The Northern Virginia Unlimited Football Association is a league providing a new and unique opportunity for youth in the area to develop essential playing skills. NOVAUFA qualifies players by size and is designed for rising 6th, 7th, and 8th graders that are over the weight limit for regular county leagues, but have the desire to learn and play the game.

Youth receive structured practices focusing on skill development, endurance training, game fundamentals, and sportsmanship. Coaches provide quality leadership, training, and role modeling. Youth play a ten game scheduled season. After the regular season ends, youth participate in play-off games, with one team ultimately winning a hard fought championship.

NOVAUYFA History

The organizers wanted to provide an opportunity for quality league play to youth in the Northern Virginia area that could not play under regular county league weight limitations. The Northern Virginia Unlimited Football Association formed, recruited quality coaches locally, and arranged for play against similarly formed Maryland teams. Player interest was extraordinary and resulted in a highly motivated and successful team of young men The NOVA Hawks. The league provides youth, who have no other opportunity at organized play, the chance to develop the necessary skills that will help once they reach high school. The league also benefits our local Northern Virginia high schools. These schools will benefit by having better trained, disciplined, and motivated players as freshmen!

Because of the enormous success of the new league, the 2002 football season will include eight teams from Northern Virginia, which will correspond with the Fairfax County High School pyramid system.

NOVA Hawks: 10 & 0

The first season (2001) was extremely successful! The 40 young men making up the NOVA Hawks brought glory to the field. They were 10 and 0 in the regular season, and were the Mid Atlantic Unlimited Football League, Southern Division Champions. Each young man had the opportunity to practice, play, and improve his knowledge and skills related to football. Additionally, each young man enhanced their personal confidence and took great pride in the work they accomplished during season. Next year promises to be even more exciting!

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