Represent

As one of the University's Performance Sports, Women's Football provides an excellent pathway for players from community grassroots players to international athletes.

The Women's 1st XI Team provides an opportunity to represent the University in BUCS at the highest level alongside playing domestic club football. 

Prospective students get in touch using the online enquiry form. Please include details of your level and experience.  

Competition

The Women's Football Club compete in the National University League and Cup Programme managed by BUCS.

1st XI: South Eastern Tier 1 (1A) and the National Trophy.
 

How to Join

There are three weeks of free trials and taster sessions at the start of Semester B (Monday 10th January - Sunday 30th January).

Anyone invited to join the Club must have signed up and paid for their membership following this three-week period.

Please pre-register by contacting the Club on their social media channels.

Coaching

The Women's Football Programme is managed and coached by a number of FA qualified coaches with extensive experience within the national women's game.

Represent membership

Full REPRESENT membership for this club is £130 for the academic year. This consists of a £30 joining fee and £100 fee to access training, fixtures and other performance sport related benefits. Please note you must have both parts of the membership to access all club benefits listed below:

  • Exclusive HertSquad 2022/23 Purple Hoodie
  • Student Duo Gym Membership
  • Strength and Conditioning Training
  • Access to Physiotherapy 
  • Coaching from NGB qualified coaches                
  • Match officials ​
  • Transport to away fixtures                                    
  • Competition and administration fees ​
  • Personal injury insurance                                      
  • NGB affiliation and registration fees

Please Note: there is a comprehensive trials process in place to join this club by invitation only. Please see a member of the HertSquad Team before purchasing this membership. 

£100Semester B

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You will need at least one club membership for £30 to buy a Represent membership.

How to join:

  • Log into your account with us or click on ‘Create Account’ if you haven’t got one
  • Once logged in, go to ‘make a booking’ in the top orange bar
  • Select ‘Student Only Clubs’
  • Select the membership you would like to purchase and follow the on screen instructions

Compete

If you are an avid football player or just want a regular game each week, then get yourself involved in the HertSquad campus based football programme.

Renowned for providing a great social setting to play competitive football with your friends, course mates or house mates against other students in our weekly semesterly leagues.

The student programme includes 6-a-side and 8-a-side football leagues.

If you are a student looking for a team to join or you are captain looking for extra players to join your squad in a Club Sport Football league, then come along to one of our FREE 'Find Your Team' sessions. Further information on these sessions can be found below.

All of the above run in both Semester A and Semester B.

If you are interested in Men's Club Sport Football, please click here.

 

Semester A Campus Football Leagues

League 

Student / Staff 

Day 

Time 

Venue 

Cost 

General Information 

6-a-side 

Student 

Mondays 

Matches between 20:00 - 22:00 

Oval 3G, College Lane campus 

£30 Club membership (annual payment) and £30 Football Compete membership (semesterly payment) per player  

+ £30 refundable cash deposit* per team

Squads of 6 - 12 players 

6-a-side 

Student 

Tuesdays 

Matches between 19:00 - 21:00 

Oval 3G, College Lane campus 

£30 Club membership (annual payment) and £30 Football Compete membership (semesterly payment) per player  

+ £30 refundable cash deposit* per team

Squads of 6 - 12 players 

 

8-a-side

 

Student Wednesdays Matches between 14:00 - 18:00 Oval 3G, College Lane campus

£30 Club membership (annual payment) and £30 Football Compete membership (semesterly payment) per player  

+ £30 refundable cash deposit* per team

Squads of 8 - 14 players

* £30 refundable cash deposit - returned at the end of the semester if all matches completed in accordance to league rules and all squad bibs are returned to the HertSquad Office. This will be be collected from all teams at the first set of matches week commencing Monday 24 October.

The entry deadline for entering teams is 17:00 on Monday 17 October.

All teams must have two team representatives at the Club Sport Football meeting at 18:00 on Wednesday 19 October which will be held in the International Suite at Hertfordshire Sports Village on the de Havilland campus.

The HertSquad Club Sport Football leagues will commence the week beginning Monday 24 October.

Please click here to view the league rules.

 

Enter a Team

Students can enter a team into one of the Club Sport Football leagues above by following the instructions below:

  1. Download the Playwaze app on your mobile phone app store (orange square with white pw)
  2. Log into the Playwaze app (BUCS Play log in can be used) or register a new account 
  3. Click on the search button on the bottom panel (second logo from the right)
  4. Keep the 'I'm looking for' drop down as 'Organisations/Providers', type ‘University of Hertfordshire’ in the ‘By the name of’ search box and then click ‘Find Organisations / Providers’
  5. Join the University of Hertfordshire Community (purple H logo)
  6. After selecting ‘join for a dependant or join for yourself’ you will then need to fill out the required details and press continue
  7. Click on 'Other Communities' and click Club Sport Football 
  8. Click on the league you wish to enter.
  9. Click 'enter team' at the bottom, follow the instructions and make your team payment to secure your place in the league.

We recommend the team captain enters the team into the league. All team members will have to follow steps 1-5 above and then join their set team so that all team members are visible.

All teams must have the minimum number of squad players (6 or 8) visible under their Playwaze Football team who have all paid the required individual entry fees by the entry deadline to secure their team space.

 

Looking for a Team to Join in a Club Sport Football League or Need Extra Players for Your Squad

Students are responsible for organising their own teams. Although assistance is offered through our FREE 'Find Your Team' sessions at the start of term to help teams recruit players or for individuals looking for a team to join. Just come along to one of the sessions below with your student I.D. card:  

Session 

Date 

Time 

Venue 

General Information 

Find Your Campus Football 6-a-side or 8-a-side League Team

Monday 3 October

16:00 - 18:00

Oval 3G, College Lane Campus

Student I.D. card required 

Find Your Campus Football 6-a-side League Team

Tuesday 4 October 19:00 - 20:00 Oval 3G, College Lane Campus

Student I.D. card required 

Find Your Campus Football 8-a-side League Team Wednesday 5 October 15:00 - 17:00 Oval 3G, College Lane Campus Student I.D. card required 

Find Your Campus Football 6-a-side League Team

Monday 10 October 20:00 - 22:00 Oval 3G, College Lane Campus Student I.D. card required 

Find Your Campus Football 6-a-side League Team

Tuesday 11 October 19:00 - 21:00 Oval 3G, College Lane Campus Student I.D. card required 
Find Your Campus Football 8-a-side League Team Wednesday 12 October 15:00 - 17:00 Oval 3G, College Lane Campus Student I.D. card required 

 

You can also join the HertSquad Football WhatsApp group and connect with other Football enthusiasts to create your own team in time for the entry deadline.  

Compete membership

Full COMPETE membership for this club is £30 for the academic year (or £30 if you have already purchased the Club MEMBERSHIP as part of your REPRESENT package). This consists of a £30 joining fee and £30 fee to access training and trips. Please note you must have both parts of the membership to access all club benefits listed below:

  • Weekly fixures
  • Training sessions run by trained Activators
  • Equipment
  • Personal injury insurance

*You are only required to purchase ONE Club MEMBERSHIP per Club but MUST have REPRESENT & COMPETE memberships if you wish to participate in both pathways. 

£30Annually

Join Now

How to join:

  • Log into your account with us or click on ‘Create Account’ if you haven’t got one
  • Once logged in, go to ‘make a booking’ in the top orange bar
  • Select ‘Student Only Clubs’
  • Select the membership you would like to purchase and follow the on screen instructions

Active

Come and play with Active Students! Whether you have played before or trying it for the first time, everyone is welcome! Sessions are run by a traind female activator. Check out the timetable to see when there is a session that suits you.

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