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.

The rules are going to closely follow those of high school football, in which there will be four 12-minute quarters and touchdowns counting for six points. What differs now is when teams decide to ...

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.

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 ...

It now has 360 schools and almost 10,000 participants. According to the NFHS, the number of girls flag football participants more than doubled to nearly 43,000 nationwide from 2022-23 to 2023-24.

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.