With help from the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers, the sport met the necessary team threshold to become an official sport.
The Philadelphia Eagles celebrate after their 20-14 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first Big 33 girls flag football championship at Chapman Field on May 26, 2024.Following the footsteps of girls wrestling, which saw its historic first season in PA a year ago, the PIAA officially announced that girls flag football has been sanctioned as an official, state championship sport, following a PIAA Board and Directors meeting on Wednesday.
“We’re thrilled that we can offer another opportunity for girls to participate interscholastic athletics,” PIAA President Frank Majikes said via a release. “This is the second girls’ sport in two years to be approved. In recognizing the National Federation of High School Associations , 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 release stated that girls flag football needed 100 participating teams across the state for sanctioning, and that the Eagles helped form 65 teams in Eastern Pennsylvania, while the Steelers brought 36 into the fold in Western PA to hit the mark.“This is not just an important day for the Eagles and Steelers, but for the sport of football and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” Eagles CEO Jeffrey Lurie, said.
“We are excited to see such a groundbreaking moment for the future of girls’ flag football,” Steelers president Art Rooney II said. “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.”If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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