WOMEN’S FOOTBALL IS READY FOR ITS OWN BREAKOUT MOMENT

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According to USA Football, the number of 6-to-12-year-old girls playing flag football has increased by more than 200% since 2014, crossing 100,000.

“What we’ve seen across all levels, from youth all the way up, is that girls and women want to play the game,” USA Football high performance and national teams managing director Eric Mayes said.

Read the complete story from Sportico HERE

Next month, the NFL and ESPN are teaming up to air a new NFL Flag Championship competition in Canton, Ohio. It will feature more than 280 teams with players ranging from 9 to 18 years old, somewhat like football’s version of the Little League World Series. ESPN says it plans to air girls’ play as frequently as the boys on its networks.

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