BAYS Match Rule 3 – Player Grade/Age Eligibility

The BAYS grade/age groups shall be as follows: Cutoff

Grade Group Program Grade Cutoff  

Fall 2023 - Spring 2024 
YOB Cut Off
Born In or After

 

 

Game Play Style

Grade 3 ***

3rd Grade

AND

2014 or 2015 ***

AND

 7 v 7

Grade 4 ***

4th Grade and Lower 

AND

2013

AND

 7 v 7

Grade 5 +

5th Grade and Lower

AND

2012

AND

 9 v 9

Grade 6 +

6th Grade and Lower

AND

2011

AND

 9 v 9

Grade 8 +

8th Grade and Lower

AND

2009

2AND

 11 v 11

Spring Only

Grade 10

10th Grade and Lower

AND

2007

AND

 11 v 11

Spring Only

Grade 12/PG *

12th + 1 year or lower

** See Note about Roster Limits

AND

2004

AND

 11 v 11

Fall And Spring

Grade 912

In Grade 9, 10, 11 or 12 Only

AND

2004

AND

 7 v 7

                  *As an Adult, any athlete who is "18 or older "or turns 18 during the current playing season and playing with players "17 or younger" must follow the SafeSport and U.S. Soccer Adult Athlete Requirements (as of January 1, 2022)   https://www.mayouthsoccer.org/about/adult-athlete-safesport-information 

** Effective Spring 2024, on 11 v 11 Grade 12/PG teams, there is a roster limit of 4 players who are post High School. (Number increased to 4 approved Feb 2024 BAYS BOD).
 ***A player must be in grade 3 or higher to participate in BAYS and must be born in the birth years stated above. Players in grade 2 cannot play in BAYS. 

+ An officer of a club where a  player, who is in a non-results oriented Grade,  currently Grades 3 and 4, and is placed to play  up into a results oriented Grade, currently Grades 5 and higher, must notify the BAYS Registrar to be in compliance with our BAYS Playing Up Policy https://bays.org/content/playing .

Homeschooled children may play with their calendar year peers without a grade restriction.

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 grade/age group except those mentioned in Match Rule 4 Player Waivers Eligibility.