The AAU World Championships, formerly AAU National Championships, are now open to teams around the world. Here's why your team needs to be here:
Up to three skill levels offered (Division I, Division II, Division III).
On average, over 28 U.S. states represented per location/event.
Play in your District Qualifier to receive a discount and seeding priority (boys basketball teams are not required to participate in DQ to qualify for AAU World Championships, but it is strongly recommended).
Place in Top 16 at the AAU World Championships to gain top seeding the following year.
All competition locations offer discounted hotel rates.
Mobile app with schedules and results updated hourly.
Division I, Division II & Grade-Based World Championships
This is for the Sept. 1, 2021-to-Aug. 31, 2022 AAU Basketball season. (2022-2023 Season Rules COMING SOON!)
AGE BASED COMPETITION RULES
7 & Under
An athlete can be no older than 7 on or before August 31, 2022.
8 & Under
An athlete can be no older than 8 on or before August 31, 2022.
9 & Under
An athlete can be no older than 9 on or before August 31, 2022.
10 & Under
An athlete can be no older than 10 on or before August 31, 2022.
11 & Under
An athlete can be no older than 11 on or before August 31, 2022.
12 & Under
An athlete can be no older than 12 on or before August 31, 2022.
13 & Under
An athlete can be no older than 13 on or before August 31, 2022.
14 & Under
An athlete can be no older than 14 on or before August 31, 2022.
GRADE BASED COMPETITION RULES
2nd Grade
An athlete must be in the 2nd grade or below as of October 1, 2021 and can be no older than 9 on or before August 31, 2022.
3rd Grade
An athlete must be in the 3rd grade or below as of October 1, 2021 and can be no older than 10 on or before August 31, 2022.
4th Grade
An athlete must be in the 4th grade or below as of October 1, 2021 and can be no older than 11 on or before August 31, 2022.
5th Grade
An athlete must be in the 5th grade or below as of October 1, 2021 and can be no older than 12 on or before August 31, 2022.
6th Grade
An athlete must be in the 6th grade or below as of October 1, 2021 and can be no older than 13 on or before August 31, 2022.
7th Grade
An athlete must be in the 7th grade or below as of October 1, 2021 and can be no older than 14 on or before August 31, 2022.
8th Grade
An athlete must be in the 8th grade or below as of October 1, 2021 and can be no older than 15 on or before August 31, 2022.
HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION RULES
15U/9TH GRADE
An athlete can be no older than 15 on or before August 31, 2022.
Grade Policy: An athlete who is in the 9th Grade as of October 1, 2021 and who is no older than 16 on or before August 31, 2022 is eligible to compete in the 15U/9th Grade division.
16U/10TH GRADE
An athlete can be no older than 16 on or before August 31, 2022.
Grade Policy: An athlete who is in the 10th Grade as of October 1, 2021 and who is no older than 17 on or before August 31, 2022 is eligible to compete in the 16U/10th Grade division.
17U/11TH GRADE
An athlete can be no older than 17 on or before August 31, 2022.
Grade Policy: An athlete who is in the 11th Grade as of October 1, 2021 and who is no older than 18 on or before August 31, 2022 is eligible to compete in the 17U/11th Grade division.
20 & UNDER
An athlete can be no older than 20 on or before August 31, 2022. (Tournament Hosts, at its discretion, can create separate high school, prep schools, junior college divisions or any combination thereof)
Proof of photo identification for eligibility must be available for review, by an AAU designee at all AAU licensed competitions. If the documents are not available the team is subject to removal from the competition. The AAU now offers two additional options for Boys Basketball age/grade verification, which are as follows:
SportsAge ID
Electronic Age Verification through SportsAge ID ( A one-time registration fee of only $15.00 covers 100% of all updating and processing feeds for as long as an athlete participates in the AAU Boys Basketball Program).
National Sports ID
Electronic Age/Grade Verification through National Sports ID (A yearly fee of $10. 00 validates your eligibility for licensed AAU events).
AAU - Boys Basketball
Overview
Please note, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) runs events. The AAU does not select coaches or place athletes on a team or in a club. Clubs and teams form and join the AAU to participate in AAU licensed events or to take advantage of membership benefits such as insurance coverage. The AAU provides an online "Find a Club" tool (below) that will allow you to see what clubs are located in your area and contact them about age groups, tryouts, etc. An AAU Membership is not required to search for teams/clubs in your geography however a membership is required to contact teams/clubs via the Find a Club tool.
The AAU does not guarantee placement on a team or club and you are not guaranteed contact back from the club.
For more assistance in finding a place for your child to participate, ask others in your area where they participate, ask the school coach or PE teacher, ask at church, check online and in newspapers for social calendars or try doing an online search for teams/clubs in your area.
Club Locator Tool
The Amateur Athletic Union is a volunteer-based organization that has regional leadership throughout the country to better serve its members on the local level.
District Sport Directors are valuable resources for:
- Finding an AAU Club to participate for your child - or use our Club Locator tool.
- Finding an AAU Event for your team - or search under our full event listing.
