Beach Age Groups

About Beach Age Groups

USA Volleyball’s National Team Development Program follows the international age division model as directed by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the international governing body for all forms of volleyball. Age divisions for NTDP and FIVB are based on birth year, different from the USA Volleyball junior player age definitions.

Under the FIVB, an athlete born between January 1 through December 31 of the same year falls within the same age group, regardless of their academic grade level. It’s important to note that, although academically these athletes can be in different grades, they are considered to be in the same age group because they were born in the same year.