It’s one of the hottest sports around, so much so that it was just added to the 2028 Olympic Games. In a FOX 32 special report, Anthony Ponce takes a look at its growing popularity.
Meet the Kansas City Chiefs. No, not those Chiefs, but rather thePark District's Kansas City Chiefs. They're just one of eight teams in the district's league tearing up the flag football field this year.
"NFL flag football is the youth sports league nationwide for flag football," said Izell Reese, director of NFL Flag Football. "It is the largest NFL Flag and organized flag football league in the world and we’re currently over 700,000 kids playing nationwide." "Some of the growth has stemmed around more youth leagues starting to pick up the program. It’s affordable. It’s accessible," Reese said.
"Illinois is definitely holding its own and continues to grow. There’s 20-plus locations and counting of leagues that are playing and these leagues are parks and recs, YMCA’s, churches, private groups. It’s a variety."Lemont's league is co-ed for third through eighth grade students. While players develop many skills, one of the big benefits of playing flag football is this.
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