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!

Our Spring 2010 season has ended. Registration for the Spring 2011 season will open in December 2010. Our practices and games start in late March-early April (depending on weather and field conditions) and end in mid-June.

Please check back with us in the fall for updated 2011 season information or send us your questions using the "Feedback" option on the left side menu. We will get back to you as soon as we can.