Age limits

[Jeffrey Morgan]

What are the age brackets in USFA competitions.
Is there an age limit for Div 1 or Div 2 ?

[ShadowHuntr]

for everything except for age restricted events you must be born after 1991. there are a few exceptions i believe.

[Jeffrey Morgan]

So does that mean that a 60 year old man can compete against a 15 year old?

I saw one age group called Veteran for people over 40. Can they also compete against 18 or 20 year olds?

Sorry for the dullness of my brain.. LOL

[millsisland]

Go to USFencing.org. From the menu on the left, choose Info for Members, then Documents, then USFA Operations Manual, then USFA Age Group Eligibility Cross-Reference Chart.

[ShadowHuntr]

So does that mean that a 60 year old man can compete against a 15 year old?

I saw one age group called Veteran for people over 40. Can they also compete against 18 or 20 year olds?

Sorry for the dullness of my brain.. LOL

yes and no...

first off, in div 1-a, 2 and 3 events they are open to anyone over 13 years old. So yes a 60 year old man could fence against a 15 year old in these events.

There are also veteran events, vet-40, vet-50, and vet-60 events where obviously people over that age fence in, for example vet 40 is from 40-49 etc. so in that example your 60 year old wouldnt fence a 15 year old.