The growth in the sport has been exponential since it’s inception in 2009, with more clubs, more teams and tens of thousands more players. As the Governing body for Walking Football in England, it was important to know how the game was progressing and if it was achieving the goal set out by John Croot…
The family of the late, great Jack Charlton are distancing themselves from an event which was supposed to be a memorial to him. The Jack Charlton Memorial Cup was presented following a Walking Football match between the IWFF England Community Team and a “Republic of Ireland” team. The IWFF (International Walking Football Federation) contacted John…
We have released a new version in line with Government guidance and they can be downloaded here. WFA – Return To Play – V3 – Aug 2020
Introduction The long-awaited news regarding the return of Walking Football is clearly welcomed by all. Many venues have started up with socially distanced Walking Football with bubbles of no more than 6. The feedback we have received has been very positive. Players have felt safe and many have really enjoyed the opportunity to ‘train’ and…
Changes to the Laws Of The Game Over the last few weeks, we have consulted with WFA affiliated clubs on several rules changes that we felt would help the flow of the game. We asked clubs and referees to vote on these changes. There were two specific rule changes that we put to the clubs,…
