AS AN OFFICIAL SPORT. THIS FALL WILL BE THE FIRST SEASON. WVTM 13’S SARAH KILLIAN SHARES MORE. >> IT’S TIME FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS IN ALABAMA TO HIT THE GRIDIRON. THE ATLANTA FALCONS AND NFL FLAG ARE PARTNERING WITH THE ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION TO KICK OFF GIRLS FLAG FOOTBLAL THIS FALL. >> IT’S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNYIT FOR THE GIRLS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO GET TO PARTICIPATE IN SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO BEFORE. REPORTER: OAK MOUNTAIN GHHI SCHOOL IS ONE OF MANY LOCAL SCHOOLS THAT’S PLANNING TO PLAY THIS SEASON. THE EAGLES HEAD COACH KEVIN MCMAHON KNOWS THERE WILL BE SOME CHALLENGES, BUT IT’S’GOING TO BE A WHOLE LOT OF FUN. >> YOU’RE NOT GOING TO SEE THE HITTING AND THE COLLISIONS AND MAYBE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT CAN BE A LITTLE OFF PUTTING ABOUT FOOTBALL, YOU’RE GOING TO GET THE FUN PLAYS AND THE HIGHLIGHTS AND THE SEDOPE SHOULD BE A LOT OF FUN TO TCWA REPORTER: HERE AT OAK MOUNTNAI HIGH SCHOOL, THEY’VE HAD A LOT OF INTEREST. YOU CAN SEE THEY’RE OUT HERONE THE FIELD GETTING READY. THESE LADY EAGLES ARE ANXIOUS TO GET THEIR SEASON STARTED, AND THEY’RE READY TO WIN. >> IT’S GOING TO BE A GREAT SEASON AND WE ARE GOING TO WIN STATE FOR SURE. REPORT:ER BUT MORE THAN WINNGNI FOR SOME OF THESE GIRLS IT’S A CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING THEY’V’ ALWAYS WANTED TO DO. >> I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO PLAY FOOTBALL, I ACTUALLY WANTED TO GROW UP PLAYING PEEWEE, BUT SADLY, MY MOTHER WOULD LET ME REPORTER: GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL IS A GROWING SPORT NATIONWIDE, IT’S SEEN A LOT OF RECENT SCEUCSS IN NEIGHBORING GEORIGIA, AND THERE ARE SOME HIGH HOPES HEREN I ALABAMA. W>>E THINK IT’S GOING TO BE BIG. WE’RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO WORK UNDER THE ATLANTA FALCONS WITH THIS. WE SEE IT DRAWING A LOT OF SUPPORT, AND A L OOTF FANS. REPORT:ER GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL KICKS OFF AT HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS ALABAMA SEPTEMBER .14 IN SHELBY COUNTY, SARAH KILLIAN,
Alabama high schools prepare for first season of girls’ flag football
Updated: 4:52 AM CDT Aug 6, 2021
High schools in Alabama are getting ready for the first season of girls’ flag football. The Alabama High School Athletic Association recently announced that with the help of the Atlanta Falcons and NFL Flag, girls’ flag football will be a sanctioned sport this fall. Oak Mountain High School is one of many schools planning to participate in the first season. WVTM 13’s Sarah Killian caught up with the Lady Eagles as they prepare to play.
SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. —High schools in Alabama are getting ready for the first season of girls’ flag football.
The Alabama High School Athletic Association recently announced that with the help of the Atlanta Falcons and NFL Flag, girls’ flag football will be a sanctioned sport this fall.
Oak Mountain High School is one of many schools planning to participate in the first season. WVTM 13’s Sarah Killian caught up with the Lady Eagles as they prepare to play.
