PCA Eligibility parameters for Senior and Open All Star Teams

Due to the complexities of age-grade-early graduation as well as part year status, dual team memberships and multiple company formats, this page is an attempt to clarify and simplify questions regarding placement of athletes on teams.

The following conditions apply ONLY to PCA competitions.

Senior All-Star

SAS-1. All athletes currently enrolled in high school, are eligible to compete on senior all-star teams (regardless of their age).

SAS-2. All athletes under the age of 18 at the time of the competition and not enrolled at high school or any form of post secondary institution must compete on senior all-star teams.* Note. This is not to imply that grade 8 or younger students are in this group.

SAS-3. Athletes 18 years of age and older who are enrolled at high school may opt "up" to compete at the University/College and Open Nationals (November) and/or the Open Division of the PCOC or Best of the West Competitions, but may not later in the same season, switch back to compete in the Sr All-Star or High School division(s) of any PCA events.

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Open All-Star

OAS-1. All athletes 18 years of age or older and not attending high school at the time of the competition must compete on "Open" All-Star teams

OAS-2. All athletes (regardless of their age) enrolled at a post secondary institution of any kind (university, college, trade school) at the time of the competition must compete on "Open" all-star teams.

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January or First Term Graduates.

* Athletes 18 years of age or older who finish high school after the first semester, must switch "up" to open division even if they were members of either a High School or Sr All-Star team during the first semester/term. (see rule OAS-1)

Note 1: Individual clubs may choose to permit continued membership on "first term" teams but should verify the eligibility rules for different organizations and competition bodies before recommending this policy to applicable individuals.

Sample Situations.

Age	School Status	Division Eligibility
Under 18	High School	Senior All-Star
Under 18	Post Secondary	Open All-Star
Under 18	None	Senior All-Star
18 +	High School	Senior All-Star OR opt up to Open All-Star
18+	Post Secondary	Open All-Star
18+	None	Open All-Star