{"id":15865,"date":"2020-01-24T09:41:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T22:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/?page_id=15865"},"modified":"2026-01-21T14:07:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T03:07:46","slug":"yellow-ball-league","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/competitions\/canberra-tennis-league\/junior-tennis-leagues\/yellow-ball-league","title":{"rendered":"The Canberra Physio Clinic Junior Canberra Tennis League &#8211; Yellow Ball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tennis ACT&#8217;s Yellow Ball Leagues are the next step in the junior inter-club competition pathway after green ball. The league is designed for players with competitive experience who are keen for regular match play. Players will represent their club in 3 player mixed teams in a home and away structure.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions contact Tennis ACT Competitive Play team on <a href=\"mailto:actcompetitions@tennis.com.au\">actcompetitions@tennis.com.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The 2026 Canberra Tennis League Calendar can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/files\/2026\/01\/2026-CTL-Calendar.pdf\">HERE.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>The Canberra Physio Clinic Yellow Ball Season Dates<\/h3>\n<table style=\"height: 142px;width: 831px\" width=\"723\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 267px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 311px\">\u00a02026 Autumn<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 253px\">\u00a02026 Spring<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 267px\">First Day of Competition:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 311px\">\u00a01 March<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 253px\">\u00a023 August<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 267px\">Last Day of Competition:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 311px\">\u00a021 June<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 253px\">\u00a015 November<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 267px\">Entries Open:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 311px\">\u00a012 Jan<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 253px\">\u00a06 July<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 267px\">Entries Close:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 311px\">\u00a015 Feb<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 253px\">\u00a02 August<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 267px\">No Play Dates:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 311px\">\u00a08 March, 5, 12, 19, 26 April, 31 May\u00a0 \u00a0&amp; 7 June<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 253px\">\u00a027 Sep, 4 &amp; 11 Oct<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 267px\">How to Enter:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 311px\">\u00a0Talk to your club coach<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 253px\">\u00a0Talk to your club coach<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>Player Information<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Players aged 13-18 years<\/li>\n<li>Players aged under 13 years MUST have a UTR of 2.50+ OR a Green 3 colour ball rating<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Times:<\/strong> 2 timeslots (Sunday 8:30am &amp; 11am)<br \/>\nTimes may vary each week, will be published on <a href=\"https:\/\/matchcentre.tennis.com.au\/organisations\/961\">match centre<\/a>. Each round takes about 2 hours to complete.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teams &amp; Format:<\/strong> 3 player unisex teams. Each player shall play 1 set of singles and 2 sets of doubles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age<\/strong>: Maximum age of 18 as at the final day of advertised competition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Balls:<\/strong>\u00a0Yellow (full compression) balls are used for all divisions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Structure:<\/strong> Yellow ball League operates on a home and away format.<\/p>\n<p>Players will need to ensure that they are members of an affiliated Tennis ACT club to participate in yellow ball league. To find your nearest club click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/clubs\/find-a-club\">HERE<\/a>. Players will also need a competitive player profile (CPP) to participate. To set up a CPP please follow the link\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/competitiveplay\/create-your-cpp\">HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>DRAWS &amp; RESULTS<\/h3>\n<p>To view draws and enter results online please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/matchcentre.tennis.com.au\/organisations\/961\">Match Centre<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note that draws will be released at least one week prior to the competition start date.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/support.tennis.com.au\/product-knowledge-base\/match-centre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instructions for online Results Entry and Match Centre System information<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/support.tennis.com.au\/product-knowledge-base\/match-centre\/\">Match Centre guide<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>COMPETITION RULES &amp; RESOURCES<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/doc\/ctl-rules-november-2023\">Canberra Tennis Leagues Rules of Competition (November 2023)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/files\/2023\/11\/Junior-Leagues-Player-Information.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yellow Ball League &#8211; Player Information<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/doc\/junior-tennis-league-team-supervisor-responsibilities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yellow Ball League &#8211; Team Supervisor Responsibilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/doc\/jtl-average-utr-per-division-2023\">Average UTR for a player in each division<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tennis ACT&#8217;s Yellow Ball Leagues are the next step in the junior inter-club competition pathway after green ball. The league is designed for players with competitive experience who are keen for regular match play. Players will represent their club in 3 player mixed teams in a home and away structure. 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