The NCAA committee recommended that flag football be added to the emerging women's sports program on Wednesday. This is an important step to becoming an officially sponsored championship sport in all three divisions.
The NCAA said at least 65 schools have already sponsored flag football at either club or varsity levels and are moving further in that direction. With push from the NFL, flag football was added to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
The NFL has been fiercely promoting Flag Football for several years, including launching its global ambassador program in 2022. Domestic, the league and its teams are promoting the approval of flag football as a varsity sport for high schools around the country.
When participating in the NCAA Emerging Women's Sports Program, Flag Football meets the minimum amount of games played and player participation, meets the minimum amount of games played, and the minimum amount of games played, and the Flag Football will take into account NCAA Championship status. will be required.
The NCAA's Emerging Women's Sports Program was created to promote more opportunities for women and give schools more opportunities to sponsor schools.
The last sport I went through to the program was women's wrestling. It was approved last month to become the NCAA's 91st Championship Sports. The first women's wrestling championship will be held in 2026.
Five other sports are currently participating in the program: acrobatics and tumbling, equestrian, rugby, stunts and triathlons. Five sports have previously appeared from the program to earn NCAA Championship status: Rowing (1996), Ice Hockey (2000), Water Polo (2000), Bowling (2003), Beach Boleball (2015).
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