General Information

1. Youth Armored Combat is split into divisions, based on age, armour, and weapons. The age ranges are:
   • Division 1: Ages 6-9
   • Division 2: Ages 10-13
   • Division 3: Ages 14-17
2. These age ranges are not absolute. We know that some youth can be very small or very large for their age, and that some will mature earlier or later than others. Younger combatants may be moved to a higher division or older combatants may be allowed to remain in a lower division, on a case-by-case basis, at the request of the caregiver and with the approval of the marshals.
3. When there aren't enough youth combatants at an event or practice, combatants may fight others in another division if they have:
   • permission of the combatant’s caregiver.
   • permission of the Youth Armoured Combat Marshal-in-Charge.
4. Older combatants must follow the weapon standards, calibration, and rules of the younger combatants being fought (e.g. Division 2 combatants may fight a Division 1 combatant at Division 1 calibration with Division 1 weapons).
5. Once a minor reaches the age of 16, they are allowed to authorise in adult armored combat. Minors may continue to fully participate in youth armoured combat while training for adult combat.
   1. When minors become authorised in adult armoured combat, they have graduated from youth armoured combat and are not eligible to participate in youth armoured combat tournaments, except as bye fighters (i.e. not eligible for prizes). They may still participate in youth armoured combat training activities and are encouraged to become youth armoured combat marshals and/or youth armoured combat sparring partners.
6. Caregivers may always spar with their own children. See Adult Training of Youth in the Marshals' Section for more information.