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.

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 ...

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.

Girls from all around the metro area battled against one another starting back in April. Merrill Middle School topped McCombs Middle School for the title. Teams played 7-on-7 with NFL flag rules.

It's the most recent news of a flag football hype train that's gained steam since Joncich started playing in middle school. “In 2021, everybody that was at tryouts was pretty much everybody who ...