California makes flag football a girls’ high school sport

Published February 3, 2023 3:37 PM

By AMY TAXIN
Associated Press

California has approved a plan to make flag football a girls’ high school sport amid soaring popularity of the game and a push to get more female athletes on the field. The California Interscholastic Federation’s federated council voted Friday to make flag football an official high school sport for girls in the nation’s most populous state for the upcoming 2023-24 year. The vote comes amid a surge in interest in flag football among younger players in recreational leagues and burgeoning support from the NFL. New York state took a similar step this week.

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