The following competition categories and courses will be offered at championship and national league meets during the 2016-2017 season.
Israel competitions are usually run on classic format courses, as indicated in this table. Some competitions are sprint or middle distance format; distance, climb and winning time will be adjusted accordingly for those events.
Age categories for the 2016-2017 season is determined by the following years of birth:
| D/H -12 | 2005 and later |
| D/H -14 | 2003-2004 |
| D/H -16 | 2001-2002 |
| D/H -18 | 1999-2000 (Note: women D-18 run D21A or D21B course) |
| D/H 21+ | 1982-1998 |
| D/H 35+ | 1977-1981 |
| D/H 40+ | 1972-1976 |
| D/H 45+ | 1967-1971 |
| D/H 50+ | 1962-1966 |
| D/H 55+ | 1957-1961 |
| D/H 60+ | 1952-1956 |
| D/H 65+ | 1947-1951 |
| D/H 70+ | 1942-1946 |
| D/H 75+ | 1937-1941 (Note: all women aged 75 and above) |
| H 80+ | 1932-1936 |
| H 85+ | 1927-1931 |