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NFHS sets official high school flag football rules for first time
High schools across the country will have official flag football rules beginning this fall. The National Federation of State High School Associations announced on Thursday that a committee had established the first set of national rules for the sport.
NJ high school girls flag football returns in 2025 with 27 new teams
Paramus Catholic and Pope John are among 27 NJ schools adding girls flag football this spring. Here's everything you need to know.
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.
Girls flag football set to begin at Pasco County school
FOX 13’s Briona Arradondo has a look at the inaugural season of girls flag football at Sunlake High School in Pasco County.
A league of their own: Girls' flag football gets NFL backing in Austin
The Houston Texans launched their girls' flag football program in the Houston area in 2023 to help "create equitable opportunities for young female athletes." They now plan to bring the program to two Austin-area school districts.
Flag football receives recommendation to join NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program
The fast-growing sport of women's flag football could be the next NCAA sport. On Wednesday, the NCAA Committee on Women's ...
Empire 8 adding flag football as championship sport
The Empire 8 announced on Thursday that five teams -- including Hartwick College -- will make up the inaugural season of flag ...
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NCAA FLAG FOOTBALL: Empire 8 adds women’s flag football in 2025-26; partners with NFL and RCX Sports
The Empire 8 officially announced the addition of women’s flag football as a conference-sponsored championship sport for the ...
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 to the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.
1st & Her: Flag Football is moving the chains for Women’s Sports
Flag Football has exploded in popularity around the nation. In the Chattahoochee Valley, the sports has allowed girls to ...
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Seahawks Host High School Girls Flag Football Camps Ahead of Inaugural Hawaii Season
The official source of the latest Seahawks headlines, news, rosters transactions, injury updates, key matchups, and more ...
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Super Bowl LIX commercial pushes for high school girls flag football in all 50 states
Victor Green Currently there are 15 states throughout the country that sanction girls flag football as a high school sport. The National Football League (NFL) during Super Bowl LIX made a ...
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Funding will help start WNY girls flag football modified programs
Seven middle schools in Western New York will be able to start flag football programs this spring with the help of the Ralph ...
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‘An amazing experience’: Nevada high school senior stars in Super Bowl flag football commercial
It was a simple drag route behind the linebackers. Ki’Lolo Westerlund flew into the end zone, elevated high into the air and grabbed the football for a ...
Tryouts commence in South Mississippi as Saints launch girls high school flag football league
The NFL may have wrapped its season with the Super Bowl on Sunday, but for some on the Coast, the football season is just ...