California eyes making girls flag football a school sport

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The number of girls playing flag football in U.S. high schools doubled to 11,000 in the decade leading up to 2018-19, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations.

On Thursday, the southern section of the California Interscholastic Federation is expected to vote on making it an official girls’ high school sport. If approved, the state federation — which governs interscholastic sports in the California — would take it up next month with a goal of making it an official sport in the nation’s most populous state for the 2023-24 school year.

In flag football, no one gets tackled. A play ends when an opposing player pulls off the flag of a ball-carrier. It also is far cheaper than tackle football since no helmets or pads are needed. “They loved being the pioneer of women in sports and girls in flag football,” he said. “We are truly trailblazers.”

 

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