WELL, FOOTBALL PLAYERS HIT THE FIELD AT SAINT VINCENT COLLEGE OVER THE WEEKEND, BUT NOT THE STEELERS. IT’S THE GIRLS ON THE GRIDIRON FLAG. FOOTBALL CONTINUES TO EXPLODE IN POPULARITY FOR GIRLS ...

But there’s also another trend in football powering ahead in April, something fairly new and, honestly, kind of exciting. Girls’ flag football is coming to Eastern Iowa in a big way.

Yet one day last week one of the boys at school sneered: “You can’t play football. Girls can’t play football. Do you ever see girls that play football?” Actually, Elena never has.

The Pittsburgh Steelers kicked off their annual Girls Flag Football season this weekend. Athletes from six local high schools and seven colleges met up at St. Vincent College in Westmoreland ...

"Even though we have two brothers and a husband, it was the girls who watched football every week, and we started liking football — especially her," Stephanie, 33, tells PEOPLE exclusively.

Perhaps he'll have the opportunity sooner than later. There has been a rise in popularity in flag football for girls in recent years, and the growth will be found in the Austin school district.

Girls flag football continues to expand its presence across the Big Central Conference. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.

The Premier League Primary Stars lunchtime club helps primary school children on and off the pitch, and ten-year-old Milica has made so much progress that she was invited to join our Girls Football ...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Dozens of schools faced off this weekend during the annual High School Girls Flag Football Kickoff at the Buffalo Bills Fieldhouse as the sport continues to gain ...

The USA TODAY Sports girls flag football Super 25 rushes along in the spring season with a shakeup atop the Florida hierarchy and a new team out of Tennessee making an appearance. Tampa Alonso ...