# 2015 MARYLAND BOYS BASKETBALL – TOURNMENT INFORMATION SHEET

- 1. Free entry to the tournament sites will be allowed only for registered team players, coaches and non-players that are listed on the Team Roster in the Age Division playing the competition.
- All spectators are required to pay a gym entry fee to tournament sites and must be prepared to show identification.
- Coaches are responsible for informing their parents and fans of the entry fee.
- Gym entry fee is $5.00 at each tournament site. Championship Game is $10.00.
- 2. Unauthorized use of an AAU identification card will disqualify a participant from the tournament.
- 3. Proof of grade is only needed for Grade Exceptions and must be available for review, by an AAU designee at all AAU licensed competitions. The only acceptable documents for Maryland District Tournament:
- Grade Validation Form – included in Standard Operating Procedures Manual/
- This form must be signed by a school administrator, which can include: Guidance Counselor, Principal or Dean
- 4. Proof of age must be available for review, by an AAU designee at all AAU licensed competitions. Acceptable documents include the following:
- A photocopy of his certificate of live birth from the State, County or Municipal Bureau of Vital Statistics on the place of birth (HOSPITAL RECORDS NOT ACCEPTED)
- A photocopy of the delayed registration of birth if the athlete's birth was not recorded on his day of birth, issued by the same governing bodies.
- An unexpired Passport
- Valid Driver’s License or State issued I.D.two-hours after a player is challenged.
- 5. Grade divisions are out through 8th grade; Age divisions are in! Competition will be in 8/u, 9/u, 10/u, 11/u, 12/u, 13/u and 14/u. No grade or age exceptions. No report cards needed. No exception forms – straight up age. Example: An athlete in the 12/u division can be no older than 12 on August 31, 2015. – All divisions through 14/u are consistent within this eligibility language.

####### Yes – this will cause some changes on teams Yes – some teams will lose players to older age divisions Yes – it will be hard on some clubs No – this new rule cannot be changed, modified or adjusted for at least two years No – there is no procedure, appeal, or means by which an exception to the rule can be granted

- 6. Age/Grade DIVISIONS

Age based divisions shall be used in boys basketball for the following: 7u, 8u, 9u, 10u, 11u, 12u, 13u, 14u. Age/Grade based divisions shall be used in boys basketball for the following: 15u/9th grade, 16u/10th grade, 17u/11th grade, 19u/12th grade.

####### 7 & Under: An athlete can be no older than 7 on August 31, 2015 8 & Under: An athlete can be no older than 8 on August 31, 2015 9 & Under: An athlete can be no older than 9 on August 31, 2015 10 & Under: An athlete can be no older than 10 on August 31, 2015 11 & Under: An athlete can be no older than 11 on August 31, 2015 12 & Under: An athlete can be no older than 12 on August 31, 2015 13 & Under: An athlete can be no older than 13 on August 31, 2015 14 & Under: An athlete can be no older than 14 on August 31, 2015 15u/9th grade: An athlete can be no older than 15 on August 31, 2015.

Grade exception: An athlete who is in the 9th grade as of October 1, 2014 and who is no older than 16 on August 31, 2015 is eligible to play in the 15u/9th grade division.