Lawmakers and athletic leaders encourage more flag football for girls

Girls flag football building momentum in Lehigh Valley

The quarterback receives the snap from center and hands off to a teammate, who in turn delivers the ball to another teammate on a reverse for a gain of 7 yards and a first down. The next play, the quarterback connects with a wide receiver on a slant for a 12-yard gain. Two plays later, the quarterback lofts a pass in the middle of the field where the receiver leaps high to snare a 21-yard reception and another first down.

Lawmakers and athletic leaders encourage more flag football for girls

Georgia lawmakers and athletic leaders gathered at Mercedes-Benz stadium Thursday to spread the word about a girls' sport that's growing in popularity.

Minneapolis public schools use girls flag football to address Title IX sports disparities

Tasked to raise its participation rates in girls sports, Minneapolis Public Schools made flag football a district-wide push across seven high schools.

Meet the Athlete: Ingrid Kotnik

Why did you decide to join flag football? I did dance for 16 years, I started when I was one year old. This is the first year that I have not done any dance, so I needed something to fill that space. I needed a different athletic activity and I heard about girls flag football and I thought that would be a cool opportunity. It’s the inaugural year and also football, or derivations of it, have long been a space of exclusion for women, so I though…