Denver Broncos Foundation Expands Colorado Youth Football Access with ALL IN ALL COVERED Initiative
✨ Coach, Parents & Player Tips
Coach’s Clipboard: Track each athlete’s ten-yard dash weekly and let the fastest rock a “speedster” armband during practice—nothing sparks friendly rivalry, sharpens their start technique, and saves you from chanting “hustle!” all day.
Postgame Parents: When your kid swings open the fridge for a snack, challenge them to balance on one leg and do a slow hip-hinge—tapping the opposite heel behind them three times before they grab that snack—sneaky single-leg deadlifts that supercharge balance and power (and the wobble’s half the fun!).
Players Snap: Clip a mini-band around your ankles and blast three 20-second lateral bleacher shuffles—strong hips mean you carve up defenders instead of waddling like a cartoon duck.
🔎 Feature Story
🏅 Denver Broncos Foundation Launches Extension of ALL IN. ALL COVERED. Emphasizing Youth Football Participation
Denver Broncos Foundation has partnered with Every Kid Sports and Good Sports to expand youth football participation in Colorado through the ALL IN. ALL COVERED. program, offering financial aid and essential gear to tackle and flag football teams. Over five years (2026–’30), the initiative targets more than 17,000 underserved athletes ages 6–14, driving equitable access and boosting sustained involvement in youth sports statewide.
“We’re excited to work with Every Kid Sports and Good Sports to grow youth football participation across Colorado and help open doors to the sport for both boys and girls,” said Bobby Mestas, Senior Director of Youth & High School Football.
🌍 Regional Roundup
Ohio: The Ohio High School Athletic Association has unanimously approved girls flag football as its 29th sanctioned varsity sport beginning in the 2026–27 school year, with 162 schools already fielding teams and continued support from the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals.
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Northwest Ohio: None of the 12 Northern Lakes League schools currently offer girls flag football, with league officials citing hurdles such as limited student interest, coach availability, facility scheduling and competition with other spring sports.
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⭐ Player Spotlight
Lacie Nemchick – Junior Quarterback, Gilbert Highland. Lacie became the first Arizona flag football player to earn a Power Four college offer, picking up a D-I bid from Nebraska and blazing a trail for young athletes statewide.
“It’s a huge honor,” Nemchick said. “To be a trailblazer is something I take pride in and it means a lot to be someone that younger girls can look up to.”
📈 Flag Growth Focus
🔥 Colorado Youth Football Access
The Denver Broncos Foundation has launched the ALL IN. ALL COVERED. program to reduce financial barriers and serve over 17,000 Colorado youth ages 6–14 from 2026–2030 by funding registration fees through Every Kid Sports and providing equipment via Good Sports. This initiative aims to grow participation in both tackle and flag football statewide by leveraging strategic nonprofit partnerships.
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🏈 Ohio Sanctions Girls Flag Football
The Ohio High School Athletic Association unanimously approved girls flag football as its 29th sanctioned sport, making Ohio the 23rd state to officially recognize girls high school flag football. With 162 schools fielding teams this spring and continued support from the Browns, Bengals, and NFL, the decision cements the rapid growth of girls flag football across the state.
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🌍 International Flag Football Scholarships
The RCX Sports Foundation and NFL awarded 2026 Women’s Flag Football International Scholarships to Laura Hernández Sánchez (Spain) and Ella Sowden (Canada), funding their U.S. collegiate programs and providing mentorship to foster leadership and community impact. The program bolsters global talent pipelines as collegiate women’s flag football grows by over 130% year-over-year and now spans more than 250 colleges nationwide.
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⚡ FlagSnap Daily Blitz
Gilbert Highland junior quarterback Lacie Nemchick became the first Arizona flag football player to earn a Power Four college offer when Nebraska extended her a scholarship on June 19.
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The Houston Texans will host a “She’s Next Game” in early August as part of their 2026 preseason to spotlight girls flag football and push for its sanctioning in Texas schools.
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USA Football’s social channels this week featured profiles of Team USA’s women’s flag football athletes poised to inspire the next generation ahead of the sport’s Olympic debut in Los Angeles 2028.
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Following a unanimous June vote, the Ohio High School Athletic Association elevated girls flag football to its 29th fully recognized sport for the 2026-27 school year after 162 teams competed this past spring.
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Nordonia High School captured the inaugural OHSAA girls flag football state championship with a dramatic 20-19 win over Mount Notre Dame at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium on May 16.
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Northwest Ohio’s Northern Lakes League announced it will field no girls flag football teams next spring, citing limited student interest and scheduling conflicts with established spring sports.
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🏁 Final Whistle
“Life is why I play.”
— Jackie Joyner-Kersee
