The Hertfordshire FA is thrilled to announce that the Hertfordshire Girls Football Partnership League (HGFPL) has become the first league in the county to be awarded with the FA's Charter Standard League accreditation.
The league has been formed to provide football development to girls who have either come into the game at a late age, want to develop their skills but cannot compete in highly competitive leagues or who just want to play football for fun and with their friends.
After the successful creation of the Herts Girls Football Partnership festivals a couple of seasons ago, the next step was to formalise and create a new provision in Hertfordshire to carry on the ethos and aim of the festivals that the clubs so badly needed.
This has then led onto the new Hertfordshire Girls Football Partnership League being formed and after several months of hard work from volunteers within local clubs who shared a passion for the girls game and wanted to help drive the development of girls football in Hertfordshire forward.
The season is well under way and it is proving to be an exciting year of girls football within the league, continuing to develop their skills on and off the pitch but also looking at the overall game and working with coaches and spectators to enhance the environment of the beautiful game.
We have come along way in the County in the last couple of seasons trying to improve the provision of girls football at club level and I am proud to say that the hard work is starting to pay off and I would like to extend my thanks and appreciation to those dedicated members of the new league and the driving force behind it.
The new league provides a safe friendly environment for the girls to develop not only as footballers but in social aspects. Their love of the game knows no boundaries; they just want to play football! The age groups range from U8 to U14.
The ethos is, be competitive but do not win at all costs, develop the girls through structured, friendly games, encourage positive attitude from the touchline and educate all coaches and managers.
If you are interested in finding a team within the league or would like to enter a team please contact league secretary Kerry Reed.
Age groups and formats of football
U8s 5 v 5
U9s 5 v 5 (1 division)
U10s 7 v 7 (1 division)
U12s 7 v 7 (2 divisions)
U12s 9 v 9 (1 divisions)
U14s 9 v 9 (2 division)
Festivals for the 2009/2010 season are not only open to all league teams within the Partnership, but also newly formed teams within the County. If you haven't got a team but would like to still play then you are welcome to turn up to a festival and we will introduce you to a team within your area.
Festival dates
There are no festival dates scheduled at present, but please keep visiting this page for future dates.