The BAYS age groups shall be as follows, such that all players on a roster shall be under the specified age   on July 31^st preceding  the start of the season:

U-19, U-18, U-16, U-14, U-12, U-11, U-10 & U-9 years of age.

In compliance with US YOUTH SOCCER and MASS. YOUTH SOCCER requirements no exceptions will be approved to permit players older than the specified age to play in any age group except that:

A. an age exception may be granted under bylaw 3 (ADA waivers);

B. the Competition Committee may grant an age waiver (at the request of a town only) to a child who is grade-appropriate for the age group but is otherwise too old for the age group, so long as:

1. the team that the child is playing on will play only in BAYS Division 3 or lower; and

2. the age group that the child is playing in is U-14 or below.

C.  For the fall season only, the Competition Committee may grant an age waiver (at the request of a town only) to a U-15 age Grade 8 player to play on a U-14 Division 1 or 2 team.

For purposes of determining grade-appropriateness, a child who is not age-appropriate must be in Grade 8 or below to play in U-14, Grade 6 or below to play in U-12, Grade 5 or below to play in U-11, Grade 4 or below to play in U-10, or Grade 3 or below to play in U-9.