HGYFL - Hampshire Girls Youth Football League

17/09/2026

15/09/2026

Join The Greater Game YouTube Community from England Football by following their new YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/

13/09/2026

Young referees are learning too.

They will miss things.
They will make mistakes.
They won’t get every decision right.

Neither do players.
Neither do coaches.
Neither do parents.

What they shouldn’t have to deal with is abuse from adults on the touchline while they’re trying to do their best.

Without referees, there is no game.

So support them. Give them room to learn. And remember that the young person holding the whistle is someone’s child too.

Would you like the caption to lean more towards defending young referees or calling out the adults who abuse them?

12/09/2026

GOOD MORNING & WELCOME TO THE RETURN OF HGYFL FOR THE NEW SEASON! ⚽❤️

The pitches are (we'll sort of) ready. The boots are on. The memories are waiting to be made.

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Whatever happens, enjoy every minute.
Have a brilliant weekend everyone! ⚽

06/09/2026

The England Football's The Greater Game initiative, is back for the 26/27 season, and what better way to launch the new season, is with their new YouTube Channel, please take a moment to watch, like and follow their new channel: https://www.youtube.com/

04/09/2026

Milestone reached! We've amassed over 1,000 Instagram followers.

Thank you for your continued support. Please continue to share, like and follow both our Instagram and pages.

The start of the season is fast approaching.

03/09/2026

The England Football's The Greater Game is back for the 26/27 season, and their focus remains the same and as strong as ever. To find out more, please like and follow their YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/

31/08/2026

Thank you for sharing this Poem, Sarah Reed 💚⚽

25/08/2026

**THE BACK-PASS RULE EVERY NEW GOALKEEPER LEARNS THE HARD WAY 🧤⚽**

Every young goalkeeper has that moment eventually…

A defender rolls the ball back.

The keeper picks it up without thinking.

And suddenly everyone’s shouting:

**“KEEPER — YOU CAN’T PICK THAT UP!”** 😅

It’s one of those rules that catches loads of new players out.

If a teammate **deliberately kicks** the ball back to their own goalkeeper, the keeper **can’t handle it**.

Do it anyway… and it’s an **indirect free-kick** to the other team.

That’s usually the moment the lesson sticks. 😂

It’s not about being awkward.

It’s there to stop teams wasting time and to encourage goalkeepers to use their feet as well as their hands.

Of course, explaining that to a brand new young keeper in the middle of a match is another matter entirely…

Because to them, the ball’s near the goal, they’re the goalkeeper, and picking it up feels like the most natural thing in the world. 🤷‍♂️

Most of them only need to learn it once.

Usually the hard way.

👇 **Did your goalkeeper ever get caught out by the back-pass rule?**

Or have you seen a match where nobody on the pitch seemed to know what the decision was? 😅