Kanelland Girls Flag Football: Starting a Student-Led Club for 2024–25 Season
✨ Coach, Parents & Player Tips
Coach’s Clipboard: Have your receivers master the “stop-and-split”—plant hard on the inside shoulder, burst outside, then cut back to the flat like a fish slipping off a hook. That sneaky double-move will have defenders scratching their heads and your routes looking like highlight reels.
Postgame Parents: After practice, have your kiddo roll a tennis ball under each hip for 30 seconds—this quick self-massage loosens tight muscles, speeds up recovery for any sport, and guarantees a few hilarious wobble-worthy moments you two can laugh about.
Players Snap: Test your game-day breakfast on a practice morning—eat half of it to see if your gut holds up. Nothing kills momentum faster than a cramp blitzing you five minutes before kickoff.
🔎 Feature Story
🏅 The growing desire for girls flag football at Kaneland
Kaneland High School students are pushing to launch an official girls flag football program after the IHSA recognized the sport for the 2024–25 season, mirroring rapid statewide growth in female participation. Despite a strong turnout at interest meetings, the inability to secure a coach has shifted discussions toward starting as a student-led club to build momentum and ensure equitable athletic opportunities.
“I think we should definitely make a flag football team at our school because it would get a lot more girls involved in school sports, and so many people have interest in it,” Kraus said.
🌍 Regional Roundup
North Carolina: NC State’s club flag football program, founded in 2019, fields two men’s teams and one women’s squad and will travel to Rice University in Houston for national competition after leading last year’s tournament in sacks and passing touchdowns.
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Schenectady, NY: Frank Rogers, who started Troy High School’s first girls’ flag football team, has been named the inaugural head coach for Union College’s women’s flag football program set to launch in Spring 2027, supported by a $1 million ECAC grant and pending administrative approval.
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Washington: Girls’ flag football is gaining momentum across the state, with Squalicum and Ferndale participating in the Seattle Seahawks’ Girls Flag Takeover event at Everett Memorial Stadium, where winning coaches will be featured on Seahawks platforms and receive financial donations for their schools.
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⭐ Player Spotlight
Mya De Jesus – Senior linebacker, Harrison High School & Jets Flag Elite. Selected as one of 32 athletes for the 2026 NFL FLAG Girls Showcase at Levi Stadium, she’ll represent the Jets in the AFC vs. NFC high school game, becoming the first from her town to earn a Pro Bowl Games appearance.
“It’s definitely the coolest opportunity I’ve seen afforded to an athlete that I have worked with or coached, and we are all so excited for her,” said Coach Dan Nankivell.
📈 Flag Growth Focus
🔥 Wolfpack National Bid
NC State’s three club flag football squads will compete at the national tournament in Houston after rapid growth since the program’s 2019 launch. The Wolfpack led the nation in sacks and passing touchdowns en route to an Elite Eight finish last December and have added regionals at Georgia Southern, Virginia Tech and Charlotte this season.
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🏈 Union College Launch Play
Union College has hired Frank Rogers—architect of Section 2’s first girls’ high school flag football team—as the inaugural head coach for its women’s varsity program debuting in spring 2027. Backed by a $1 million ECAC grant from the New York Jets and Betty Wold Johnson Foundation, Rogers will build staff, recruit talent, and help grow the conference’s 2026 launch with 15 member schools.
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⚡ FlagSnap Daily Blitz
Brighton’s Jillian Weaver was named one of just 32 girls nationwide to compete in the NFL Flag Football Showcase at next month’s Super Bowl site.
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Cimarron-Memorial blanked Sunrise Mountain 58-0 in Monday’s Nevada high school flag football results.
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Desert Oasis edged Green Valley 27-13 in Monday’s Nevada high school flag football action.
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🏁 Final Whistle
— John Wooden
