International Celebrity Flag Football Showcase Sparks Global Growth Ahead of 2028 LA Olympics
✨ Coach, Parents & Player Tips
Coach’s Clipboard: Slap a colored dot on each receiver’s belt and have your defenders shout that color before each pull—this keeps their eyes glued to the right target, nixes the wild goose chase, and turns your D into a color-coded flag-pulling machine.
Postgame Parents: Game-day morning, turn laying out their gear into a mini runway show—have your athlete model each piece (yes, even the socks!) before packing it themselves; the laugh-filled ritual settles nerves, makes sure nothing’s forgotten, and kicks off the day with champion energy.
Players Snap: Freeze half your water bottle overnight and fill the rest in the morning—by halftime you’ll be sipping ice-cold fuel instead of choking down a lukewarm betrayal.
🔎 Feature Story
🏅 Olympic hopefuls and celebrities team up to showcase flag football: ‘The sky’s the limit’
In East London’s Copper Box Arena, Olympic hopefuls and high-profile celebrities partnered in the first international seven-on-seven celebrity flag football event, showcasing the sport’s rapid expansion ahead of its 2028 LA Olympic debut. With more than 250 million combined social media followers among participants and a live YouTube–NFL broadcast, this event underscores flag football’s growing global popularity, inclusivity, and emerging competitive pathways.
“The sky is the limit (for flag football)… I just think that this is a game that has got such a high trajectory right now.”
🌍 Regional Roundup
California (Bay Area): Hall of Famer Steve Young has partnered with the San Francisco 49ers Foundation to launch “Football Is Made for Girls,” a program aimed at expanding access, education, and competitive opportunities for girls’ flag football across the Bay Area and beyond. The initiative follows a surge in high school participation after the sport gained varsity status in 2023 and prepares for its Olympic debut in 2028.
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Colorado: The Colorado High School Activities Association has unveiled the 20-team, single-elimination brackets for the 2025 Class 4A and 5A Flag Football State Championships, with the top 12 seeds in each classification receiving first-round byes and key rounds scheduled at neutral sites including Jeffco and Trailblazer stadiums.
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Fort Collins, Colorado: First-year Poudre School District flag football squad PSD Stars secured the No. 13 seed in the Class 5A state playoffs following a 12–2 regular season and will host Chatfield in a first-round home game on Oct. 14. Quarterback Brooke Pravlik’s 2,000+ yard, 39-touchdown season helped the program advance in its inaugural CHSAA-sanctioned campaign.
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Owensboro, Kentucky: Special Olympics Kentucky held a Region 1 Flag Football Tournament at Steel Stadium featuring 125 athletes on 13 skill-based teams, emphasizing teamwork and sportsmanship while vying for nine spots at the state competition in Winchester on Nov. 2.
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⭐ Player Spotlight
Hannah Marusarz – Starting quarterback for the St. Laurence flag football team. She threw six touchdown passes in a 39-7 regional championship win, driving the Vikings to their second straight regional title and proving her athletic versatility.
“Honestly, taking on so many things at the same time, it gives me that purpose,” Marusarz said.
📈 Flag Growth Focus
🔥 Football Is Made for Girls Initiative
NFL Hall of Famer Steve Young and the San Francisco 49ers Foundation have launched “Football Is Made for Girls,” expanding flag football programs across the Bay Area and into the UK, UAE and Mexico. Since California sanctioned girls’ flag football as a varsity sport in 2023, participation has surged over 80%, setting the stage for further growth ahead of the sport’s 2028 Olympic debut.
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🏈 Colorado 5A Milestone
Poudre School District’s inaugural girls’ flag football team finished 12–2 to secure the No. 13 seed in the CHSAA Class 5A playoffs, hosting its first-ever playoff game on Oct. 14. Quarterback Brooke Pravlik threw for over 2,000 yards and 39 touchdowns while coach Waters earned Broncos’ Flag Football Coach of the Week honors, underscoring rapid program growth in the league’s second sanctioned season.
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🌍 Santorini Global Push
The Los Angeles Chargers partnered with the Municipality of Thira to host a historic flag football event in Greece, featuring youth clinics and exhibition games led by former NFL players and Greek-American ambassadors. Emphasizing the sport’s low-cost, inclusive model and global streaming on YouTube, Netflix, Peacock and Amazon Prime, organizers aim to accelerate international engagement ahead of Los Angeles 2028.
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⚡ FlagSnap Daily Blitz
Harrison girls flag football became first sectional champions in the Lafayette area with a 38–7 win over Lafayette Jeff just three months after the sport’s local debut.
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The Colorado High School Activities Association released 20-team brackets for its 2025 Flag Football State Championships, awarding first-round byes to the top 12 seeds and scheduling neutral-site quarterfinals on Oct. 26 at Jeffco and Trailblazer Stadiums.
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Special Olympics Kentucky’s Region 1 Flag Football Tournament in Owensboro drew 125 athletes across 13 skill-based teams, with nine winners advancing to the state competition on Nov. 2 in Winchester.
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In a first-ever international outreach, the Los Angeles Chargers hosted flag football clinics and exhibition games on Santorini from Oct. 10–12 alongside local officials and former NFL players to boost growth ahead of the sport’s 2028 Olympic debut.
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Sky Sports highlighted former Buffalo Bills intern and Great Britain coach Phoebe Schecter breaking into dance after hauling in a touchdown during the NFL’s celebrity flag football showcase.
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Hamilton High School captured the inaugural Fiesta Bowl Copper State Invitational title with a 40–14 victory over Gilbert Highland as sophomore QB Marlie Phillips threw five touchdowns and earned tournament MVP honors.
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🏁 Final Whistle
“Don’t count the days; make the days count.”
— Muhammad Ali
