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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]
Former college football head coach Nick Saban conversely called flag planting "disrespectful" and "bad for the game". [8] The incidents led to Ohio state Representative Josh Williams proposing the O.H.I.O Sportsmanship Act, which would make sports planting a felony in Ohio; Williams stated that "Behavior that incites violent brawls and puts our ...
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Flag football, long a tradition in schoolyards and sandlots, is now an internationally recognized sport – coming to the Olympics in 2028. Coaches and players say it provides a safer alternative ...
Since its inception, the IWFFA has traveled to other countries throughout Europe to introduce the sport and start new teams and leagues. In the fall of 1997, the IWFFA brought flag football to Scandinavia by starting the first women's flag football team in Denmark called the: Copenhagen Mermaids. In 1999 the Oslo Trolls (Norway) was formed.
Flag football was one of several sports the International Olympic Committee announced will join the slate of sports in 2028.
Flag Day 2024 is Friday, June 14. The date commemorates the adoption of the American flag's design, as well as the symbolism and history behind it.
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.