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Answered by The Community. Making the world better, one answer at a time. There is no age limit for participating in college athletics. Typically, once a student begins their college education they have 5 years of eligibility to play a college sport, for no more than 4 years total. Of course, other limitations exist, such as GPA requirements, minimum credit hour requirements, etc. There is an age limit for NCAA Division I and II sports. The NCAA allows a one year grace period after high school graduation for DI and II schools. One year after your high school class graduates is when your eligibility will start to be affected in all sports except for hockey, skiing and tennis. The eligibility clock does not start for hockey players and skiers until after their 21st birthday. Age requirements. Applicants for an official license to play sports at university or college level in the USA must be between 18 and 24 years of age or no further than the 6th Semester at university, as most scholarships are available only during undergraduate studies towards a Bachelors degree.  Answer by Yawn1. Confidence votes 29. its 18 but a student can only play 4 years of a sport. so if he or she stays back and already played 4yrs they can't play. but if the person just started school late and is 19 there is a waiver the guardian can sign. I'm sure it varies by state.  Learn how to find athletic scholarships http://www.athleticscholarships.net/. The limit set by the NCAA and NAIA refers to the amount of time from when you graduated high school when you can play sports. It is not an age limit, but a time limit. The rules are not set in stone and there opportunities for waivers if you happen to qualify. The most important thing is if you are interested in playing college sports and you have taken any amount of time off, the first step is getting the attention of college coaches.  must be a minimum of 19 years to play professional basketball. This is. a one year increase in age to be eligible for NBA draft. One argument. for this change in eligibility is that the increase of high school athletes. entering the NBA draft need time to develop and mature while aiming for. a professional career.  The Representative Assembly voted to change the age restriction from 19 years and 9 months to 19 years. Previously, the rule stated that a student may participate at the high school level until reaching the age limit of 19 years and 9 months old if the student had not exceeded his/her four-year limit of eligibility. Florida was the only state, before today, to have an age limit that exceeded 19 years of age. Student-athletes will still have the opportunity to appeal if there are extenuating circumstances. · just now. Report Abuse. My experience is that club sports in college have a limit, not on age, but on how many years you've been attending that school. Some schools won't allow students to participate in sports if they exceed four years. My guess, though, is that if age is an obvious advantage/disadvantage, then they will intervene for safety reasons. Contact the recreation center director and good luck! The NAIA does not have an age restriction; however they do take away seasons of competition for any participation in sports at a comparable level of competition after September 1st of your high school graduation year. NCAA Division III schools do not follow the same eligibility guidelines as Division I and II. One year after your high school class graduates is when your eligibility will start to be affected in all sports except for hockey, skiing and tennis. The eligibility clock does not start for hockey players and skiers until after their 21st birthday.
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