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It was the largest international flag football competition ever which brought 1,500 flag football players to the island of Key West, Florida, USA. The First Annual World Challenge Game [ 2 ] sponsored by Tylenol was held in 2008 following the regular tournament play of the Kelly McGillis Classic.
In 2008, the women competed in the IFAF Flag Football World Championship where they finished fourth. They then won silver in 2010, [2] 2012, [3] and 2014. [4] They lost to Canada twice [3] and Mexico once. In the 2018 finals they defeated Panama 27–12 to win gold. [5] Then the team defeated Mexico, winning the 2021 IFAF Women's Flag Football ...
The first known recorded history of flag football can be traced to Fort Meade, Maryland, USA, which is now generally accepted as the sport's birthplace. The first national flag football organization, the National Touch Football League, was formed in the 1960s in St. Louis, Missouri. Since 1971, the league has had a national championship game. [4]
Girls' flag football is the fastest-growing sport for high school girls in the country and will likely become a fully sanctioned PIAA sport (meaning a statewide tournament is held) in a year or two.
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Although women's flag football is emerging as a collegiate sport, [2] women playing gridiron football at the college level have historically joined men's teams, often (though not exclusively) as placekickers. [3] The following is a list of some of the most notable female American football players.
MONDAY’S RESULTS. CITY SECTION. L.A. Marshall 28, Panorama 8 King/Drew 48, West Adams 0 South East 12, L.A. Wilson 7 South East 18, L.A. Wilson 12
The 2028 Summer Olympics will introduce the sport of flag football for the first time. Two events, one for men and one for women, will be held. Flag football, a non-contact variant of American football in which players remove flags attached to the ball carrier instead of tackling them, was previously contested at the 2022 World Games and will be featured at the 2025 World Games.