2025 Volley South Junior Regional Championships & VNZ South Island Junior Secondary Schools Championships

We are excited to share all the important information for the 2025 Volley South Junior Regional Championships, 19 October indoor, and Volleyball NZ South Island Junior Secondary Schools Championships, 17-21 Nov in Invercargill. Please read carefully – this includes key dates, entry procedures, costs, team duties, seedings, and tournament regulations. Note: Beach entries are coming from VNZ for South Island juniors.

Volley South Junior Regional Championships – Invercargill 2025

Venue: ILT Stadium Southland, 18 Surrey Park Road, Invercargill

Date: Sunday 19th October 2025

Warm-up: 7:30 am | Start: 8:00 am | Finish: approx. 5:00 pm

2025 Volley South Junior Regional Championships Entry Fee: $200 per team (all schools in Appendix 1 have been invoiced)

September. Withdrawal window is now open. .info@volleysouth.org.nz by September 28, 2025, 5:00 p.m. If you are withdrawing your team, we will remove and void the invoice.

Volley South Regional Champs Regulations

As per VNZ regulations, where possible here

Local Notes

Uniforms: All players must wear numbered shirts for easy identification.
Warm-up Areas: Volley South will provide dedicated warm-up courts. Please do not warm up on match courts.
Lunch Break: A lunch break has been built into the preliminary draft. Please note this is not finalised until after the withdrawal window closes, so avoid advertising it just yet - draft draw below
Team Duties: All teams are responsible for match duties. These include: First Referee, Second Referee, Scorer, Flipper, and two-Line Judges.
Travel Teams: Some travelling teams may choose to stay overnight on Friday, while others will arrive Saturday morning.
- New Option: Travel teams can now hire local referees for their 8:00 am duties (minimum of two people) at $26/hour per First Referee and Scorer.
- If you’d like to take up this option, please email info@volleysouth.org.nz by 30 Sept 2025, 5:00 pm.
Referee Training: All other games must be covered by team duties to gain practice before the VNZ South Island Juniors in November. Free training and videos are available through the Volley South Referee Courses: https://www.volleysouth.org.nz/referee-courses-information-1

Key Dates – VS Regional Champs & VNZ Championships

Date	Event	Organisation	Notes
1 Sept 2025	VNZ Entries Open	VNZ	VNZ Entry Form
1 Sept 2025	Volley South Regional Champs Entries Closed	Volley South	Preliminary entries: 9 boys teams, 12 girls teams
28 Sept 2025	Full invoice payment & commitment due / Withdrawal window closes 5pm	Volley South	Entries as of 16 Sept listed above
2 Oct 2025	Enter team lists into Sporty TeamBuilder	Volley South	Team lists due for Regional Champs
13 Oct 2025	VNZ Entries Close	VNZ	South Island Junior Championships entries close at Volleyball NZ
19 Oct 2025	Volley South Regional Champs – ILT Stadium Southland	Volley South	Seedings for VNZ South Island Juniors. Warm-up 7:30 am, Start 8:00 am
31 Oct 2025	VNZ Payment Due ($920)	VNZ	Includes team entry fee, volunteers/staff free VNZ membership, players $21 each
3 Nov 2025	Team Rosters Due	VNZ
17 Nov 2025	VNZ Opening Ceremony & Technical Meeting	VNZ	ILT Stadium Southland
18-21 Nov 2025	South Island Junior Secondary Schools Championships	VNZ	ILT Stadium Southland 21 Nov beach Otepuni Cimmunty Hub

2025 VNZ South Island Junior Championships – Seeding Summary

Division 1: 16 teams, 4 pools of 4. Post-pool play: Top 8 / Bottom 8 brackets
Promotion/Relegation: Bottom 2 from Division 1 → Division 2; Top 2 from Division 2 → Division 1

Key Takeaway: South 1 drops to Division 2; other South teams remain in Division 2 and will aim for promotion in future tournaments.

Seed	Team	2025 Rank	Notes
16	South 1	16	Moves to Division 2
24	South 2	-	Remains in Division 2
34	South 3	-	Remains in Division 2
35	South 4	-	Remains in Division 2
41	South 5	-	Remains in Division 2

Appendix 1 Boys – Year 9 & 10 Competitive

Te Wharekura o Arowhenua – Arowhenua Tama
Central Southland College – CSC Junior A Boys
James Hargest College – JHC Junior Boys Black
James Hargest College – JHC Junior Boys Red
Southland Boys’ High School – SBHS Yr 9/10
Verdon College Sports – VC The NE Things
Verdon College Sports – VC MVT 910
Wakatipu High School – Wakatipu Junior Boys
Northern Southland College - NSC Junior Boys

Girls – Year 9 & 10 Competitive

Central Southland College – CSC Junior A Girls
Central Southland College – CSC Junior B Girls
Waiau Area School – WAS 9/10 Girls (travel team)
James Hargest College – JHC Junior Girls Gold
James Hargest College – JHC Junior Girls Silver - withdrawn 16 September via email
Menzies College – Menzies College
Southland Girls High School – SGHS Junior A
Verdon College Sports – VC Ninjas
Verdon College Sports – VC Smashers
Wakatipu High School – Wakatipu Junior Girls Team 1
Wakatipu High School – Wakatipu Junior Girls Team 2
Wakatipu High School – Wakatipu Junior Girls Team 3