MUVJBLNATIONALJUNIORCLASSICSELECTION
PROCEDURE
TheNationalJuniorClassicisthemostprestigiousjuniortournamentinAustraliaandtheClassicSub
CommitteereservestherighttoselectthebestteamsfromaroundAustraliatocompete.
Expressions of Interest
The expressions of interest forms will be placed on the MUVJBL website by the last day of February
each year Expressions of interest are welcome from all associations within Australia and Overseas.
The expressions of interest must be returned by close of business 5pm (AEST) on the first Monday in
May in that year.
The Classic Sub Committee will notify the selected teams by the nominated date.
Should a selected team withdraw at the final invitation stage, the deposit will not be refunded and the
next eligible team shall be informed and acceptance must be within 24 hours.
Should a selected team withdraw between the release of the fixture and the first day of the
tournament, the next team shall be informed and acceptance must be immediate. There will be no
refund of the entry fee.
Should a selected team withdraw on any day of the tournament then all matches will be forfeited. A
penalty, set by the Classic Sub Committee shall be imposed and eligibility of the team in the following
year will be subject to non-attendance.
PLAYER QUALIFICATION
All teams may nominate up to 12 players, all of whom must be registered members with the same
association/club and appropriate state body. All but two must be regular members of the team that
qualified for selection, according to the criteria of the appropriate state association. You must provide
documentation that the two players have been registered with your association for 6 months prior to
the tournament.
Final Player Lists must be provided online, two weeks prior to the tournament. The nominated players
are those appearing on the Player List. The Player List must include full name and date of birth of each
player, and a declaration of eligibility by an association/club official.
If player nominations are not received by the due date a fine as set by the Classic Sub Committee shall
apply.
If a nominated player is injured, or becomes otherwise medically unfit prior to the commencement of
the first match of the tournament, then the Classic Sub Committee must approve a replacement player.
The notification of withdrawal and replacement must be in writing to the Classic Sub Committee and
be accompanied by a medical certificate.
Should a nominated member withdraw for any other reason than injury or illness, the Classic Sub
Committee shall review the situation and make a decision as to whether a replacement should be
permitted.
NATIONALJUNIORCLASSIC–VictorianChampionship(VC)
MUVJBLTEAMSELECTION
Thefollowingcriteriawillbeusedtoassistindecidingwhich eightMUVJBLteamswillbeselected
intotheNationalJuniorClassicfromthosenominated.
• TheMUVJBLteamsshallberankedontheirperformanceintheVictorianChampionship(VC)
Competition.
• Based on head to head, the top four teams in each VC pool will be calculated on the last
SaturdayinMayusingresultsforthefirst9rounds.Thoseteamswillbeeligibletonominate
forparticipationintheNationalJuniorClassic.
• The Classic Sub Committee will determine a selection point for the MUVJBL teams if the
laddersfromRound9can’tbeused.
• If a MUVJBL selected team consists of players who are also registered with the Country
Championship winner, the player must nominate if they will participate with the MUVJBL
teamortheCountryChampionshipwinningteam.Thismustaccompanytheirexpressionof
interest.
• When the player chooses to represent the Country Championship winner, the Classic Sub
Committee will request the MUVJBL team provides correspondence explaining why they
should still be able to participate. The Classic Sub Committee will review the explanation
and reserves the right to refuse entry based on the fact the team being entered is not
substantiallythesameteamthatparticipatedinMUVJBL.
• IfadditionalteamsarerequiredoutsideofthetopfourfromVC,theClassicSubCommittee
reservestherighttochoosetheteamthattheybelieveismostqualified.
NATIONALJUNIORCLASSIC–COUNTRYCHAMPIONSHIPSELECTION
The following criteria will be used to assist in deciding which Basketball Victoria Country
ChampionshipwinnerswillbeselectedintotheNationalJuniorClassicfromthosenominated.
CountryChampionshipwinnernotparticipatingintheMUVJBL:
• IftheCountryChampionshipwinnerisn’tparticipatingintheMUVJBL,theymustprovidethe
ClassicSubCommitteewithateamlistofwhowillbeattendingthetournamentwiththeir
expressionofinterest.
• IftheCountryChampionshipwinnerconsistsofany player whoisalsoregisteredwithany
MUVJBL team, the player must nominate if they will participate with the Country
ChampionshipwinnerortheMUVJBLteam.Confirmationofdecisionmustaccompanytheir
expressionofinterest.
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IftheplayerchoosestorepresenttheMUVJBLteam,theClassicSubCommitteewillrequest
theCountryChampionshipwinnerprovidescorrespondencewithin14daysofreceivingthe
expressionofinterest,explainingwhytheyshouldstillbeallowedtoparticipate.TheClassic
SubCommitteewillreviewtheexplanationandreservestherighttorefuseentrybasedon
thefacttheteamenteredwillbesubstantiallyofthesamestrengththatwontheCountry
Championships.
CountryChampionshipwinnerparticipatingintheMUVJBL:
• IftheCountryChampionshipwinnercurrentlyplaysintheMUVJBLandfailedtoqualifyfor
VCtheywillnotbeinvitedtotheNationalJuniorClassic.
• IftheCountryChampionshipwinnercurrentlyplaysintheMUVJBLandqualifiedforVC,but
doesn’tfinishinthetop4oftheirpooltheymaynotbeinvitedtotheNationalJuniorClassic.
• If the Country Championship winner currently plays in the MUVJBL and doesn’t meet the
above criteria, the team may put in an appeal to the Classic Sub Committee for special
selection.
Appeals may include a player who has played in the Country Championship winning team
thatdoesn’tparticipateintheMUVJBLandchangesthedynamicsoftheteam.Inthiscase
documentationfromCountryChampionshipswillbeviewedandtheClassicSubCommittee
willmaketheirfinaldecision.
NATIONALJUNIORCLASSIC–INTERSTATE/OVERSEASSELECTION
The Classic Sub Committee has agreed that the following criteria will be used to assist in deciding
whichInterstateteamswillbeselectedintotheNationalJuniorClassic.
InterstateTeams
• TheClassicSubCommitteewillselectamaximumof8interstateteamsineachagegroup,
maleandfemaletocompeteintheNationalJuniorClassic.
• OneA.C.T.teammaybeselectedfromnominationsreceived
• WherepossibleNewSouthWalesteamswillbenominatedafterthehalfwaypointoftheir
currentcompetition.Wewillonlyconsiderteamsthatareinthetopfouratthattime.
• SouthAustralianteamsnominationsshallbefromtheSouthAustraliaStateChampionships.
Wewillonlyconsiderteamsthatareinthetopfouratthattime.
• IfNorthernTerritory,Tasmania,QueenslandorWesternAustralianominatesteamsforthe
NationalJuniorClassic,theymustberankedfirstorsecondintheiragegroup.
OverseasTeams
• Should an overseas team(s) express an interest in participating in the tournament, the
ClassicSubCommitteewillconsidertheirentryandifaccepted,thatnumberwillreducethe
interstatequota.
• The Classic Sub Committee may restrict the make up of an overseas team nominating to
ensureevennessofcompetition.
ClassicSubCommitteeComposition
TheClassicSubCommitteetocompriseofpreferably
• JRCCommissioner(ToactasChairperson)
• MUVJBLManagerorrepresentative
• MUVJBLOperationsManagerorrepresentative
• BVCEOselectedpersontorepresentmetropolitanassociations
• BVCEOselectedpersontorepresentcountryassociations
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