
These changes have been made following feedback from and consultation with clubs and have been approved by the Competitions Working Group, An Ace Service Sub-group and the Volleyball England Board.

The key changes cover the following areas:
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International transfers and costs associated with this
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Overseas Players visa status checks
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Role of the Level 2 Coach
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Super League Division 1 promotion / relegation
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Division 3 Relegation
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Post Padding
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Playing in the Play-offs
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Registration Deadline
Volleyball England has produced a document highlighting these changes in more detail here, while an amendments document has also been created. Please take time to familiarise yourselves with the changes.
You can view a graphical summary of the changes here:

You can now also read the 2025-26 NVL regulations in full.