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.

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 ...

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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.

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association has declared a new sport in the state—girls' flag football.

Why kids are choosing flag football Marcus is part of a youth flag football group called OTT Flag Football, which started in 2023. The academy offers team classes and private training sessions.

WIAA sanctions girls flag football for high schools Updates from assembly include transfer portal and rules for transgender athletes.

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.

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