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1. Who is considered a grade exception player? ANSWER ( Also See AAU Boys' Basketball Handbook Section V. Competition Rules #3) An athlete who does not meet the age determining date may qualify to play if he is in the same grade as that age/grade division requires (EX. 12U/6th Grade, 13U/7th Grade, ETC) and no more than one year older than the age determining date for that grade level. You go by the grade of the athlete as of March 1st, 2003. Example: During the 2003 AAU season, in the 14U/8th grade division, a player would be considered a grade exception if he was in the 8th grade and was born on or after September 1st 1987. Which means he could not turn 16 prior to September 1st of 2003. 2. I have a son who wants to play in AAU Basketball events, how do I find a team to play on? ANSWER The first step you should take is to talk to anybody you know who plays or has a son who plays in AAU basketball events so that you can get in contact with his coach. If that coach cannot accommodate you then ask if he knows of other coaches looking for players or hosting try-outs. The second step you should take is to contact your local AAU Boys' Basketball Chairperson to see if he has any leads on tryouts or coaches looking for players. Please visit www.aauboysbasketball.org and click on contacts to find your local AAU Boys' Basketball Chairperson. Or just dial 1-800-AAU-4USA and you will be connected to your local AAU Association office. The third step you should take to locate a team is to visit www.eteamz.com Once you pull the site up work from the left hand side, it will ask you to choose a sport, click on Basketball. Then on the left hand side under the icon WEBSITES click on SITE FINDER. From there, scroll down and click on Amateur Athletic Union. The next page you get to will ask you to choose a state and to enter you zip code. This will give you a list of basketball clubs to contact in your area. The fourth step you should consider is starting your own AAU basketball club. Locate some other kids in your son’s age group and begin developing your team. After you talk with all the parents involved, some will be able to either coach the team themselves or find somebody that could do it. 3. How do I start my own AAU basketball program? ANSWER The first thing you need to do is visit our web site at www.aausports.org or call the AAU National Headquarters to receive a Club Membership Application. After your $30 club membership is paid you can start assembling your team. Each athlete and coach on your team is required to have an individual AAU membership. These memberships can be purchased at our web site at www.aausports.org . The prices for membership are $10 or $12 for athletes and $12 or $14 for coaches. You will then need to visit www.aauboysbasketball.org and obtain a Boys Basketball Handbook with all the rules and regulations. This will help you with you all age/eligibility questions and all make you knowledgeable of AAU rules and regulations. You should then contact your Boys Basketball Association Chairperson so that you can get information on local upcoming events. This person will also be able to help you run your own AAU sanctioned events. 4. Can I play in the Division II National Championships if I qualified for the Division I National Championships? ANSWER (See AAU Boys' Basketball Handbook Section VI. Association Championships/National Championships Qualifying procedures, Letter D. (Team Roster) #4) NO, a player or team that qualifies to go to the Division I National Championships may not play in the Division II National Championships. 5. May a player, play in two age divisions? ANSWER (See AAU Boys' Basketball Handbook Section V. Competition Rules, #6 Player Participation) YES AND NO, players participating in the 10U/4th Grade division through the 14U/8th Grade division may not participate in two age divisions. A player participating in the 9U/3rd Grade division may also compete in the 10U/4th Grade division. Players participating in the 15U/9th grade division – SR. Boys grade division may compete in a maximum of two age divisions. (Ex. A player participating in the 16U/10th grade division may also play in the Jr. Boys Division or the Senior Boys Division. 6. How can a team qualify to play in an AAU National Championship? ANSWER A team must qualify in an Association Championship to compete in the National Championship (EXCEPT THE HOST TEAM). Exception: In the 9:Under/3rd Grade division and in the Senior Boys, all teams that compete in the Association Qualifier are eligible to participate in the National Championship regardless of placement. Teams may also qualify to go to nationals by playing in the Spring Classic I, Spring Classic II and also any AAU Super Regional Championship. Teams may also qualify for nationals based on their finish in the previous years national tournament. 7. How do I find out what tournaments/leagues are being hosted in my area? ANSWER Please visit our web address at www.aauboysbasketball.org , click on {Local Contacts and Events}. If no events are listed for your area, contact the representative listed for your area and request tournament information on the AAU events in your area. 8. How much does it cost to become a member of the AAU and how long does the membership last? ANSWER AAU player memberships are $10 or $12 per player, per year (August 31 – September 1) AAU coaches memberships are $12 or $14 per coach, per year (August 31 – September 1) 9. May I have a player, play on my team that does not live in my association? ANSWER You may have up to three cross boundary players on your team, but they must be from an association that touches yours. Please visit www.aauboysbasketball.org to see what associations touch yours. For example, if you lived in South Carolina you could get up to three player’s from North Carolina or Georgia. 10. How many cross boundary players can I have on my team? ANSWER (See AAU Boys' Basketball Handbook Section V. Competition Rules, #4 Cross Boundary Athletes) There shall be a maximum of three cross boundary athletes on a roster at any time. This rule applies to all age divisions. Cross Boundary athletes must be declared on associations original roster. 11. May a player, play in two different state/association qualifiers? ANSWER (See AAU Boys' Basketball Handbook Section V. Competition Rules, #6 Player Participation) NO, a play may not play in two different association qualifiers. 12. How do I find out when and where my association qualifier is being hosted? ANSWER The first step you should take is to go to www.aauboysbasketball.org and click on local contacts and events. If you don’t see a date listed for your association qualifier, contact your local Association Chairperson. 13. If I lose a cross boundary player can I add/replace him with another cross boundary player? ANSWER (See AAU Boys' Basketball Handbook section VI. Association Championships/National Championships Qualifying procedures, #D Team Roster) YES and NO, No new cross boundary athletes may be added to a team roster advancing to the National Championship after the Association Tournament unless the athlete was on the roster of a team in your Association Tournament. 14. May a player play on two different teams in the same age group? ANSWER YES and NO. A player may play on two different teams in the same age group only if he is playing for the same club. This player may only play on one team during a qualifying event. A player becomes attached (a member of) to an AAU club when he participates in a AAU sanctioned competition. 15. If a player is in a division in which he is eligible to play in two age groups, may he play for two different clubs? ANSWER No, a player may not play in two age groups with two different clubs. Please call 1- 800-AAU-4USA if you have any special circumstances. 16. My association qualifier has concluded and I have not received my entry packet, what should I do? ANSWER The first step you should take is to contact your local Association Chairperson or the Tournament Director of your association qualifier. As a last resort, you may contact the AAU Boys' Basketball National Staff (407-934-7200). 17. My team has qualified to go to the National Championships, when is the last day I can make additions and subtractions to my roster? ANSWER The last day you can make additions and subtractions to your National Championship roster is the entry deadline date for the tournament you qualified to go to. 18. May I add a player to my National Championship roster that did not participate in my association qualifier? ANSWER Yes, you can add a player to your National Championship roster if that athlete could have satisfied all eligibility requirements regarding (age, residence, etc.) at the time the Association Championship was contested. The only stipulation to this rule is that you may not add a player to your National Championship roster that does not live in your association. Unless that player was on a roster in your association qualifier. 19. I have a girl who wants to play on my boys basketball team, can she play? ANSWER A female athlete may not participate in any AAU boys basketball events.