Age divisions
Youth events use USA Wrestling age divisions, and a wrestler’s division comes from birth year alone. Subtract the birth year from the first year of the season. That number is the wrestler’s division age for the whole season.
The rule
Section titled “The rule”A season runs September 1 through August 31 and is named for its two years, such as 2026-27. The app takes the season’s first year (2026 for 2026-27) and subtracts the birth year:
- Born 2017, season 2026-27: 2026 minus 2017 is 9, so the division age is 9.
- The wrestler goes in the youngest division whose oldest age is at least that number. 10U covers ages 8 and 9, so a wrestler born 2017 is 10U.
The birthday itself doesn’t matter. Everyone born in the same year is in the same division for the whole season, including spring and summer events.
| Division | Division ages |
|---|---|
| 6U | 5 and under |
| 8U | 6 and 7 |
| 10U | 8 and 9 |
| 12U | 10 and 11 |
| 14U | 12 and 13 |
| 16U | 14 and 15 |
Each division is two birth years wide. There’s no 7U or 9U.
2026-27 season
Section titled “2026-27 season”| Division | Born in |
|---|---|
| 6U | 2021 or later |
| 8U | 2019 or 2020 |
| 10U | 2017 or 2018 |
| 12U | 2015 or 2016 |
| 14U | 2013 or 2014 |
| 16U | 2011 or 2012 |
Wrestlers born in 2010 or earlier are past the youth age divisions.
Each new season moves every row one year later. In 2027-28, for example, 10U is 2018 or 2019.
Find a division in the app
Section titled “Find a division in the app”The events page does the math for you.
- Open the events page and pick Youth and club in the Level dropdown at the top of the filters.
- Open More filters and type the birth year in Born in.
- The hint under the box shows the division for this season, such as “10U this season”.
- Choose Show 10U (or whichever division it found) to filter the list to events that offer it.
If the hint doesn’t change, the birth year is outside 6U through 16U.
For hosts
Section titled “For hosts”When you post a youth event, you check the age divisions it offers under Age divisions. The form’s hint, “USA Wrestling divisions by birth year”, means families can match their wrestler with the table above. You don’t need to list birth years yourself; the app keeps them current each season.