For the 2024/25 season, the CBL is aligning our age categories with FIBA to ensure our competitions align with our new pathways. This means each age category will be determined by birth year, not school year.
For clarity please see below:
- U10: Under 10 (Must be aged 9 or under on 1st September 2024)
- U12: Under 12 (Must be aged 11 or under on 1st September 2024)
- U14: Under 14 (Must be aged 13 or under on 1st September 2024)
- U16: Under 16 (Must be aged 15 or under on 1st September 2024)
- U18: Under 18 (Must be aged 17 or under on 1st September 2024)
- U20: Under 20 (Must be aged 19 or under on 1st September 2023)
In order for players to be eligible to play in any of the above categories, players must license with the CBL and provide proof of age, relative to the division they wish to play and in line with the requirements above.
In some cases, where a team has inexperienced players who are over-age but considered ‘beginners’ within the sport, special concessions may be made by the league in order to allow a player to play on his/her team. These situations are to be ‘case by case’ and be presented to the league by the coach/team organiser as they arise. Players who fit this criteria must not be considered a ‘starting five’ level player and should not be dominant within the division, as assessed by league officials.
