Create age groups

Define birth date ranges to group gymnasts by age within a level.

Visual guide: View the age group structure diagram in Figma

Prerequisites:

• Create a level

• Decide your structure: see Age groups vs subdivisions

Steps

1. From the meet admin, go to Levels and select your level.

2. Navigate to the Competitions section.

3. Click Add Age Group.

4. Set the birth date range:

   • Earliest birth date — The oldest gymnasts allowed (e.g., January 1, 2012)

   • Latest birth date — The youngest gymnasts allowed (e.g., December 31, 2013)

5. Click Save.

6. A new competition is automatically created for this age group.

7. Repeat to create additional age groups for the same level.

How Birth Dates Work

Age groups are defined by birth date boundaries, not by age number. This avoids confusion about cutoff dates.

Field	Meaning	Example
Earliest birth date	Oldest gymnast born on or after this date	Jan 1, 2012
Latest birth date	Youngest gymnast born on or before this date	Dec 31, 2013

A gymnast born March 15, 2012 would qualify — their birth date is between Jan 1, 2012 and Dec 31, 2013.

Open-Ended Ranges

You can leave one boundary empty:

• No earliest date → No upper age limit (oldest gymnasts in the level qualify)

• No latest date → No lower age limit (youngest gymnasts qualify)

• Both empty → "All Ages" (the default, no age restriction)

What Happens After Creating an Age Group

• A new competition is created: Level + Age Group.

• The competition starts with one subdivision (all gymnasts in that age group).

• You can create additional subdivisions within the age group.

• Each competition can optionally override the level's score settings.

Example Setup

Level 5 with three age groups:

Age Group	Earliest Birth	Latest Birth	Result
Ages 7-8	Jan 1, 2018	Dec 31, 2019	Competition: "Level 5 — Ages 7-8"
Ages 9-10	Jan 1, 2016	Dec 31, 2017	Competition: "Level 5 — Ages 9-10"
Ages 11+	Jan 1, 2011	Dec 31, 2015	Competition: "Level 5 — Ages 11+"

Each age group gets its own rankings, awards, and optional subdivisions.

Tips

• Make sure age groups don't overlap — a gymnast should qualify for exactly one age group.

• Use your governing body's age cutoff conventions to set birth date boundaries.

• You can edit or delete age groups later, but this affects competition assignments.

What's Next?

• Create subdivisions within each age group

• Assign subdivisions to sessions

Related

• How do competitions, age groups, and subdivisions work?

• How to decide: age groups vs subdivisions

• How to configure individual score settings