Sports clubs provide an opportunity for children and young people to learn skills that will help them in school and their future careers and personal lives.
Through engagement in sport, they learn leadership, teamwork, problem-solving, responsibility, self-discipline, and a sense of initiative.
With more and more sports clubs returning to action as coronavirus restrictions continue to ease, we asked managers, coaches and parents to send in their team pictures so we could show our support by publishing a special supplement and hopefully encouraging more young people to join the clubs which do so much great work across our communities.
This supplement was published in Friday's newspaper, but if you missed it scroll down this page and take a look at all the team pictures that were submitted
Community answers
Calling all local sports teams
"Send us your BEST team picture to feature in an EXCLUSIVE keepsake sports supplement"
We asked for your responses - this is what you sent.
Name of your club/teamWatford Swimming Club
Town/areaWatford and surrounding areas
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Name of your club/teamOxhey Jets U12s
Town/areaSouth oxhey
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Name of your club/teamBushey Rangers u11s
Town/areaBushey
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Name of your club/teamBushey & Oxhey U10 Broncos
Town/areaBushey
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Name of your club/teamHerons Youth FC
Town/areaWatford
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Name of your club/teamHerons Youth FC
Town/areaWatford
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Name of your club/teamHerons Youth FC
Town/areaWatford
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Name of your club/teamHerons Youth FC
Town/areaWatford
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Name of your club/teamHerons Youth FC
Town/areaWatford
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Name of your club/teamBushey & Oxhey Stags
Town/areaWatford
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Name of your club/teamBushey & Oxhey Wolves
Town/areaBushey & Oxhey
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Name of your club/teamBushey & Oxhey U9 Eagles
Town/areaBushey, Watford
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Name of your club/teamSt Albans Rangers U11 Falcons
Town/areaSt Albans, Hertfordshire
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Name of your club/teamBelstone Ladies FC
Town/areaRadlett
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Name of your club/teamBelstone FC Blacks U9
Town/areaRadlett
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Name of your club/teamBelstone FC - Under 12's
Town/areaRadlett, Herts
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Name of your club/teamHarvesters FC Under 11 Girls
Town/areaSt Albans
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Name of your club/teamCCYFC U09 Rockets
Town/areaChorleywood
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Name of your club/teamCCYFC U09 Rockets
Town/areaChorleywood
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Name of your club/teamHarvesters U16 Girls
Town/areaSt Albans
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Name of your club/teamBushey & Oxhey U8 Lions
Town/areaBushey & Oxhey
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Name of your club/teamHarvesters FC, Under 15's South
Town/areaSt. Albans
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Name of your club/teamUnder 12s East Harvesters fc
Town/areaSt Albans
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