League Details
REGISTRATION :
In order of qualify to compete at the TNL championships each athletes must be registered with the TNL league $25 per season. Points will begin accumulating for the season AFTER the athlete has registered. You will NOT be able to get points for a competition after you have already competed if you were not a member at the time unfortunately. Click here to sign up.
AGE GROUP FORMAT :
Men and women will not be competing against each other for points, placement, or prizes. If you move up an age division for a tournament - then you are now competing in that age level. The State Tournament as well as all TNL tournaments will have the following age divisions (similar to UNAA age groups). Age is based on January 1st at start of season.
7 & under
9 & under
11 & under
13 & under
15 & under
24 & under (NEW FOR SEASON 5!)
25+ (NEW FOR SEASON 5!)
POINT SYSTEM :
The league scoring athletes will earn +1 TNL point for each competition they’re involved in (UNAA, TNL, FINA or WNL) at a TNL gym.
Athletes also have the opportunity to gain additional points based on their placement at TNL competitions (age groups are different at UNAA, FINA, and WNL competitions so only the +1 participation point at those).
1st place = +4 points
2nd place = +3 points
3rd place = +2 points
4th place = +1 points
QUALIFYING FOR FINALS :
5 points minimum and you qualify for finals. Any points over 5 will be a factor in deciding run order at finals with number of competitions being a points breaker (less competitions will place you higher in the rankings).
Qualifying format Obstacles must have a clearly marked start and finish for each obstacle at each qualifying competition as well as finals. All TNL competitions will follow the age groups listed above in order to gain placement points. UNAA, FINA, and WNL have different age group formats which is why athletes can only gain 1 participation point at those versus placement points.
Each host gyms competition format will be 1 point per obstacle, 0 points per fall, unlimited number of falls, and time will end either with last obstacle completed or at the time limit. The course ends with the athlete hitting the buzzer not just completing the last obstacle.
2023 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
AUSTIN NINJAS
Cedar Park, TX
OCTOBER TBD, 2023
FINALS FORMAT :
Stage one is the typical TNL format with 1 point per obstacle, 0 points per fall, unlimited number of falls, and time ending at the last obstacle completed. The course ends with an athlete hitting the buzzer not just completion of the last obstacle.
Any athlete who has met the minimum of 5 point qualification is eligible to compete at TNL finals.
The run order at TNL finals is pre-determined based on leaderboard points gained throughout the season. Those at the top of the leaderboard will run later and those at the bottom of the leaderboard will run earlier. Boys and girls will be combined but will not be competition against each other at TNL finals.
Stage two will have the top 50% and any full clears over the top 50% per division move on to stage 2 of TNL Finals.
The run order of stage two at TNL finals will be pre-determined based on stage one performance.
The format of stage two will be where an athlete will continue to gain points until they fall. Once an athlete falls their run is over but they may continue on the course for experience until the time limit.