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NBL Middle School League

How the NBL Middle School League works
Team leaders for middle school teams (athletic director, coach, teacher, parent, etc.) must register the team by mailing the middle school team registration form.  A minimum of two boys and two girls are required for a team; there is no maximum.  Once the registration form is received, the NBL will post the team's contact information on the NBL Middle School Team Locator page. 

Teams will do their own scheduling and may play any number of matches during the season.  There is also a NBL Middle School League Facebook fan page which will allow teams to communicate with each other and schedule matches.   

Home team will email results to the NBL.  Rankings by state/province will be based on win-loss record.  The top eight teams in each state/province will qualify for the State/Province Playoffs .  Winning teams from State/Province Playoffs will qualify for Regional Playoffs, and regional winners will advance to the national NBL Championships.

Eligibility
The NBL Middle School League is open to students age 14 and under.  Players who turn 15 years of age during the season may play until their 15th birthday.

Formats
Teams may choose any of the following formats.  Teams must agree at the time of scheduling which format will be used:

  • Five-Match Format: Five matches will be played: boy's singles, boy's doubles, girl's singles, girl's doubles, and mixed doubles. Each match won is a point in a team's score.  Use Five-Match Scoresheet for this format. Note: If teams are participating in another league that plays more than five matches, they may agree beforehand which matches will be designated to count toward the NBL score.
     

  • Ten-Game Format: Ten games will be played: two games each in boy's singles, boy's doubles, girl's singles, girl's doubles, and mixed doubles.  Home team will determine the order of games played.  Each game is rally scoring to 15; each game won counts as a point in a team's total score. If the team score is tied at 5-5, a final game of mixed doubles will be played to break the tie.  Players are allowed to play singles and doubles. Teams must exchange scoresheets before match.  Click here for information on traditional game scoring.  Use Ten-Game Scoresheet for this format.
     

  • NBL 4-17 Format:  A minimum of nine games will be played: two game each in boy's singles, boy's doubles, girl's singles, girl's doubles, and at least one game in mixed doubles.  Each game won is a point in a team's total score.  At the end of nine games, if the trailing team won the mixed doubles game, the match will enter Overtime.  Mixed doubles play continues until the leading team wins one game (which concludes the match), or the trailing team ties the score.  If the trailing team ties the score, a final mixed doubles Tiebreak will decide the match.  All games (with the exception of Tiebreak) are rally scoring to 17.  Click here for more information on the NBL 4-17 Format.  Use NBL 4-17 Scoresheet for this format.  

Official Shuttle
The official shuttle of the NBL Middle School League will be announced on October 1, 2009.  All league matches, State/Province Playoffs, Regional Playoffs and NBL Championships will use the official shuttle.  To keep league costs down, a synthetic shuttle will be the official shuttle of the NBL Middle School League.  Teams will receive special pricing on official shuttles from Badminton Warehouse.

Tournament Progression
The top eight-ranked teams in each state/province will receive automatic berths in their respective State/Province Playoffs (of those teams that played a minimum of three matches against other NBL member teams by April 30).  State/Province winners will qualify for Regional Playoffs, and regional winners will qualify for the NBL Championships.

Note: If there is only one team in a state or province, that team will automatically qualify for the NBL Regional Playoffs and will not be subject to the three-match minimum. If there is only one team in a region, that team will automatically qualify for the NBL Championships.

The following formats will be used in 2010 tournaments:
 

State/Province Playoffs May Ten-Game Format
Regional Playoffs May/June Ten-Game Format
NBL Championships June NBL 4-17 Format

 


Team Registration
 There is no registration fee for a middle school's first season in the NBL.  For subsequent seasons, there is a team registration fee of $50.00 (US) or $54.00 (CN).

Teams may be registered by mail or electronically.  Click here to open the registration document.  You may print this document, fill it in and mail it, or you may save it to your computer, fill it in and email it.
 

League Benefits
All middle schools that register with the NBL will receive the following benefits:

  • Opportunity to schedule matches with other middle schools through the NBL Middle School Team Locator page

  • Match results will be posted on the NBL web site

  • Middle school rankings for each state/province will be posted on the NBL web site

  • Opportunity to progress to State/Province Playoffs, Regional Playoffs and NBL Championships

  • Free coaches resources on the NBL website

  • Discounts on racquets and shuttles from Badminton Warehouse

League Calendar
Sep 1 Season opens
Apr 15 Deadline to register teams
Apr 30 Last date to play regular season matches
May State/Province Playoffs
May/June Regional Playoffs
June NBL Championships

 


 

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Results
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Scoresheets:
Five-Match Format
Ten-Game Format
NBL 4-17 Format
Traditional Game Scoring
NBL 4-17 Scoring
Coaches Resources
Promotional Flyer (USA)
NBL Middle School League Facebook Fan Page

 


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