“Any time that you can provide somebody with an option of a future has tremendous effect,” said Jordan Mailata on the growth of girls’ flag football, which will now be offered in the PIAA.
The Eagles have supported the emergence of girls' flag football by offering a league to local high schools. Now, the sport has been sanctioned by the PIAA.has attended each of the Pennsylvania and New Jersey state championships. The latest event at the NovaCare Complex in June left the Eagles’ starting left tackle stunned.
Girls’ flag football needed 100 school participants to be considered as an official sport by the board of directors. The PIAA plans to hold its first season during the 2025-26 school year. The prospect of continued opportunities for girls in the state to play the sport at a higher level is exciting to Mailata.
On a personal level, Eagles players also have lent their support to the team’s initiatives around flag football and girls’ sports in general. In August 2023, the Eagles partnered with Operation Warm and the Women’s Sports Foundation to hostspoke on a panel with Laila Ali, Carli Lloyd, and Qiana “Star” Wright to offer words of wisdom and inspiration in their endeavors on and off the field.
Nakobe Dean and Sydney Brown also were present at the FLY:FWD distribution, taking photos with the attendees after the panel. Having interacted with some of the students who will benefit from the continued growth of girls’ flag football, Dean was enthusiastic about the sanctioning of the sport in the state.
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