There are 10 girls playing flag football for every one playing tackle football, according to NFHS (it's 11,000 girls in flag to about 1,100 in tackle, which to be sure is still well below the ...

Although half a million more children ages 6-14 played tackle football than flag in 2015, the gap is shrinking. The number of kids in flag football jumped 8.7 percent from 2014-15, ...

Though its rules are similar to tackle football, flag football is currently gaining attention for what makes it different. Skip to content. WDTN.com.

U.S. flag football quarterback Darrell Doucette says he wants NFL players to know that the sport is welcoming their potential ...

Yet flag football numbers are on the rise, which could present a different player pipeline — and future — for the NFL. Dave Sheinin is a sports writer for The Washington Post.

In the same way Flag celebrates the game of football at all levels, The Pro Bowl Games will highlight key partnerships that empower future generations, such as Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

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 ...

Flag football competition for men will be an Olympic sport in 2028. Three Phoenix-area tackle football players also are ...

Flag football popularity surges and gears up for its Olympic debut 05:23. Flag football, known as an alternative to tackle football, has seen its organized leagues skyrocket in recent years.

As I showed in a recent study of sport popularity in 207 areas of the U.S., flag football is more popular in regions that tend to vote Democratic, with tackle football more popular in Republican ...