Each year, WABL Associations enter their teams into the WABL Grading Tournament for qualification into relevant WABL Pools. This is perhaps the most important process on the WABL calendar, as it sets each team up in their respective pools for the remainder of the year.
The WABL Grading process is designed to allow teams to play more teams of similar capabilities in order to allocate them with more certainty. In Age Groups with over 40 teams, teams 41 and beyond will not participate in WABL for that year. The 2021 WABL Grading tournament will take place over the following weekends:
SAT 20 FEB – Grading Week 1: U12 Boys @ Hills Raiders and U14 Girls @ Kalamunda
SUN 21 FEB – Grading Week 1: U12 Girls @ Joondalup and U14 Boys @ Kalamunda
SAT 27 FEB – Grading Week 2: U12 Girls @ Mandurah and U14 Boys @ Joondalup
SUN 28 FEB – Grading Week 2: U12 Boys @ Mandurah and U14 Girls @ Joondalup
SAT 6 MAR – Grading Week 1: U16 Boys @ Bendat Basketball Centre
SUN 7 MAR – Grading Week 1: U16 Girls and U18 Boys @ Bendat Basketball Centre
SAT 13 MAR – Grading Week 2: U16 Girls and U18 Boys @ Bendat Basketball Centre
SUN 14 MAR – Grading Week 2: U16 Boys and U18 Girls @ Bendat Basketball Centre