A global movement. An awakening. Inevitable. The Chicago Bears’ manager of youth and high school football, Gustavo Silva, used these words when describing the rise of girls flag football, which ...

Not that long ago, the idea of girls playing football — actual football, not powderpuff — felt like a novelty at best and a punchline at worst. Now? It’s one of the fastest-growing sports in the ...

With the second IHSA season of girls flag football set to commence win or go home postseason play on Monday, Carmel coach Ben Berg noted four keys to success for his Corsairs, who earned the No. 1 ...

Annika Sorenstam supports the NFL's push for girls' flag football as she prepares for the American Century Championship.

Grand Crossing resident Fallan White, 15, is doing what she can now to make a name for herself. Not even old enough to drive, the wide receiver for Butler College Prep’s flag football team will ...

Aysia Jones-Robinson is a rising U.S. Army All-American flag football player.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Girls flag football is gaining traction across the U.S. as more states ...

Flag football has grown locally to there being 36 varsity teams in Section 1, which oversees NYSPHSAA sports in the Lower Hudson Valley. Julia Schmidberger has several roles, each of which carry a ...

When Austin Sheepo first told his girlfriend that he plays on his high school flag football team, she was a little confused. “Isn’t that a girls’ sport?” she asked. They attend different high schools, ...

As summer turns to fall, roughly 1.2 million U.S. teens are suiting up to play high school football. But something is shifting in this annual autumn rite. Tens of thousands of those young athletes are ...