- Verifying the legitimacy of an AAU Club or Event
- Helping new AAU Clubs get started
- Helping new AAU Event Operators get started and much more!
Please see below for contact information for your respective District Sport Director.
Not sure which District you reside in? Click here for our interactive District map.
What is AAU in American High School Basketball? Summer Basketball League for American High School Students - Sports and Education in USA - Blogs
Many have watched videos of American high schoolers from Ball is Life or Hoopmixtape, where high school students do crazy dunks, beats and other basketball miracles. Most of these videos were filmed during the AAU summer season. In this article, I will talk about what the AAU championship is in American high school basketball.
The regular basketball season in American schools is quite short, usually schools play games from November to the end of March. To ensure that the rest of the school year does not pass without games for schoolchildren, the AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) sports association has been created, which organizes competitions and tournaments for schoolchildren after the end of their main school sports season. AAU holds competitions not only in basketball, the association combines most of the popular sports in America (athletics, baseball, hockey, volleyball, American football, cheerleading, etc.)
Shaquille O'Neal's 15 year old son during his summer games with the AAU team.
In AAU tournaments, students no longer play for their school teams. In basketball, athletes play for teams independent of schools. These teams are made up of players from various schools, where the players strive to be noticed by university coaches and, in the future, receive a sports scholarship to the university.
Unlike school championships, AAU teams are divided by age. Each age group (u19, u18, u17, etc.) plays tournaments between their age group, while the school team consists of players from grades 9 to 12 (from 14 to 19 years old), i.e. in AAU teams, athletes play and train with their peers.
Summer 2015 one of the Russian basketball players studying in America, Maria Bardeeva, took part in the AAU games. Excerpt from a November interview with Masha about her participation in AAU games :
and there is a recruiting process going on as not many university coaches are present at the games during the school season.0026
» all AAU teams have a certain rank, someone has sponsors who help the teams pay for tickets, tournaments, hotels. I played for the Tennessee Xtreme over the summer, we recently made it into the top 5 teams in the country, playing at the big ESPN Arena in Orlando. In July, all universities and colleges are recruiting players, so there are a lot of coaches at the games, especially if you play against cool girls who already have many interests from various universities, because the process of recruiting players by universities starts from 7-8 grade, and then scouts follow the players they are interested in. In the summer, schoolchildren in the United States no longer play for their school team, but for the AAU team - i.e. these are no longer school championships, but games among teams of players who want to get a scholarship to the university. "
The AAU provides American high school students with an extra season where players can be seen by a huge array of college coaches. During the high school season, varsity coaches only selectively attend high school games and tournaments, so some promising players may go unnoticed during their high school season.
Games during the AAU are played in weekend tournaments (Saturday and Sunday). At such tournaments, 20-30 teams gather and games these days go from 8 am to 10 pm at several venues. In one day the team plays 2-3 games.
An example of the AAU game schedule for Moscow sisters Polina and Nastya Nikulochkin, born in 2000, who study at the Liberty Christian Tavares school in Florida.
Girls participate in 9 tournaments, which will last from April to the end of July. In total, they will play about 40-50 games during this time.
The main thing that gives AAU to high school athletes is the opportunity to be noticed by university coaches. During the AAU, it is much easier for university coaches to look for promising players, because 30 teams play at AAU tournaments in one day, which allows university coaches to see more than 300 players per day (compared to when coaches come to school tournaments, where only 5-6 teams usually play).
Also, AAU gives university coaches the opportunity to look at athletes in a more competitive environment. AAU teams are teams of players where the strongest players from various schools in the district can play on the same team, so the average class of AAU team players is higher than ordinary school teams. Only students of a particular school can play in the school team and not always at the school the sports team consists entirely of high-level athletes, while each player of the AAU team strives to get a scholarship to the university and, in order to get into the team, must represent something and be able to prove himself against the strongest opponents.
If you have any questions about sports and studies in the USA or you are interested in the possibility of applying to schools, colleges or universities in the USA, I am ready to help you:
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In this article, I will talk about what the AAU championship is in American high school basketball. 
These teams are made up of players from various schools, where the players strive to be noticed by university coaches and, in the future, receive a sports scholarship to the university. 
I played for the Tennessee Xtreme over the summer, we recently made it into the top 5 teams in the country, playing at the big ESPN Arena in Orlando. In July, all universities and colleges are recruiting players, so there are a lot of coaches at the games, especially if you play against cool girls who already have many interests from various universities, because the process of recruiting players by universities starts from 7-8 grade, and then scouts follow the players they are interested in. In the summer, schoolchildren in the United States no longer play for their school team, but for the AAU team - i.e. these are no longer school championships, but games among teams of players who want to get a scholarship to the university. " 
AAU teams are teams of players where the strongest players from various schools in the district can play on the same team, so the average class of AAU team players is higher than ordinary school teams. Only students of a particular school can play in the school team and not always at the school the sports team consists entirely of high-level athletes, while each player of the AAU team strives to get a scholarship to the university and, in order to get into the team, must represent something and be able to prove himself against the strongest opponents. 
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