Subscribe now The girls flag football season opens Saturday with a few new rules that coaches believe will make a “major” impact on the fastest growing sport in California.

It’s so awesome for these girls to finally have a space to play football.” Matthews contributes a love of the game to the growth of the sport. The YMCA teams are the KC Shockers.

In their push, the schools cited data that showed flag football is one of the fastest-growing youth sports, with nearly 500,000 girls playing the sport in 2024 – a 63% increase from 2019.