PROVE YOUR MOVES
PROVE YOUR MOVES
The Ninja Challenge League Youth Finals are the culmination of the 2025 season, where the best youth ninja athletes from across Australia come together to compete across three challenging stages to achieve Total Victory.
The NCL Youth Finals will feature three divisions:
Course videos and rules for the NCL Youth Finals 2026 will be released on Tuesday 29 September on our YouTube channel and linked to below once available.
Kids Division – 4:00 time limit
Mature Kids Division – 3:45 time limit
Pre-Teens Division – 3:30
Additionally, all competitors and spectators are required to adhere to our general rules and meet the standard of behaviour expected of our Finals athletes.
If a competitor is issued a red flag by an NCL official for failing an obstacle or breaking a rule, they may request a review of the ruling by the NCL Commissioner if they believe the call was incorrect.
If a competitor is issued a yellow flag by an NCL official, it means that the official is uncertain whether a rule was broken and will check the video footage to make a final call afterwards. The video footage must show clear evidence of breaking a rule or failing an obstacle, otherwise no infraction will be issued and the run will stand.
If an NCL official does not issue a yellow flag during a competitor’s run, they cannot check the video footage afterwards to alter the competitor’s official result. Essentially, if a run has no flags, there will be no review.
The only exception to this is when an NCL official is also a competitor, in which case the NCL Commissioner may review their run as a neutral party before finalising results.
The NCL Youth Finals will consist of up to three stages of competition over the course of two days, hosted at West Coast Warriors in Western Australia on Wednesday 30 September and Thursday 1 October 2026.
Competitors must complete each stage within the designated time limit (where applicable), beginning with Stage One to progress to the next stage.
If less than 10 competitors in an age division clear Stage One, then as many non-finishers as needed to reach 10 competitors will advance to Stage Two for unofficial runs, based on furthest-fastest on Stage One.
If less than 5 competitors in an age division clear Stage Two, then as many non-finishers as needed to reach 5 competitors will advance to Stage Three for unofficial runs, based on furthest-fastest on Stage Two.
The course for the Finals stages will be revealed on the morning of the first day of the competition at the latest.
Competitors will not be allowed to practice any part of the course unless otherwise specified on the day.
The run order for ALL STAGES will be determined by how many points competitors scored at events throughout the year, with the highest scoring competitors running later in the day.
The top competitors in each age division will win fantastic prizes from our sponsors.
The top boys and girls in each age division of the NCL Youth Finals 2026 will also qualify to compete in the World Ninja League World Championships in the United States in mid-2027.
For more information about the World Ninja League, visit https://www.worldninjaleague.org.
If you have any questions about the Ninja Challenge League’s rules or format, contact the Commissioner directly at commissioner@ninjachallengeleague.com
The NCL Finals and NCL Youth Finals are a special event qualifier for the World Ninja League World Championships.
This means the top competitors at the NCL Finals 2026 and NCL Youth Finals 2026 will also qualify to compete in the World Ninja League World Championships in the United States in mid-2027.
Qualification spots for Australian athletes at the NCL Finals will be awarded as follows based on the number of competitors per division, per state:
For more information about the World Ninja League, visit www.worldninjaleague.org