Flag football, sanctioned in 16 states as the sport has added hundreds of thousands of players in recent years, now has official NFHS rules.

According to the national governing body for high school sports, girls flag football has more than doubled in participants since from 2022-23 (20,875) to 2023-24 (42,955), an increase of 105 percent.

Jun. 18—INDIANAPOLIS, In. — The first rules publication for high school flag football — the nation's fastest-growing emerging sport — is now available for purchase from the NFHS. The 2025 ...

The first rules book for flag football is completed and available for purchase the NFHS said in a release Monday. The release referred to girls flag football as “the nation’s fastest growing ...

Olympics flag football will come with its own set of tweaked American football rules: a shorter field, fewer players and no linemen, to name a few.

Conceived as recreation during World War II, flag football is taking off 70 years later among girls and women, with help from the NFL and Olypmics.

One Player From Each NFL Team Who Should Try Out for Flag Football at the 2028 Olympics A look at which NFL stars could add "gold medalist" to their resume.

In addition to the transfer rules it approved, the IHSAA Board of Directors officially made girls flag football an emerging sport on Monday.

The league’s owners voted unanimously to allow players to represent Team USA in flag football at the L.A. Games, meaning we could see a team of NFL all-stars take on the world in 2028.

Flag football, sanctioned in 16 states as the sport has added hundreds of thousands of players in recent years, now has official NFHS rules.