Girls' flag football has been approved as a sanctioned sport by the CIF, high school sports' governing body in the state. Here's what you need to know.

The newest high school sport in town experienced some shake-up in the offseason, and fans may be surprised by what they see this fall. Girls flag football ...

It's ring chasing time. The CIF Southern Section introduced girls flag football as an official sanctioned sport in the fall of 2023, but no playoffs and championships were played - just a regular ...

Will DeBoard, assistant director for the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section, told KCRA 3 that regional interest in flag football has been building for a while and the vote to make it a high school sport was ...

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In the decade leading up to 2018-19, the number of girls playing flag football in U.S. high schools doubled to 11,000, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations.

Girls flag football, which will be a 7-on-7 sport, has two more legislative steps before it becomes an official CIF sport. But it is going to be approved in February.

The CIF Southern Section's sanctioning of high school girls' flag football wouldn't become operational until 2023-24, at the earliest.

The number of girls playing flag football in U.S. high schools doubled to 11,000 in the decade leading up to 2018-19, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations.

The CIF Southern Section introduced girls flag football as an official sanctioned sport in the fall of 2023, but no playoffs and championships were played - just a regular season.