Tennessee Unified Flag Football Championship Spurs Inclusive High School Adaptive Sports Growth
✨ Coach, Parents & Player Tips
Coach’s Clipboard: Sneak in 10-second wall-sits or planks between drills—your players will build stealthy leg and core grit without missing a beat, and you’ll rack up some “Coach of the Year” street cred.
Postgame Parents: I know you’re already juggling dishes and your to-do list, so next time your kiddo loads the dishwasher, have them do a walking lunge with each plate they transfer—those sneaky leg drills build power faster than the soap can fizz, and hey, your kitchen’s spotless!
Players Snap: Got butterflies? Turn them into rocket fuel—those nerves mean you care, so lean in and let ’em blast you past the other team.
🔎 Feature Story
🏅 Flag football championship adds to growing Unified Sports program
Tennessee’s Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) held its inaugural Unified Flag Football State Championship, with Hardin Valley Academy capturing the first title in a double-elimination tournament. The event, organized in partnership with Special Olympics Tennessee, drew 21 high schools and nearly 200 athletes, underscoring flag football’s growing role in inclusive sports programs. This milestone showcases expanded Unified Sports opportunities and cements flag football’s importance in adaptive high school athletics.
“Unified flag was kind of blowing up across the country for Special Olympics and Special Olympics Tennessee hopped on and it’s slowly become one of the bigger sports we have in the state,” said Colby Coulter, Unified Sports Coordinator.
🌍 Regional Roundup
Illinois: Loyola Academy’s girls flag football program doubled its roster in its second year, finishing with a 19-5 record and a perfect 10-0 mark in the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference before reaching the IHSA postseason round of 32. The expansion to varsity and junior varsity squads saw nearly 60 participants, led by defensive standout Jessie Kafka and freshman quarterback Sophia Calhoun.
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San Diego, California: In its third CIF–San Diego Section season, girls flag football has expanded to five playoff divisions in 2025, with five Imperial Valley League teams qualifying and four earning byes to the quarterfinals. The CIF–SDS advisory group also resolved seeding discrepancies under Southeastern Conference bylaws to correctly place the Imperial Tigers and Vincent Memorial Scots in Division II brackets.
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⭐ Player Spotlight
Laneah Bryan – Defensive standout, United States national flag football team. She has represented Team USA since 2023, snagging seven interceptions at the IFAF Americas Continental Championship and seizing gold at the 2024 IFAF Women’s Flag Football World Championship with a clutch interception in the final.
“I grew up as a fan of the Dallas Cowboys and always wished I could have played football when I was younger,” said Bryan.
📈 Flag Growth Focus
⚡ FlagSnap Daily Blitz
Sierra’s flag football team fell 6-0 to Lodi in a Sac-Joaquin Section Division III play-in game, ending their season.
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Lathrop clinched the No. 2 seed in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III flag football playoffs and will host Ripon in its opener.
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East Union, ranked second in the Section’s Division III after finishing as PVL runners-up, will host Wheatland in its playoff debut.
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Christian Brothers enters the Sac-Joaquin Section postseason as the top seed in Division II after finishing the regular season 15-9.
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Chandler Hamilton extended its win streak to 31 games and remained No. 1 in the nation following dominant Week 6 victories.
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🏁 Final Whistle
If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.
— Mario Andretti
