meet those criteria by the entry deadline. There are different age eligibility criteria for the Veteran tournaments.

A:    Beginning August 1, 2009 and in effect for all competitions prior to the 2010 Summer Nationals and associated Division and Section Qualifying Competitions.

 

Category	Age	Classification
DV1	Born in 1996 or Before	A, B or C
DV2	Born in 1996 or Before	C, D, E or U
DV3	Born in 1996 or Before	D, E, or U
U20 (Junior)	1990-1996	N/A
U17 (Cadet)	1993-1996	N/A
Y14	1995-1998	N/A
Y12	1997-2000	N/A
Y10	1999-2002	N/A
VET (Combined)	Born in 1969 or Before	N/A
V50	9/2/50 - 9/1/60	N/A
V60	Born Before 9/2/50	N/A