Westmorland County FA

07/09/2026

👏 Well done, George!

A fantastic start to your refereeing journey!

George took charge of his first game this weekend in the Kent Valley Junior Football League, and the feedback from his mentor was excellent.

Great signals, good communication with the players and overall superb match control.

A brilliant first step — keep it up, George. We’re looking forward to seeing how your refereeing journey develops! ⚽

Steve Miller Sports Photography - Great photos as always!

07/09/2026

If you can see it, she can be it.

In 2025/26 - 3,652 girls were referred to Discover My Talent from 661 different playing environments 🤯

Someone you know could be next.

Refer her today to see if she’s a Lioness in the making 👇

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06/09/2026

More than 400 clubs across England have benefited from the Howdens Game Changer programme so far…

What could a new kitchen do for your club? 🍴

Applications are open now ⬇️

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04/09/2026

📣 HELP REQUIRED – U12/U13 TEAM! ⚽

We’re looking for a U12 or U13 team (10–12 players) to join us for a referee training session at Dallam School on Monday evening!

🙏 Apologies for the late notice!

📍 Dallam School – 3G Pitch
🕖 Monday, 7:00–8:00pm

We’re putting together a practical session to support and develop our referees, and we’d love a local team to help us out.

If your team is interested and available, please get in touch with us at:

📧 [email protected]

Thank you! 💙⚽

04/09/2026

🤝 Coach & Referee Collaboration — Making a Difference Together

Last season, feedback from coaches in Mini Soccer showed us just how thrilled clubs were to have referees supporting their games.

Three seasons ago, the Kent Valley League wasn’t able to cover every Sunday fixture. Tomorrow, as we head into our opening weekend, EVERY SINGLE GAME from Under 8s through to Under 15s has a referee appointed. 👏 100% Coverage!

As always, we welcome feedback from coaches, and the constructive feedback we’ve received has been fantastic. One clear example came from Mini Soccer, where coaches asked the Development Team whether we could better support kick-ins, dribble-ins and restarts.

So, we did THREE things:

⚽ 1. Pre-season referee meeting
All referees supporting these games came together to look at the new Laws of the Game around restarts, with a focus on referees being proactive, communicating clearly and encouraging the ball to be back in play quickly from throw-ins.

⚽ 2. A new referee course drill
We designed a new practice focused on the social side of the Referee DNA — encouraging referees to communicate with players about the restart, ensure players are correctly positioned and help the ball return in the correct way and in good time.

🎥 3. A video for match officials
We’ve created a video to share with all match officials ahead of the season, reinforcing the approach and supporting consistency across our games.

A huge thank you to Ali Wilson, Abi Greenwood & Will Owen for their support in developing and delivering this new drill and practice.

And finally, this season starts with a 200%+ increase in referees. 🚀

Over the coming weeks, you’ll see officials taking charge of their first games, learning new skills and beginning a new pathway in football.

Please encourage them. Show understanding. Support their development.

And if you have feedback, please offer it through your club, using the correct channels so that it can be acted upon constructively.

Here’s to a successful 2026/27 season for our clubs, coaches, volunteers, players, parents, carers, guardians and match officials.

We’re all part of the same game. 🤝⚽

03/09/2026

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01/09/2026

The Howdens Game Changer programme is back, giving grassroots clubs the chance to receive new kitchen facilities and better serve their communities 🍴

Give your club a game-changing upgrade - apply today! ⬇️

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01/09/2026

⚽ All done! Four referee courses across the summer at Westmorland County FA!

How is this possible? Well, it’s been made possible thanks to four of our member clubs who opened their doors and helped us deliver our summer referee courses.

A huge thank you to:

👏 Milnthorpe Corinthians FC
👏 AMBLESIDE UNITED JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB
👏 Kendal Town FC
👏 Kirkby Lonsdale Football Club

Thank you all for hosting us and providing the time, space and quality playing surfaces that allowed us to introduce even more practical sessions into our referee training and help get our officials game ready! 🏃‍♂️⚽

As we continue to progress this season, we’ve also been listening to feedback from grassroots managers in Mini Soccer. As a result, we’ve introduced a new drill focused on communication, helping referees manage dribble-ins and pass-ins more effectively this season. 🗣️

Looking ahead to the 2026/27 season, our aim is once again to cover football across the whole grassroots game — from Under-8s through to senior football.

That means we’ll be running more referee courses throughout the season. 📅

If you’re 14+ and interested in becoming a referee, express your interest here:

👉 https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/YW5r4Ere9d

Let’s keep growing the referee family and supporting grassroots football across Westmorland! ⚽

28/08/2026

You don’t have to watch violent, racist, sexist or homophobic behaviour ruin grassroots football.

Do your part by reporting hate and we’ll do ours with punishments that protect the game.

Report hate ⬇️

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27/08/2026

3V3 | Not long to go now before the opening weekend 3v3 festival. U7 managers and team administrators can sign up here for our briefing webinar - https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/SrLRHTGFC7

Learn more about how 3v3 will work for the Kent Valley Junior Football League and how the introductory festivals will be run and organised.

⚽ U7 Festival Launch Event – Opening Weekend of the 2026/27 Season ⚽

The league, in partnership with Westmorland County FA, is excited to welcome all U7 teams to a special Opening Weekend Festival at Millennium Playing Fields, Kendal, as we introduce the new 3v3 festival format for the 2026/27 season.

📅 Festival Schedule 📍 Millennium Playing Fields, Kendal

🕙 10:00am – Team arrival and registration at the gazebo
🗣️ 10:15am – Managers' briefing with League and County FA officials
⚽ 10:30am – 11:30am – 3v3 festival games

This event is designed to help clubs, managers, players and parents understand the new U7 format in a fun and supportive environment. We encourage all U7 teams to take part.

📖 Clubs should have received copies of the Future Fit: Know Your Formats booklet at the League AGM. The booklet contains all the key information U7 managers need for the season.

💻 U7 Managers Webinar Before the festival, Westmorland County FA will be hosting an online Future Fit Webinar for U7 managers:

📅 Tuesday 1st September
🕖 7:00pm

Managers can register here: 👉 Westmorland County FA – Future Fit Webinar Westmorland County FA - Future Fit webinar – Fill out form

We look forward to seeing everyone at Millennium Playing Fields as we kick off another exciting season of youth football! ⚽🎉