Girls Flag Football

Are you contemplating what sport you should join? Let me help ease your mind. Girls Flag Football would be a great sport to consider with its qualities of learning athletic skills, building teamwork and, most importantly, having fun!

Often, when girls consider joining a sport, girls flag football is overlooked due to the mindset of football being revolved around boys. However, there is a category for girls in football too. Flag football contains all the qualities of regular football with the exception of tackling. Instead of the tackling being a signal to the game, the game ends with your flag being pulled from the belt around your waist.

Just like football, flag football’s primary goal is to score, which is done by getting the ball across your opponent’s goal line.

Now, you may be wondering why one should join girls flag football, especially where there are concepts like powderpuff games. Well, let me answer that for you. Although powderpuff and girls flag football are basically the same thing with different names, girls flag football has the advantage of being an actual sport while powderpuff is just an event.

Flag football is a non contact version of American football and helps players develop skills such as: agility, speed and hand-eye coordination, while emphasizing the importance of strategy.

Girls flag football empowers young women, as football is a traditionally male-dominated sport, and participating in such a sport could be a confidence booster. Jenna Zavala, a senior at Los Osos, has stated that “Girls should join flag football because not only is it a fun way to get involved on campus, but it is also a great way to make friends, learn how to work with a team and have an experience of a lifetime. I never thought I’d get to play this sport for a school team, but I’m so glad I was able to because I will never forget the valuable memories I made on and off the field with the girls flag football team!” 

Over the years, flag football has been recognized as an official sport and has been implemented in schools all across the United States. This sport provides fun, as well as mental stimulation, to its players with its use of collaborative thinking, muscle memory and concentration in each game.

This sport supplies girls with a unique opportunity to have a fun and competitive outlet while still remaining active. Flag football for men and women has also been added to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics and has had significant recognition both domestically and internationally.

Girls flag football has progressively made strides in becoming a part of schools offering sports around the world which has sparked interest within many girls who wish to be a part of a team. Overall there are many benefits to joining girls flag football and those who take interest in it shouldn’t be afraid to try something new because the people you meet could become a family to you and you can push the boundaries of what you thought you were capable of.

At Los Osos there is an incredible amount of sports available to students to join and participate in but, girls flag football should definitely be considered when deciding on a sport to join.