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Girls' flag football gains momentum in Treasure Valley
Girls' flag football is rapidly gaining popularity in the Treasure Valley as Optimist Youth Football kicks off its second season.
A league of their own: Girls’ flag football in Austin area gets backing from Houston Texans
The Texans launched their girls' flag football program in 2023 to help "create equitable opportunities for young female athletes." They now plan to bring the program to two Austin-area school districts.
Why the NFL is promoting girls high school varsity flag football
An NFL ad during the Super Bowl promoted girls varsity flag football. NPR speaks with NYU adjunct professor and sports writer Jane McManus about why the NFL is promoting the sport now.
Making school history: Jenkins flag football and girls basketball teams on a shared path
The Jenkins Flag Football team made school history making the State Final 4, now the girls basketball team, with many of the same players, is following suit
Florida high school girls flag football scores (2/17/2025)
The start of girls flag football season kicked off on Monday night, with teams from around the Sunshine State taking the field. We’ve gone around to compile
State’s top football venue to hold high school flag state title games
The Nevada high school flag football state championship games will be played on the state’s grandest football stage. All three Nevada high school flag football state championship games will be played at Allegiant Stadium on Thursday,
The NFL’s Star-Studded Super Bowl Commercial Will Lead a Push for Girls Flag Football (Exclusive)
The league will have a two-minute spot after the halftime show directed by Peter Berg and starring Pat McAfee, Justin Jefferson and other stars, calling for girls flag football to become a varsity ...
NCAA committee recommends flag football as emerging sport for women amid growing popularity
The NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics has recommended that Divisions I, II and III sponsor legislation to add flag football ...
NFL Super Bowl commercial pushes for girls flag football in all 50 states
The NFL has used the Super Bowl to advertise flag football in recent years and is back in 2025 with a commercial calling to ...
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Women's varsity flag football to debut at SUNY Brockport next year
"It was just really special, especially with the process we're going through like it just being announced that we're going to be a varsity sport." BACKGROUND: Girls flag football is taking off ...
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Flag football receives recommendation to join NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program
14 states have already sanctioned flag football as a high school varsity sport, including Florida, California and New York. More states, including Michigan, are playing girls' flag football as ...