
By Robert Balajadia
There will be no GNYFF Football Season in 2021 after the league ultimately decided to forgo opening up their gates this year due to Guam’s current state in the middle of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
“The decision was made collectively based on the positive cases rising and the numbers affected by COVID. The safety of our kids is always going to be what’s most important. We aren’t able to provide enough control measures for players, fans and families to be safe so we are going to forgo this season and work to better prepare for next year,” said GNYFF Vice President Al Blend.
The GNYFF, like the rest of Guam sports, did not have a 2020 Season making this year the second consecutive season being canceled.
“We’re working on devising a plan to meet public health guidelines preparing for 2022. Nothing is concrete yet, but we’re reaching out to counterparts in stateside leagues to find the most effective way to provide a safe and competitive league,” added Blend.
Even still, the GNYFF 2022 season will be on it’s hinges based on the state of the island come August of 2022.
“We’ll always error on the side of caution especially since some of our divisions require a little more supervision. But we owe it to the kids to bring football back so not having football is not an option,” affirmed Blend.
Influx of youth to high school
A topic that often gets debated each football season is whether eligible Matua Division (12-14 years old) players should move on to play high school football instead of playing their final season in the GNYFF. With the cancelation of the 2021 season, the underclassmen have migrated to the high school leagues which can be seen all through out the league.
Blend, who is also the head coach for the JFK Islanders, has seen more underclassmen come out to tryouts and practice which has been an encouraging sight for their development. With the Islanders numbers obviously being affected by the underclassmen numbers, it’s safe to assume that the rest of the league has noticed an influx of underclassmen as well.
“Most of my players might be underclassmen and honestly I’m happy for that. Even if they are freshman in the GNYFF they should move up. Not having a 2021 season has been a blessing in disguise for the high school program,” said Blend.
The ISA Football season begins on October 15th!


GPS Sports Calendar
February 2023
- SU
- MO
- TU
- WE
- TH
- FR
- SA
Events for January
1st
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
2nd
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
Events for February
3rd
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
TRITONS BASEBALL INVITATIONAL PLAYOFFS
Events for February
4th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Events for February
6th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
7th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
8th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
9th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
Events for February
10th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
TRITONS BASEBALL INVITATIONAL FINALS
Events for February
11th
Events for February
13th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
14th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
15th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
Events for February
16th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
Events for February
17th
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
Events for February
18th
World Athletics Cross Country Championships
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
Events for February
19th
SPRINT TRIATHLON, PACIFIC GAMES QUALIFIER
MONSTER ENERGY MOTOCROSS ROUND 2
Events for February
20th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
21st
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
22nd
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
23rd
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
Events for February
24th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL QUARTERFINALS
Events for February
24th
Events for February
25th
Events for February
27th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER SEMIFINALS
Events for February
28th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL FINALS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE SEMIFINALS
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS

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