Definitions of Synchronized Skating Teams; as per USFSA Rulebook - CR 48.00
(For rules, please see the USFSA Rulebook)
| Team Type | Definition |
| Senior | A team of 16 to 20 skaters. Skaters must have reached the age of fourteen (14) years on the preceding July 1. Event shall consist of a Short Program and a Free Skating Program. |
| Junior | A team of 12 to 20 skaters. Skaters must have reached the age of twelve (12) years on the preceding July 1, and must not have reached the age of nineteen (19) years on the preceding July 1. |
| Novice | A team of 12 to 20 skaters. Skaters must be fourteen (14) years or younger on the preceding July 1. |
| Intermediate | A team of 12 to 20 skaters. Skaters must be fifteen (15) years or younger on the preceding July 1. |
| Juvenile | A team of 12 to 20 skaters. Skaters must be eleven (11) years or younger on the preceding July 1. |
| Collegiate | A team of 12 to 24 skaters. Skaters must be enrolled in a college / university degree program as full-time students (as recognized by the college or university). |
| Adult | A team of 12-20 skaters. Skaters must be twenty-one (21) years or older on the preceding July 1 and seventy-five percent (75%) of the skaters must be twenty-five (25) years or older on the preceding July 1. |
| Masters | A team of 12-20 skaters. Skaters must be twenty-five (25) years or older on the preceding July 1 and seventy-five percent (75%) of the skaters must be thirty-five (35) years or older on the preceding July 1. |
| Preliminary | A team of 8 to 16 skaters. At least seventy-five percent (75%) of the team must be nine (9) years or younger on the preceding July 1. Up to twenty-five percent (25 %) of the team may be eleven (11) years of age or younger on the preceding July 1. |
| Junior Classic | A team of 12 to 20 skaters. Seventy-five percent (75%) must be eighteen (18) years or younger on the preceding July 1. The remaining twenty-five percent (25%) may be nineteen (19) years or older. |
| Youth Introductory | A team of 8 to 12 skaters. The majority of the team must be eleven (11) years or younger on the preceding July 1. |
| Teen Introductory | A team of 8 to 12 skaters. The majority of the team must be eighteen (18) years or younger on the preceding July 1. |
| Collegiate Introductory | A team of 8 to 16 skaters each of whom is enrolled in a degree program at a college or university. Team members may be full or part-time students. |
| Adult Introductory | A team of 8 to 12 skaters. The majority of the team must be nineteen (19) years or older on the preceding July 1. |
