Millard South, South Sioux City and Brady
A statewide grassroots movement
IT’S TIME FOR
NEBRASKA
GIRLS FLAG
FOOTBALL
The players are ready. Nebraska should be too.
The proposals are in. Now families, schools and communities can help build the support to move girls flag football forward.
THE PROPOSALS ARE IN.A STATEWIDE YES CAN MOVE THEM FORWARD.
NSAA legislative update
THE NEXT STEP IS A YES.
Girls flag football proposals are now posted in three NSAA districts. They seek a voluntary three-year emerging-sport pathway beginning with the 2027–28 school year.
Districts 2, 3 and 4
Ask your Athletic Director to review, support and vote yes.
A field of her own
FROM THE SIDELINES
TO THE SPOTLIGHT.
Her field. Her future. Let her play, Nebraska.
From Nebraska families & communities
Built from the sidelines up.
If girls are already playing flag football across our state, why shouldn’t they have the opportunity to play for their schools?
Players, parents, coaches and community supporters across Nebraska are helping build the answer.
Schools can explore a locally approved club, pilot, developing pathway or varsity program—creating opportunities that fit their communities.
Every school that joins the conversation helps move that opportunity closer.
Why now
More than a game.
More ways to begin.
Girls across Nebraska are already playing. Schools can start with a locally approved club, pilot, developing pathway or varsity program while the statewide effort works toward long-term NSAA recognition.
Built for participation
Accessible, fast-paced and welcoming to athletes with different skills and backgrounds.
Flexible for schools
Program structure and season timing should be developed with Athletic Directors, coaches, schools and local communities.
Growing statewide
Local opportunities can build access, talent, school participation and community support across Nebraska.
The game is moving
Girls flag football is growing—fast.
National participation, school adoption and the Olympic pathway are expanding. Nebraska schools can build local opportunities now while communities continue the long-term work toward NSAA recognition.
Girls participated in flag football at 3,990 U.S. high schools in 2025–26.
National high-school participation rose from 68,847 to 102,360.
Women’s and men’s flag football will debut at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
League support, camps for ages 8–17, regional tournaments and a national championship create a growing youth ecosystem.
Building the pathway
We need to build the bridge.
Nebraska, Midland University and College of Saint Mary offer or are building college opportunities for women’s flag football; growing school-based opportunities can help Nebraska athletes develop closer to home, strengthen communities and create a more connected pathway without making college the only measure of success.
This independent campaign is not sponsored or endorsed by those institutions.
YOUTHTHE PLAYERS ARE HERE.
→HIGH SCHOOLBUILD THE BRIDGE.
→COLLEGETHE OPPORTUNITY IS GROWING.
How change moves now
Start with your school.
01
Find your voice
Players, parents, coaches and community supporters all have a role.
02
Contact your AD
Ask your Athletic Director to review the proposals and support a yes vote.
03
Keep planning
Discuss interest, timing, format, facilities, staffing and the pathway that could fit locally.
Two paths forward
Start locally. Support the statewide vote.
Schools can still explore a club, pilot or other locally approved program while confirming supervision, insurance, eligibility, facilities and competition arrangements.
Ask your Athletic Director to review the published proposals, discuss the details with school leaders and support girls flag football as the proposals move through the NSAA legislative process.
The proposal deadline has passed—and the proposals are officially posted. Published versions support a voluntary three-year emerging-sport period beginning in 2027–28. Season timing is not final: proposals include both spring and fall concepts, and the final structure remains part of the school and NSAA discussion.
The proposals are in. The support still matters.
CONTACT YOUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.
ASK THEM TO VOTE YES.
Tell your school that Nebraska girls are ready—and ask leaders to help move the proposals forward.
Send the message