Herndon Optimist NFL Flag Football (HONFL) is one of the sports sponsored by the Herndon Optimist Club and operates under the umbrella of the NFL Youth Football Organization. The league was started by coaches from the Herndon Optimist Youth Football (HOYF - tackle football) league to provide the football experience to more young people through a non-contact, co-ed program held in the spring. Our goal is to provide boys and girls, ages 5-17, of Northern Virginia an opportunity to play NFL flag football and learn sportsmanship, teamwork, and responsibility while having fun!

Spring 2012 registration for players, coaches, and youth game officials opened January 1, 2012. The player combine (skills evaluation) will be held Sunday March 18th. Regular season practices begin March 26th and are held two nights during the week, 6-7:30pm, at one of the school sports fields in the Herndon area. Regular season games begin April 15th and are held on Sundays, with some make-up games held during the week nights. Playoff and championship games will be held on Sunday June 10th. Please see our "Events Calendar" for more details and updates throughout the season.

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Danny Corum,
HONFL Commissioner