Junior age category changes take effect 01 January 2017
Dec282016
Effective 01 January 2017, Badminton Alberta junior age categories will be adjusted to align with the Gregorian calendar, which is used by the BWF and Pan Am Badminton Federations. The new season of play will begin 01 January and finish on December 31 of each season.
- to be eligibile for u11 - all participants must be born in 2007 or later;
- to be eligible for u13 - all participants must be born in 2005 or later;
- to be eligible for u15 - all participants must be born in 2003 or later;
- to be eligible for u17 - all participants must be born in 2001 or later;
- to be eligible for u19 - all participants must be born in 1999 or later.
Simply put an athlete can't turn the age of the category during the year of the competition. The proposed changes will allow athletes the opportunity to participate in their respective age category for the entire 12 months. The change will also provide more accurate rankings, as only eligible athletes will be appear in the provincial ranking lists.