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Vol. 1
NW&GFL
League Update August 2022
Final pre-season preparations & important information
Welcome to the NW&GL for 2022/23
Welcome to this pre-season Northamptonshire Women's & Girls' League club update.   Since the AGM the new Committee have been working hard behind the scenes to try and complete a smooth transition from the old committee, including sorting access to bank accounts, IT systems and updating mailing lists.  All of this work has been happening alongside the usual pre-season preparation that needs to happen. 
With this in mind, we would like to apologise if communication from us hasn't been as expected, but I'm delighted to say we are in a position now to be able to produce this update, which will form part of a quarterly update from the League.
In this edition we will cover:
- The new committee & contact details
- Pre-season timelines
- Age group divisions & format update
- League rules update
Northamptonshire Women's & Girls' League Committee
Shelia Lauder Welfare Officer
Stephen Asker Treasurer
Georgina Durman Club Rep
Sinade Livesey Walking Football
sinade08@gmail.com
League Communication
Email is the preferred method of communication for all league matters, and the email addresses of all committee members are above.
We will be issuing a quarterly league update in this format which will go to all club secretaries who are encouraged to share this with managers/coaches etc with their clubs.
The Robin Road App will be updated with contact details and documents for the 2022/23 season.
We are aware that the league does have a Facebook page, but at present we don't have access to this.  It is an aim of the committee to improve the social media presence of the league, but this is a longer term target.
July 2022
League Sanction
The NW&GL committee are working with the NFA to get the league sanction complete for the 2022/23 season
Clubs continue to submit their player registrations to the league, with the minimum numbers registered by 12th August 2022
Player registrations continue
August 2022
League Timeline
The league committee will be holding virtual drop-in sessions for every age group to discuss preferences around league make-up & format.
8th August 2022
Age-group specific meetings
A virtual EGM will be held to formally adopt the rules as this wasn't done at the AGM.  Rules & details will be circulated over 14 days prior to this.
EGM
22nd August 2022
Both the Youth & Ladies seasons will commence on 10/11th September 2022 as agreed at the AGM
10/11th September 2022
Kick off!
League Sanction Update
As mentioned, we are working with the NFA as we speak to complete our League Sanction process.  As part of this process we have to provide various pieces of information in 3 different sections:
League Management
League details
League officials
League rules
League Sanction
League sanction documentation
League Structure
League structure confirmation
Player registrations are well underway, and whilst we don't have an official registrations officer at the moment, the league are still in a good position to be able to review & approve these registrations as & when they come in.
A big thank you to everyone who has made such a great start to the registration process.
The league is asking that the minimum number of players are registered by 12th August 2022
In the absence of a League Player Registrations Officer, please direct any queries to chair@nwgfl.co.uk
Player Registrations
Current players registered
651
Age Group Specific Manager drop-in sessions
As a committee we understand that the format and make up of League Divisions is an important and emotive matter.  In order to consult effectively on our proposals for the format of each age group, we would like to invite all managers to attend a short virtual consultation meeting to discuss their specific age group.
Club Secretaries are also invited to these sessions, but we would really value the input of managers in this process also.
Some age groups are more straight forward than others, which is why we are keen to get the input of as many people as possible on the proposals below.
The details and links can be found below
Age Group Specific Managers briefings
Monday 8th August 2022
Please click on the relevant link below to register for the drop-in sessions in advance
Proposed League constitution
Ladies
Premier Division
- Brackley Town
- Bugbrooke
- Corby Town
- Long Buckby
- Moulton FC
- Desborough Ladies
- Buckingham Utd
- Kettering FC
Division 1
- Crick Athletic
- Earls Barton
- Halse Utd
- Harpole
- Long Buckby reserves
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds
- Welland Valley
- Kingsthorpe Jets
Proposed League constitution
Under 15's
Under 15's
11v11
- Brixworth
- Corby Town
- Mawsley Lionesses
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds Blue
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds White
- Kingsthorpe Jets
- Kingsthorpe Jets
- Kettering FC
Proposed League constitution
Under 14's
Division 1
11v11
- Corby Town
- Houghton Hawks
- Rothwell Aztec
- Daventry Town
- Kingsthorpe Jets
- Kettering FC
- Long Buckby
Division 2
9v9
- Mawsley Pumas
- Oundle
- Brackley Athletic
- Brixworth
Proposed League constitution
Under 13's
Under 13's
9v9
- Corby Town
- Corby Town Bobcats
- Daventry Town
- Kettering Town
- Kingsthorpe Jets
- Kettering FC
- Kettering FC
- Brackley Athletic
Proposed League constitution
Under 12's
Lions
9v9
- Corby Town
- Mawsley Jaguars
- Daventry Town
- Kettering Town FC
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds Blue
- Kingsthorpe Jets Int
- Brackley Athletic
Tigers
9v9
- Blisworth
- Corby Town Lionesses
- Mawsley Hornets
- Oundle
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds White
- Roade
- Kingsthorpe Jets
Proposed League constitution
Under 11's
Lions
7v7
- Mawsley Wildcats
- Mawsley Tigers
- Kettering Town FC
- Kingsthorpe Jets
Tigers
7v7
- Corby Town
- Long Buckby
- Mawsley Leopards
- Daventry Town
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds
- Kettering FC
- Brackley Athletic
Proposed League constitution
Under 10's
Under 10's
7v7
- Corby Town
- Mawsley Lynxes
- Mawsley Bobcats
- Mawsley Lightening
- Daventry Town
- Kettering Town
- Kingsthorpe Jets
- Kettering FC
- Kettering FC
- Brackley Athletic
Proposed League constitution
Under 8's & Under 9's
Merged age group
5v5
- Mawsley Bees U8
- Daventry Town U8
- Daventry Town U8
- Liberty FC U8
- Kettering FC U8
- Mawsley U9
- Moulton U9
- Kingsthorpe Jets U9
League Rules 22/23
Rules review update
The committee has been reviewing the rules as they are currently written and this has raised a couple of issues where the league rules contradict The FA's Standard Code of Rules (SCOR), which can't happen, so we're working to re-write the relevant sections to make them compliant with The FA's SCOR.
Once this has been done the rules will be circulated to all clubs ensuring that:
- Re-written rules are highlighted
- New rules (voted on under the previous committee) are highlighted
These rules will then be formally adopted at the EGM as per the timeline detailed above
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League Update August 2022
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