1. Players must be residents of NC or a state that borders NC.
  2. Teams may have a maximum of three cross-boundary (out-of-state) athletes.
  3. All teams must have an AAU club membership (register at aausports.org).
  4. All players and coaches must have individual AAU memberships (register at aausports.org).
  5. Players who live in one state and go to school in another, can choose to designate the school state as their state of residence.
  6. Players can play in three age divisions for which they qualify, but they must play with teams from the same club.
  7. A player becomes “attached” to a club when he plays in a sanctioned AAU event for a team in that club.
  8. After a player becomes attached, he cannot switch clubs until; a) he sits out 60 days or b) if his team has not qualified for nationals, and the state championships have occurred, he can be “picked up” by a team that has qualified for nationals.
  9. Players must be male.
  10. Competition is in the following grade division.

 

12th Grade Division
i.
An athlete must be in the 12th grade as of October 1, 2011 and cannot turn 20 prior to September 1, 2012
11th Grade Division
ii.
An athlete must be in the 11th grade as of October 1, 2011 and cannot turn 19 prior to September 1, 2012
10th Grade Division
iii.
An athlete must be in the 10th grade as of October 1, 2011 and cannot turn 18 prior to September 1, 2012
9th Grade Division
iv.
An athlete must be in the 9th grade as of October 1, 2011 and cannot turn 17 prior to September 1, 2012
8th Grade Division
v.
An athlete must be in the 8th grade as of October 1, 2011 and cannot turn 16 prior to September 1, 2012
7th Grade Division
vi.
An athlete must be in the 7th grade as of October 1, 2011 and cannot turn 15 prior to September 1, 2012
6th Grade Division
vii.
An athlete must be in the 6th grade as of October 1, 2011 and cannot turn 14 prior to September 1, 2012
5th Grade Division
viii.
An athlete must be in the 5th grade as of October 1, 2011 and cannot turn 13 prior to September 1, 2012
4th Grade Division
ix.
An athlete must be in the 4th grade as of October 1, 2011 and cannot turn 12 prior to September 1, 2012
3rd Grade Division
x.
An athlete must be in the 3rd grade as of October 1, 2011 and cannot turn 11 prior to September 1, 2012.
2nd Grade Division
xi.
An athlete must be in the 2nd grade as of October 1, 2011 and cannot turn 10 prior to September 1, 2012

If an athlete wishes to play down one grade division, he must petition the National Chair and must meet all criteria established.
Questions regarding eligibility may be directed to the National Office by calling 407-934-7200 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it