British Clubs Leagues
British Clubs Leagues encompass the national merit league structure open to all clubs, counties and teams from across the Home Countries, and also the regular, flexible, entry-level, locally-delivered team events for clubs in England.
The former NCL/ NJL and British League formats have moved under a single umbrella, British Clubs Leagues, and become more directly aligned in terms of branding, TTE support and processes – in order to increase efficiency, and to provide an improved experience to hosts and entrants.
Some of the changes to achieve a consistent and more effective approach have included:
- Evolved Table Tennis England staff support for volunteers, hosts and entrant clubs
- Common documentation, regulations and entry/payment processes
- Integrated committee support
- Rebranding
There have been no essential changes to the format and structure of the former NCL and NJL, which have remained flexible, locally delivered and targeted at developing players, as feedback in earlier wide-ranging consultation recognised that this works well.
No existing opportunities have been lost in British League.
Other changes include a streamlined player registration process to avoid individual costs related to each individual player; Premier/ Associate/ Registered club status is now reflected in a tiered financial approach, plus tiered priority in the entry waiting list, and also a factor in divisions formed by aggregated ranking; and previous season ‘promotion/ relegation’ position + 1st team entry + player retention will be introduced for season 25/26 as factors in divisions formed by aggregated ranking.
An online annual forum (“Conference”) has been relaunched as a regular opportunity for clubs and other stakeholders to provide feedback on the competitions and help inform the future direction of the national club leagues.
Details for national British Clubs Leagues (Senior, Youth, Women’s, Veterans’) can be found here.
Cadet and Junior British Clubs League details can be seen here.