Flag football is the 18th sport NFHS has provided a set of rules, and the first since lacrosse (boys in 2000, girls in 2016) to be added. “The NFHS looks forward to being involved with the ...

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. NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL scores ...

A quick rules overview: Olympic flag football will be played five-on-five on a 70-by-25-yard field with two 20-minute halves. There are no linemen, and jumping and diving as the ball carrier is ...

Nine states had girls flag football in the 2024-25 school year, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations, with two expected to add it this year and 17 others moving ...

In 2023, about 500,000 girls ages 6-17 played flag football, according to an NFHS report in January 2025 — an increase of 63% from 2019. In high school alone, the number of girls double from ...

In 2023, about 500,000 girls ages 6-17 played flag football, according to an NFHS report in January 2025 — an increase of 63% from 2019.