How We Play
All-female teams meet up every game day to compete not only to win football matches but also for the positive impact they make on their communities.
The team with the highest combined point score, including votes for their Impact Project, wins the cash prize.
Before the football matches, teams play Impact Games. On this field we let the game flow freely, fostering friendships, promoting positive mental health, and boosting performance and fun.
First, Impact Games
The Impact Games and Field serves as a pre-match gathering space for all teams.
These pre-game foster a supportive community, helping players relax, connect, boost mental well-being, and build friendships.
Every game day features a unique Impact Game theme.
Then, 5v5 Matches
Before the 1-hour of matches all players gather for a collective warm-up.
Through out the season all teams will play each other 2 times.
Football Points:
Win -> 3 points
Tie -> 2 points to each team
Loss -> 1 point
Between Game Days, the Focus Shifts to Community and Training
Between game days, your team focuses on two important activities: engaging in community work to build and advance your Impact Project, and meeting up to train.
Sweaty Iconic Sweeties (SIS) plays for Global Goal 11 and partnering with the Ruth Ellis Center and painted their community space. The team arranged 32 community events and spent 352 hours on community activities.
Action, Spirit, and Play: Our Unique Scoring System
Overall Champion
The team with the highest combined point score, including the votes for their Impact Project, wins the money prize!
Action Points
This rewards your team's community activities between game days.
Points are awarded based on activity type and impact.
The first Action Report is due before the second game day.
You can score from 1 to 5 points.
Football Point
Each 20-minute football match follows a scoring system: 3 points for the winning team, 1 point for the losing team, and 2 points for a tie.
Crowd Point
This category challenges stereotypes about women's sports on social media.
Teams score points based on their Instagram activity related to game days, training, and Global Goals.
To score Crowd Points, your team must have a team Instagram account.
You can score from 1 to 5 points.
Play Spirit Point
Awarded after the games on the Impact Field.
Recognizes your team's energy, attitude, and creativity.
Each team can score from 1 to 5 points.
Team Style
While points aren't awarded for fashion, we encourage you to express yourselves and your Global Goal/Impact Project through your outfits.
We celebrate individuality, creativity, and upcycling in your team's fashion choices.
All teams meet up for games every other week.
Each game day lasts approximately 3 hours, including warm-up and matches.
A Sensational League season typically spans 3-4 months, with 6 game days throughout the season.
Teams in the Sensational League Are Driven by a Greater Purpose
When you sign up, you'll be asked to select one of the 17 Global Goals to play for. You will, as a team, use the season to develop a Impact Project around that Goal.
We encourage all teams to follow their passions. Whether it's planting a new forest, building a new bus stop, challenging friends to clean up a neighborhood, closing the pay gap at work, implementing menstrual cycle awareness initiatives, or promoting more sports in schools. The possibilities are endless.
Committed to Creating a Safe and Enjoyable Space for All Players
We play 5v5 football on slightly bigger fields to provide more space and reduce the risk of collisions.
We avoid dangerous play, such as hard tackles and heading the ball.
We add strength and balance training to our warm-up routine to improve physical fitness and reduce the risk of injuries.
We openly discuss how periods and menopause can influence our play to create a supportive environment for all players.
The teams you play may have a different level of football experience than your team. Always play at a level that allows everyone to participate and enjoy the game.
