Welcome to the 2023 Westfield PAL Flag Football program! For those players and families who have played in our league in prior years, welcome back! For our new families, we welcome you to our program.

The Westfield PAL Flag Football program is now in its 24th year. Our program is open to boys and girls who are Westfield residents only  between 1st and 9th grades, and is structured under three age groups: 1st-3rd grades, 4th-6th grades, and 7th-9th grades. All games are played on Saturday mornings at Tamaques Park located off of Lamberts Mill Road in Westfield (Tamaques Park is also accessible from Dickson Drive).  The program is non-contact and is instructional in nature at the younger age groups.

The 2023 season time slots for games will be:

Girls flag football continues, WHOOT WHOOT! The Girls Flag league will have two age groups; 2nd-4th grade and 5th-7th grade, and will be playing at Tamaques in the 11:45-1PM time slot. With that said, the "traditional" flag football program will continue to be coed and welcome both boys and girls and girls are free to choose which league they wish to play in... and if they are in 2nd - 6th grades they are welcome to play in both leagues if they're up for Saturday mornings that are filled with flag!

The season will run from September 9th through November 18th. The cost for registration will be $100 per player, with a family limit of $300. A late fee of $20 per player will start to be assessed on August 13, and registration will close on September 3rd. The Westfield PAL will never turn away any players because of financial hardship. Please email Brian Surowitz ([email protected]) with any questions on our scholarship program.

The Westfield PAL Girls Flag Football League rang in our Inaugural Season in September 2022, and we are excited for the 2023 Fall Season. We are among the first girls flag football programs in NJ and excited to bring this sport to our town. Interest in girls flag football is exploding worldwide, and it is being proposed as an Olympic sport for 2028. Nike and the NY Jets are sponsoring Girls High School Flag Football throughout NY and NJ, and currently the Westfield High School Girls are playing their inaugural season in the Big Central Conference!

Our mission is to empower girls to work together as a team in a fun and safe (non-contact) environment while developing a love of flag football. Our league supports positive values and promotes health, wellness, and self-esteem to inspire and motivate girls to succeed both on and off the field.

We are looking to grow Girls Flag Football in Westfield, provide athletic gear, training for coaches and team building activities. Our league will also promote personal health and continue to enhance the program and overall experience. In recognition of our important role in the community, we will be partnering with local charities that share our mission.

We have big plans and ideas for the upcoming Westfield PAL Girls Flag Football season and beyond, which can only be achieved through community support and involvement. Parent volunteers and coaches are the backbone of any youth sports program, and we are looking for moms, dads and teens to volunteer their time to help make the program a huge success. We would like to have at least one female coach on every team. 

To further support our mission and enhance the program, we are seeking donations and sponsorships. If interested in volunteer, donation and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Kelly Hantman at [email protected] 

Don't forget to follow us on Instagram @Westfieldgirlsflagfootball.