League Regulations

• During the Registration months (January and July), team captains will contact the NBL for their team registration.  Each team captain will be given a ten-digit team ID number.  Once a minimum of two teams in a district (same division) have requested a team ID number (and each team has the minimum number of players), NBL will notify team captains that player registration may begin.  Only those teams that have completed team registration and player registration will be included in the league schedule, which will be published on the NBL web site in early February and early August (on the NBL Recreational Leagues page, click on the red "Results" logo to access league schedules).  Additional players (beyond the minimum number required) may join a team at any time during the season, but must participate in at least two team matches in order to play in the Playoffs or NBL Championships.

• B, C and D level players may "play up" in higher level divisions; A, B and C level players may not "play down" in lower level divisions.

• Teams may have players from different States or Provinces.

• Players are limited to one division per season.  For example, a Men's B player may play in another league during the same season, but he must "play up" in Men's A.

• A team that wins its district league qualifies for its respective State/Province Playoff.  Winning teams from State/Province Playoffs qualify for Sectional Playoffs, and sectional winners qualify for the NBL Championships.

• All players must play in at least two regular season matches in order to participate in the State/Province Playoffs, Sectional Playoffs and NBL Championships for that particular season.

• If only one team qualifies for/enters a State/Province Playoff, that team will automatically qualify for the respective Sectional Playoff.  If only one team qualifies for/enters a Sectional Playoff, that team will automatically qualify for the NBL Championships.

• Locations and dates for State/Province Playoffs, Sectional Playoffs and NBL Championships will be announced on the NBL Recreational Leagues page in April and late October.

• No national membership is required at the local league level.  Effective Fall Season 2010, participants in leagues played in the United States must be members of USA Badminton at the State Playoff level and beyond.