Los Angeles Rams Community | Rams host second annual Girls Flag Jamboree presented by Bridgestone to bring together more than 2,500 high school girls’ flag football athletes

In celebration of the start of the 2024 girls flag football high school season, the Los Angeles Rams hosted their second annual Girls’ Flag Jamboree, presented by Bridgestone for more than 100 high school teams and over 2,500 student-athletes. The annual jamboree’s goal was to give opportunities to high school girls’ flag football teams throughout Southern California to compete against other teams and encourage girls’ flag athletes to continue to be trailblazers and leaders on and off the field.

“As the sport grows, we also want to support the game and let participants know that wherever they are in Southern California that the Rams have a place for them to come and compete,” said Rams Associate Manager of Social Justice and Football Development Noel Grigsby.

The free event included jamboree-style games, tug-a-war tournaments, a Vendor Village and three “Women in Business” panels featuring over 10 different women, including Patricia Ibarra, Division Technical Education Partner for Bridgestone. Ibarra emphasized the importance of sports in the lives of young women.

“The reason why it’s important for us to be introduced to sports is because anything you learn on the field can be transported to an environment on any other field. Any obstacles that girls have had playing sports, they also translate to being in business,” said Ibarra. “We’re very similar in our pathways and being here allows young woman to know that they’re not the only ones who don’t have it conventional, so they can reach out to us to see what we can offer them.”

The Rams and Bridgestone believe increasing access to sports like football helps develop transferrable life skills, strengthens character, and promotes health and wellness. Participation also enhances opportunities to further education and broaden perspectives, builds a sense of community, and creates more pathways overall for young women in sports and beyond.

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