Flag Football Community Updates: Military Kids Clinic, Girls Program Launch, London Showcase
✨ Coach, Parents & Player Tips
Coach’s Clipboard: Night before game day, lay each player’s cleats, flags, jersey, and helmet on labeled spots and run a one-minute “touch-and-shout” relay—every item gets checked, muscles wake up, and you dodge the classic “where’d my flags go?!” meltdown.
Postgame Parents: When you’re tossing the ball in the backyard, coach them to watch the quarterback’s shoulders instead of the ball—once they learn to spot that tiny lean before the throw, they’ll yank flags like a little ninja detective on game day.
Players Snap: Pack an extra dry shirt for halftime—nothing kills your mojo faster than squishing around in a soggy uniform.
🔎 Feature Story
🏅 Ravens and Toyota hold flag football clinic for military kids
The Baltimore Ravens and Toyota teamed up with Our Military Kids to host an NFL FLAG clinic for children of Fort Meade service members, reviving the sport’s original roots at the base in the 1940s. Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton and team coaches led drills emphasizing teamwork, leadership and resiliency, demonstrating how flag football fosters community support and life skills for military families.
“You learn so many life lessons out on the football field—just toughness, teamwork, and resiliency, stuff you can apply to yourself for the rest of your life,” Hamilton said.
🌍 Regional Roundup
San Jose, Calif.: The San Francisco 49ers Foundation and Hall of Famer Steve Young have launched the “Football is Made for Girls Initiative” to introduce flag football programs in over 100 Bay Area schools, integrating the sport into P.E. classes and expanding coaching roles for women. This effort seeks to eliminate participation barriers and foster long-term growth of girls flag football from youth leagues through high school.
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Boston, Mass.: Community organization Volo Sports is recruiting part-time flag football referees at $22.50/hour to support local youth and adult leagues, offering certification training and on-field oversight. The initiative underscores the role of trained officials in ensuring safe, fair play and sustaining the grassroots expansion of social sports programs.
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Aurora, Colo.: The Colorado High School Activities Association released the 2025 Class 5A girls flag football playoff bracket, detailing first-round matchups through the state championship at Trailblazer and Jeffco Stadiums. This structured postseason schedule reflects continued institutional support for high school girls flag football and provides a clear framework for competitive program development statewide.
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⭐ Player Spotlight
Courtney Clemons – Sophomore quarterback, Carlsbad Lancers. Clemons has thrown for 1,200 yards and 15 touchdowns this season, spearheading the Lancers’ dynamic offense and helping the team to an 18-4 record heading into the postseason.
“Courtney is a very accurate passer, and Georgia is a very good route runner… They’re both very driven to be successful,” said Carlsbad head coach Lance Thomas.
📈 Flag Growth Focus
🔥 London Celebrity Showcase
Rappers Aitch and Gunna teamed up with NFL legend Ryan Fitzpatrick and World Games champion Diana Flores for the first international celebrity flag football event in the UK, held at London’s Copper Box Arena. Co-organised by the NFL and YouTube, the showdown builds momentum ahead of flag football’s Olympic debut at LA 2028 and highlights the sport’s expansion from grassroots to national team programs in over 100 countries.
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🏈 Referee Recruitment
Community sports platform Volo is hiring part-time flag football referees as it scales into eight new city markets, serving over 250,000 users nationwide. The role supports league infrastructure—from equipment logistics to on-field rule enforcement—underpinning the organization’s rapid growth in adult and youth flag football programs.
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📣 High School Expansion
Venice High School’s girls flag football program, launched just one season ago, is already vying for back-to-back Western championships under Coach Vestal’s guidance. With growing on-campus support and enhanced team chemistry, the program exemplifies how high schools nationwide are adding and institutionalizing girls flag football.
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⚡ FlagSnap Daily Blitz
Fifth-seeded Antioch scored three unanswered second-half touchdown drives to defeat Round Lake 26–12 in the McHenry girls flag football sectional semifinal and advance to face Machesney Park Harlem for a state finals berth.
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🏁 Final Whistle
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