8U/3rd Grade                 January 1, 2000 or after     or in the     3rd grade born 1-1-00 or after

9U/4th Grade                  January 1, 1999 or after     or in the     4th grade born 1-1-99 or after

10U/5th Grade                January 1, 1998 or after     or in the     5th grade born 1-1-98 or after

11U/6th Grade                January 1, 1997 or after     or in the     6th grade born 1-1-97 or after

12U/7th Grade                January 1, 1996 or after      or in the     7th grade born 1-1-96 or after

13U/8th Grade                January 1, 1995 or after      or in the     8th grade born 1-1-95 or after

14U/9th Grade                January 1, 1994 or after      or in the     9th grade born 1-1-94 or after

15U/10th Grade              January 1, 1993 or after      or in the     10th grade born 1-1-93 or after

16U/11th Grade              January 1, 1992 or after      or in the     11th grade born 1-1-92 or after

18 & Under                      January 1, 1990 or after

 

1.   A team playing in Division 1 may permanently move to Division 2 at anytime during the qualifying season as long as they meet the criteria and requirements of a Division 2 team. However, they will forfeit all rankings points earned at the Division 1 level.

2.   A team playing in Division 2 may permanently move to Division 1 at anytime during the qualifying season as long as they meet the criteria and requirements of a Division 1 team. However, they will forfeit all rankings points earned at the Division 2 level.

 

3.   If a Division 2 team "plays up" in an age division at the request of a Tournament Director or State Director, that team will earn double rankings points for that event.

4.   All Division 1 and 2 teams must participate and qualify in their respective State Championship Tournament to be eligible to participate in the YBOA National Championships.

 

5.   The division a team qualifies in at their respective State Championship Tournament will be the division that team must play in at the National Championship Tournament.

QUALIFYING

1. A Florida YBOA State Qualifying tournament is any YBOA sanctioned tournament in Florida held between January 1 - May 31, 2009.

2. All Girls Division 1 and 2 teams must participate in at least 1 Florida State Qualifying Tournaments to be eligible to participate in the Florida YBOA State Championships.

 

3. All Girls Division 1 and 2 teams must have at least 10 Florida YBOA State rankings points to be eligible to participate in the Florida YBOA State Championships.

4. Teams that place 1st-4th in the Florida YBOA State Championships will automatically earn a bid to the YBOA National Championships. Additional teams will qualify for the YBOA National Championships based on a sliding scale. The scale is determined by the amount of participating teams in an age division.

5. A team may qualify for the YBOA National Championship by placing 1st-4th place in a YBOA Regional Championship Tournament. However, these teams must participate in the Florida YBOA Girls State Championship and will advance to the YBOA National Championship regardless of finish.