Section · Team Sport
Flag Football
Everything the paper holds for Flag Football: game reports built from the signed-off box score, the schools that field the sport, the athletes who have chosen to be public, and the season calendar.
From the Scorebook
Flag Football Game Reports
No Flag Football reports published yet
A report lands in this section as soon as both teams' books agree, the box score is signed off, and the recap is published from the game page.
The Season
Season Calendar
Season Calendar · 2026
Flag Football · International Federation of American Football (IFAF)
| Phase | Starts | Ends | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| OHSAA girls flag football practice begins | Feb 23, 2026 | — | The OHSAA 2026 girls flag football season runs from registration in late September to the state championship, with practice beginning February 23. |
| OHSAA girls flag football regular season | Mar 20, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | Regular season begins March 20 and the state championship is May 16. |
| IFAF Flag Football World Championships 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 | Aug 16, 2026 | Tournament action on August 13, 14 and 15 with medal games on August 16. |
| Other IFAF world and continental events | — | — | IFAF lists Senior Men's and Women's World Championships, a U20 Men's World Championship, Senior Men's and Women's World Flag Football Championships, Continental Flag Football Championships and an IFAF World Rankings page, but no months or 2026/2027 dates are given. |
| IFAF Flag Football World Championships 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 | Aug 16, 2026 | — |
IFAF Event Schedule · checked Jul 31, 2026
Around The Season
- High school
- NFHS-sanctioned in the U.S. according to a secondary source, which states it became a high school sanctioned sport in 2025. The sources do not state the season window, so that still needs confirmation from NFHS or state association guidance. Flag Football Global
- College
- Now an NCAA championship sport; the NCAA says it officially becomes an NCAA championship sport and that the first championship is projected for spring 2028. First-practice and first-contest months are not provided. NCAA media center
- Olympic and major games
- On the LA 2028 Olympic programme and will debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games; LA28 shows matches beginning on Day 1 with medals on Days 7 and 8. A secondary source says the 2026 world championship will determine four qualifying places for LA28. LA28 Games Plan
- Club, youth and academy
- Club and youth timing is not stated centrally. One source says NFL FLAG is an official youth league with no timing given, while another says Flag50 supports youth and adult leagues, including single-weekend tournaments, multi-week seasons and season-plus-playoff formats, with age divisions such as 8U, 10U, 12U and 14U; tryout, camp, showcase and clinic timing is not stated.
- Busiest months
- June, July, August
Results data · Published but human-readable only. The IFAF site lists events, rankings and news navigation, but the supplied source does not state a structured or machine-readable results feed.
Programs
Schools Fielding Flag Football
No Flag Football programs in the directory yet
This list is built from the school directory the roster work already produced. Schools appear as soon as a program for this sport is sourced.
Athletes
Public Flag Football Pages
Athlete records are private by default. Only athletes who have claimed their record and chosen to make it public appear here.
No public athlete pages in this section yet
An athlete appears here only after they have claimed their record and set it public. Nothing is listed on their behalf.
Bylines
Reporting on Flag Football
No filed stories on Flag Football yet
Stories from named reporters covering this sport appear here, each carrying that reporter's page and their podcast, channel and social links.