Contested during the summer season, this year from October 2024 to February 2025, the Athletics Victoria Shield League (AVSL) is Athletics Victoria’s summer track and field competition. With over 50 clubs and five AVSL divisions, clubs battle it out across ten rounds of AVSL to see who takes home the Shield, as well as promotion and relegation for the 2025/26 Season.

Each athlete can register for and compete in as many events as they wish. Athletes will be scored based on a performance scale, with a limited number (to be confirmed shortly with AVSL committee) of their best individual events plus one relay (when held) results counting towards their club’s overall score.

To compete in AVSL, an AV BASE membership, AVSL package, or MAX Package is required.

If you plan on participating on six or more rounds as a junior, or eight or more as a senior, the AVSL package is for you!

You can purchase a membership here or upgrade your existing membership here. however, if you wish just to come and try, you can apply to be a trialing participant for one round (more information below)!

This season of AVSL will be 10 rounds of competition with the club finishing on top of the ladder after 10 rounds taking home the AVSL Shield for their division. This brings AVSL Competition in line with our XCR Competition with participation throughout the full season key to taking home the silverware!

*Please note the dates listed may change for zones/regions based on Venue Availability. This could be due to Zatopek, Little Athletics or other venue issues.
**Entry Opening and Entry Closing times may vary for Bendigo Venues.

AVSL Member Guide (Including 2024/25 Changes)

AVSL Regulations (As at 15/10/24)

Change of Specification

Guide to Online Check In

There have been some small tweaks to the Controlled Sheets as well as Throw & Go at Metro venues to provide our throwers the best opportunity.

Controlled Throw sheets will now be limited to 15 athletes to provide additional time for the three additional attempts where possible.

‘Throw & Go’ has also seen a change with 20 spots now opened with flexibility to attempt their throws at any non-controlled sheet time slot.

Athletes will still be required to pre-enter via the entry portal as well as making the event site official aware before the start of the sheet that they will attend for their one throw during that sheet.

This change means that we have returned to FIVE sheets with three attempts at Metro Venues for season 2024/25.

Metro

Ballarat

Bendigo

Geelong – Please Note: John Landy Athletics Track will be unavailable until 2025.

Athletics Victoria are always looking for more volunteer officials at AVSL and all AV events.

The AV and the AVSL Committee are aware of how important new officials are to ensure that Athletics can continue to be held in its current format across the state and are looking to encourage club helpers to become officials!

If you are looking to earn the ladder point please complete two World Athletics Official Education Modules by registering via the the following link https://www.elearning.worldathletics.org/

Once you have completed two Education Modules please complete the following application – https://members.athsvic.org.au/surveys/6449/

Brand new officials will be able to earn their club 1 bonus ladder point by completing two World Athletics Event Modules and completing three rounds of AVSL under the assistance of a current accredited official.

Once these are completed 1 ladder point will be added to your clubs Ladder Points for 2024/25!

Read the members guide on how current and new AV Officials will now contribute to their club scoring for the 2024/25 Season each round.

The aim is to celebrate and reward Officials for their key role to clubs and Athletics Victoria throughout the AVSL Season.

If you wish to upgrade your membership, please complete the Membership Upgrade form by clicking HERE.

This upgrade is a manual process. You will receive an email with an invoice for your nominated upgrade. Once paid, your membership will be upgraded.

Individuals wishing to obtain a Trialing Athlete entry cannot:

·  Be a current AV member

·  Have been an AV member in the past

To attend AVSL please complete the form via the link below.

This will provide an eligible individual entry into one round of AVSL.

Eligible Trialling Athletes will be contacted via email following the closure of AV Member Entry to the respective round of AVSL. This email will provide information regarding the entry process. Following attendance at one round of AVSL, a Trialling Athlete will need to become an AV member to participate in any future rounds of AVSL.

Trialing Athlete Form

Some members have let us know that their ability to request a withdrawal from an event via their personal account (via RevSport) appears to be unavailable. After some investigation it seems that function was removed during a system upgrade. To request a withdrawal from an event you have entered, log in to your account and click on ‘account’ in the top right hand corner of the screen.

Scroll down to the ‘events’ box and click the drop down box, selecting ‘my events’. The events you have entered should appear on the next screen – clicking the ‘request withdrawal’ button places an alert on your entry. This should appear even after entries have closed. Of course, if you have any issues let us know at sportdelivery@athsvic.org.au – withdrawal requests can still be made via this email address.

To align with the two venues we operate on a weekly basis we have consolidated to a two-zone structure, Zone A and Zone B. This decision was based on the participation data from previous seasons.

To see which zone your club falls under see link below.

AVSL Zones & Regions

Zone A Club Helper Duties

Zone B Club Helper Duties

AVSL features five graded divisions.

Clubs are graded in ‘divisions’ according to their performances in the 2023/24 AVSL season. Clubs compete against other clubs within that division.

The team with the highest accumulated points after each round is awarded maximum points which ultimately decides Playoff Qualification and Promotion and Relegation.

Athletes will be able contribute a maximum of 3 individual events and 1 relay result during each AVSL Round.

Athletes can see what their results will contribute via the ScoreBuddy feature on ResultsHub by clicking HERE and inputting your expectant result and individual details.

In AVSL, clubs are issued with one (1) Powerplay per season. Clubs can use their Powerplay on any round from Rounds 1-10.

Powerplays will double the clubs’ ladder points for that round and must be submitted before the entries close to sportdelivery@athsvic.org.au

Strategy is key. Use your Powerplay wisely!

Age Group Premiers will be scored as a cumulative total of individual scores across the 10 rounds of AVSL, within each age group.

If teams are tied at the conclusion of the AVSL season, the winner will be determined by head-to-head round wins. If teams win an equal number of rounds, premierships will be awarded to the tied teams.

Athletes will automatically represent their club only in their age group.

Athletes cannot be moved up or down an age-groups for scoring.

Premierships will be offered for the following Divisions: Male and Female U14, U16, U18, U20, Open, 40-49, 50-59 & 60+ age groups.

There will be no official points, club helper bonus points or Powerplays attributed to the Age Group Premierships.

Clubs that do not provide required Club Helpers across the season may be deemed ineligible for the age group premierships.

The 2024-25 AVSL venues have been chosen based on safety and operational factors in conjunction and agreement with the AVSL Committee. AV is working with the committees and venues to allow future competition to take place.

Geelong – Track is closed for the initial 6 Rounds of AVSL for resurfacing.

Knox – Track is closed for the season due to resurfacing.

Nunawading – Track surface has been deemed unsafe for competition. Review taking place.

Box Hill – Safety concerns and program scheduling challenges.

Ringwood – Unsafe to conduct Discus/Hammer & Javelin due to layout of throws area. Track markings are insufficient to operate an effective and efficient AVSL round.

Newport – Program scheduling challenges.

Werribee – Engagement from Officials (volunteers) to be able to attend venue to provide competition at expected level of AVSL

In conjunction with AVSL, we are excited to bring you Results Hub, your go-to place for all AVSL results and scores.

In Results Hub, you can view the current AVSL Ladder standings, analyse and review results, scores, and powerplays at any time.

You are also able to check results from all other AV competitions.

Results Hub