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MECHANICSBURG — The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association declared high school girls flag football an officially sanctioned sport in the Commonwealth. The PIAA Board of Directors meeting took place on Wednesday in Mechanicsburg where girls flag football was reviewed and approved on the third and final reading to be designated as a state-sanctioned sport.
A sport is considered for sanctioning when it has adopted a set of operational and safety standards set forward by a governing body. When these standards and best practices are fully implemented within the overall framework of a program, events create a more positive and structured experience for participants. In the case of girls’ flag football in Pennsylvania, it was required that there be at least 100 participating teams across the state.
That threshold was achieved in April with 65 schools from the eastern side of the state and 36from the western side.
“We’re thrilled that we can offer another opportunity for girls to participate interscholastic athletics,” said PIAA president Frank Majikes. “This is the second girls sport in two years to be approved. In recognizing the National Federation of High School Associations (NFHS), we will be initiating development of a girls flag football rules book in January 2025. This will allow us to develop our process to host a championship. The structural changes to the sprot won’t begin until the 2025-26 school year. The PIAA thanks the National Football League, Eagles and Steelers for their support and efforts for girls flag football.”
As part of a collaborative approach to get girls flag football sanctioned, the Eagles and Steelers worked in tandem over the past three flag seasons to grow the game at the youth level for girls through education, engagement, distribution of equipment and resources.
In July 2023, the PIAA designated girls flag football as an emerging sport in Pennsylvania thanks to the efforts of both NFL teams. The designation served as the next step in the process of getting girls flag football sanctioned and ultimately becoming an official sport in Pennsylvania.
“This is not just an important day for the Eagles and Steelers, but for the sport of football and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” said Jeffrey Lurie, Philadelphia Eagles chairman and CEO. “When we launched our girls flag football league in 2022, we set an ambitious five-year goal to get the sport sanctioned in our state. Now, here we are three seasons later and two years ahead of schedule. The sport’s organic growth is a credit to the participants, administrators, coaches, officials and parents who helped raise the profile of girls flag football. We thank the PIAA for their leadership in recognizing a sport that has the power to unlock new pathways and opportunities for girls of all ages in every community.”
“We are excited to see such a groundbreaking moment for the future of girls flag football,” said Steelers president Art Rooney II. “It has been great working with the Eagles to accomplish a successful ruling that will now give young girls the chance to compete at a state level. We look forward to seeing how girls flag football continues to grow in Pennsylvania and worldwide.”
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