“I’m hoping it inspires a lot of new girls to come out and see that they can do a sport that’s mostly boy-dominant.”
Hundreds of high school girls across the Bay Area are living out a dream.
“When this came up, I didn’t know if we would have any interest at all,” said Central Coast Section commissioner Dave Grissom, whose office oversees schools from San Francisco to King City. “It’s just taken off. I’m surprised, pleasantly surprised, that it’s taken off like this.”Hall of Famer Steve Young has ‘full circle’ moment helping coach his daughters’ girls flag football team at Menlo School
The games last about an hour as the teams play with a running clock except for the last two minutes of each 20-minute half. The fields are 80 yards long and 40 yards wide. The California football team watches the flag football game between San Ramon Valley and California in the first half at California High School in San Ramon, Calif., on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. California won 7-0.
Menlo School's Laila Young runs with the ball against Sacred Heart Prep's Morgan Buckley in the first half at Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. The California flag football sidelines celebrate a play against San Ramon Valley in the second half at California High School in San Ramon, Calif., on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. California won 7-0. Grissom estimates that 30 to 40 of his 152 schools are playing girls flag football this fall. They all have independent schedules — there is no league play this season — but that figures to change as the sport grows.
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