Coach, Girls Flag Football Matters To You Too


By FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 19, 2024
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If you are a football coach at any level you would have to have your head thoroughly buried in the sand to have not noticed the explosion of flag football across the globe. It’s not hard to see why this sport is seeing exponential popularity worldwide. Flag football is a game that can be played by anyone 5 to 50 and is one of the most inclusive sports to take off in awhile. If you ask FirstDown PlayBook, the growth of girls flag football is the crown jewel for this movement.

Here at FirstDown PlayBook we have enjoyed being a part of this growth. We have been working with flag football pioneers for seven or eight years now. We have watched girls flag football in high school grow as states like Florida were early to embrace it. It excites us as we see the inevitable spread of this inclusive and cost effective game. We have been a part of it at the college level too as Ottawa has won four national championships.

This past week the state of Pennsylvania became the latest state to sanction girls flag football as an official high school sport. Hats off to their leadership for this. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles also deserve some credit for getting behind this in several ways. The NFL has been a significant contributor to this growth with their increased support of NFL Flag football.

Click The Pic Below To Read About Pennsylvania Declaring Girls’ Flag Football As A Sanctioned High School Sport

If you are a high school varsity football coach, you may be wondering what this has to do with you. I am here to tell you that it is in fact going to give you opportunities that you may have not thought about. Flag football is a sport that requires very little budget to get up and running. Let’s face it. You have jerseys, flags, a football and the ability to line off a flag football field.

After that it gets down to how you are going to teach and coach a flag football team. That is where FirstDown PlayBook comes into the picture. A FirstDown PlayBook Full team account has always included all football programs at your school. Starting to get the picture? The addition of girls flag football at your school just opened up another budget resource for your entire athletic program.

The Ottawa Women's Flag Football Team Flag Pulling

Smart Athletic Directors Can Combine Football Resources To Save Money

For $700, an athletic director can equip each and every football program in your school. This is not to mention the feeder programs that are included in a FirstDown PlayBook Full Team account. Vertical alignment is now achievable for both your tackle and flag football programs. FirstDown PlayBook has been the industry leader for plays and playbooks for Pop Warner and NFL Flag aged players.

As flag football continues to grow, expect to hear a lot more about this from FirstDown PlayBook. We have seen this coming for over a decade now. As girls flag football grows, we are going to grow with it. We are at the ready to make sure that both your high school flag football and tackle football teams have the very best football playbook teaching tool available.

FirstDown PlayBook has been helping flag football coaches for a long time now including NFL Flag coaches. Click on any one of the tiles below to visit the article describing that formation. After reading the article then go join FirstDown PlayBook and get busy coaching your NFL Flag team with the best playbook and flag football wrist sheets available!

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