{"id":12440,"date":"2017-02-28T09:11:53","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T22:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/?page_id=12440"},"modified":"2026-01-29T14:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:32:15","slug":"junior-state-league","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/competitions\/summer-competitions\/junior-state-league","title":{"rendered":"Junior State League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2025 Junior State League Finals\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lzPyoGkdPHU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Junior State League is aimed at providing the best junior players in South Australia the opportunity to compete against each other in a weekly competition played over the summer season.<\/p>\n<p>Junior State League 2 (or JSL2). is aimed to create a pathway for players who have performed well at Association level and are striving to make the Junior State League competition.<\/p>\n<p>The Junior State League competitions are played on Friday nights in a home and away structured competition.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Key Things to Know<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Please find attached a poster outlining key information for the upcoming season\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/doc\/junior-state-league-2025-26\">HERE!<\/a><\/p>\n<h5><strong>2025\/26 Key Dates &#8211; JSL\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Team nominations open: 31 July 2025<\/li>\n<li>Team nominations close: 24 August 2025<\/li>\n<li>Photo Day: TBA<\/li>\n<li>Round 1: 17 October 2025<\/li>\n<li>Final round before Christmas: 6 December 2025<\/li>\n<li>Competition resumes: 30 January 2026<\/li>\n<li>Final round: 27 February 2026<\/li>\n<li>Finals Series:<br \/>\n\u2013 Week 1: 13\/14\/15 March 2026<br \/>\n\u2013 Grand Final: 20\/21\/22 March 2026<\/li>\n<li>No matches will be played over the Adelaide Cup Long Weekend (6\u20139 March 2026)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Team Nomination\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>A Tennis Club affiliated with Tennis SA may nominate a team to compete within the Junior State League Competition<\/li>\n<li>Nominations shall be submitted online via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/leaguemanager.tennis.com.au\/#\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">League Manager<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Nomination will require a nominating club to name in Order of Merit the players which it proposes to play in its team. Players who are listed as reserves will not be taken into account when grading and require approval if they wish to play.<\/li>\n<li>Players nominated will be required to register and activate their own Universal Tennis Rating (UTR)\n<ul>\n<li>Clubs can no longer create a profile. A profile must be created by a player or parent\/caregiver<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/competitiveplay\/register-and-activate-your-utr#:~:text=Register%20and%20Activate%20your%20UTR%20Rating&amp;text=Simply%20register%20with%20Tennis%20Australia,have%20already%20completed%20these%20steps.&amp;text=Login%20to%20your%20existing%20account,directed%20to%20a%20new%20screen.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instructions found here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Players with a UTR rating can only be selected<\/li>\n<li>Select preferred division<\/li>\n<li>A player nominated by a club in the top four in the Order of Merit must play a minimum of five matches<\/li>\n<li>Team Fee\u2019s for the Junior State League will be $485 (inc GST) per team. Clubs will receive an invoice once teams are final<\/li>\n<li>Team Fee\u2019s for the &#8220;Junior State League 2&#8221; will be $310 (inc GST) per team. Clubs will receive an invoice once teams are final<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/support.tennis.com.au\/?s=online+nominations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Online Team Nomination Instructions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Other Information<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/matchcentre.tennis.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Match\u00a0Centre<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leaguemanager.tennis.com.au\/#\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">League Manager<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/doc\/34289-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025-26 Junior State League Team List<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/?p=34435\">2025-26 Junior State League Rules<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/doc\/34117-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025-26 Junior State League Regulations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/doc\/34134-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025-26 Junior State League Club Contact List<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/doc\/34135-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025-26 Junior State League Venue List<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Code-of-Behaviour-Competitive-Play-FINAL-05062023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Code of Behaviour Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tennissa.wufoo.com\/forms\/xk7wbl173xv9m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Code of Behaviour Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TA-Extreme-Weather-Policy-effective-13-Oct-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tennis Australia Weather Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tennis SA Junior State League Coordinator<\/strong><br \/>\njsl@tennis.com.au<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Junior State League is aimed at providing the best junior players in South Australia the opportunity to compete against each other in a weekly competition played over the summer season. 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