{"id":4718,"date":"2025-08-22T13:25:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T03:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/?p=4718"},"modified":"2025-09-08T16:51:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T06:51:20","slug":"vjbl-2026-competition-restructure-what-it-means","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/hi\/vjbl-2026-competition-restructure-what-it-means\/","title":{"rendered":"VJBL 2026 Competition Restructure \u2013 What It Means"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"486\" data-end=\"616\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) has confirmed a restructure to its competition framework for the 2025\/2026 season. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"486\" data-end=\"616\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2026-Regional-League-.pdf\">Click here for League info<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"764\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The key change is the introduction of the <strong data-start=\"662\" data-end=\"686\">Regional League (RL)<\/strong>, replacing the Regional Development League (RDL) that was trialed in 2025, and inserting into the broader VJBL competition structure.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"766\" data-end=\"769\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"804\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">What is the Regional League?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"952\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The Regional League now sits as the third tier of competition, beneath Victorian Championship (VC) and Victorian Junior League (VJL).<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"954\" data-end=\"1234\">\n<li data-start=\"954\" data-end=\"1028\">\n<p data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"1028\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"970\">U12:<\/strong> Teams will grade into VC, VJL1\u20135, or Regional League.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"954\" data-end=\"1028\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>U14:<\/strong> Teams will grade into VC, VJL1-8, or Regional League<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1029\" data-end=\"1102\">\n<p data-start=\"1031\" data-end=\"1102\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong data-start=\"1031\" data-end=\"1045\">U16 &amp; U18:<\/strong> Teams will grade into VC, VJL1+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1103\" data-end=\"1234\">\n<p data-start=\"1105\" data-end=\"1234\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong data-start=\"1105\" data-end=\"1124\">RL competitions<\/strong> will be organised into <strong data-start=\"1148\" data-end=\"1170\">geographical pools<\/strong>, meaning travel will be reduced compared to higher divisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1236\" data-end=\"1379\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">This restructure provides more appropriate competition levels across the state, while supporting families with manageable travel commitments.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1381\" data-end=\"1384\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1423\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">What This Means for the Spectres<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1424\" data-end=\"1529\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The restructure allows us to provide more appropriate opportunities for players to represent Nunawading in 2025\/2026 &#8211; as the previous RDL pilot did not feature a grading phase, whereas Regional League will.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"_tableContainer_sk2ct_1\">\n<div class=\"_tableWrapper_sk2ct_13 group flex w-fit flex-col-reverse\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">In addition, our <\/span><strong style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\" data-start=\"1898\" data-end=\"1925\">Development Squad (U10)<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> will continue for triple-bottom-age U12 athletes (players born 2018), featuring <\/span><strong style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\" data-start=\"1986\" data-end=\"2003\">2 tournaments<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> and <\/span><strong style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\" data-start=\"2008\" data-end=\"2037\">3x 5-week training blocks<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> throughout the year.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr data-start=\"2062\" data-end=\"2065\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"2067\" data-end=\"2090\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u091f\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092f\u0906\u0909\u091f \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0940<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2091\" data-end=\"2149\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Registrations for U12\u2013U18 Spectres tryouts are now open.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2151\" data-end=\"2506\">\n<li data-start=\"2151\" data-end=\"2223\">\n<p data-start=\"2153\" data-end=\"2223\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong data-start=\"2153\" data-end=\"2200\">All players must register online via PlayHQ<\/strong><\/span><br data-start=\"2200\" data-end=\"2203\" \/><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/hi\/nunawading-spectres-vjbl-tryout-registration-3\/\">Register Here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2224\" data-end=\"2285\">\n<p data-start=\"2226\" data-end=\"2285\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong data-start=\"2226\" data-end=\"2250\">Registrations close:<\/strong> 5:30pm, Monday 29 September 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2286\" data-end=\"2363\">\n<p data-start=\"2288\" data-end=\"2363\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong data-start=\"2288\" data-end=\"2314\">No walk-ups permitted.<\/strong> Only registered players will be allowed entry.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2364\" data-end=\"2506\">\n<p data-start=\"2366\" data-end=\"2506\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Players transferring from another association must submit a <strong data-start=\"2426\" data-end=\"2455\">Permission to Train (PTT)<\/strong> prior to attending (available from 1 September).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2508\" data-end=\"2620\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\ud83d\udcc5 The full tryout schedule and key program documents are available here:<\/span><br data-start=\"2581\" data-end=\"2584\" \/><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/hi\/nunawading-spectres-vjbl-tryout-registration-3\/\">Tryout Information &amp; Schedule<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2622\" data-end=\"2625\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"2627\" data-end=\"2645\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Looking Ahead<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2646\" data-end=\"2931\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The introduction of the Regional League is an exciting development for junior basketball in Victoria. 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