Championship Dates
Saturday 3 October - Monday 5 October 2026

Divisions
Mixed Under 12 - All Boys / Girls or mixed (no limit to number of boys on a team)
Mixed Under 14 - Girls or mixed (maximum 50% of boys per team)
Boys Under 16
Girls Under 16
Boys Under 18
Girls Under 18

Nominations
Minimum number of players: 10 per Team
Maximum number of players: 14 per Team
Team nominations with a minimum of 6 players to be in by no later than 14 SEPTEMBER
Final teams and name of team umpire to be provided by no later than 21 SEPTEMBER 
A draw will be published on  28 SEPTEMBER

Age Requirements
Minimum age – must be 8 years of age as of 31 December 2026. Please contact us for players younger than 8, or who have turned 18 - with regards to permits and allowances for playing positions etc.

Players and Officials
For all age grades, only teams from affiliated South Australian associations are permitted to enter. The team will represent their association not a specific club; or will represent an Adelaide Softball Association club.

Invitational Teams & Players
For un-affiliated associations, or players from un-affiliated associations, there will be a requirement for each individual to register for a 1-week Junior Registration (or 1-Week Senior, or Official Registration for Coaches, Scorers or Team Managers). Please contact admin@softballsa.com.au for more information.

Adelaide Softball Association
ASA clubs can enter their own teams in any age grade,

Combined Teams 
Softball SA encourages combined teams, for example: multiple assocaitions, an ASA club and an association, no more than two ASA clubs. 

From Junior Championship Handbook 2026:

2. PLAYER ELIGIBILITY
2.1 Players may only play for the Association/ASA Club that holds their primary registration. Permits may only be considered if the Club/Association where the player holds their primary registration is not submitting a team at the appropriate grade for that player to participate in.

Umpires
A plate and base umpire will be provided for all games (from the pool of umpires provided by each team).
Each team must supply an official umpire, who can Plate or Base Umpire. This must be provided no later than 21 SEPTEMBER. The team and the team umpire can work out their own arrangements for payment. A team umpire will be allotted games by the tournament chief umpire.

Each association will need to submit an Umpire Nomination Form (available separately).

Balls
Softball SA will supply two match balls per game

Rules
Rules will be as per the 2026 Junior Championship rules  

Entry Cost
$300 (including GST) per team - teams to be invoiced by Softball SA.

The registration fee covers the following, plus other, items:
- Match balls (Under 12 - Easton 804; Under 14,16 & 18 - Easton 888)
- Awards – medals & trophies
- First Aid
- Grounds & maintenance, including hire of event equipment
- Administration (eg paperwork, printing, scorecards, etc)

Tech Meeting
 Wednesday 30 September (online)
All team managers & coaches to attend. Online link will be sent to the nominated contact person for each team

Junior Championships Team Packs
Available from Softball SA Clubrooms from 12pm (midday), Friday 2 October – provided by Softball SA.
Packs will include scorecards, team lists for Team Managers to check and sign off.
Handbooks will NOT be printed – QR code will be in the Team Pack folder and link sent to teams.
QR code will be in the Team Pack for link to Draws & Results.
QR code / link to Draws & Results page will be display at Diamonds, in Clubrooms, etc.

Any questions?
Please do not hesitate to contact us via email at admin@softballsa.com.au