Women age groups

[npgymmom]

Can anyone clarify what is the birthday age cutoff for age groups, if they say have 10-young 12 and then older 12 group?? I cannot find anything showing the information.

Thanks

 

[sce]

At a meet? I think it's up to the meet director.

 

[gymbeam]

that's right- the meet director decides and i'm pretty sure it is decided upon after registration is essentially complete and they "line up" everyone by birthdate and then divide them into even groups. they would then name the groups accordingly...some do like you said- "10-young 12" or some may just call them "Jr., Sr." or even just "A,B,C,D etc."

(the number of groups they divide them into would be determined by how many gymnasts there are in all divided by how many awards groups they will offer.)

this means there is no universal age/birthdate. it is different at every meet.

 

[MeetDirector]

Try searching on CB for this topic. I have written several times on this subject. Short answer - it is up to the meet director for award groups.

 

[ascarter1]

I thought that it had to do with the gymnasts age at state. I could be wrong.

 

[gymbeam]

I thought that it had to do with the gymnasts age at state. I could be wrong.

i *think* thats how they determine if you're old enough to compete in a certain level...if you'll be that age by the state competition.