Kansas City’s Oak Park High School has girls flag football program

CAN’T WAIT TO GET STARTED. WHEN WORD GOT OUT THAT GIRLS COULD PLAY FLAG FOOTBALL AT OAK PARK HIGH SCHOOL. THE RESPONSE WAS OVERWHELMING. WE ARE ALLOTTED 20 GIRLS AND WE PROBABLY HAD 40 SHOW UP AND THEN WE’VE HAD CONSISTENTLY, YOU KNOW, 18 TO 20 THAT THAT ARE HERE EVERY PRACTICE EVERY PLAYER ON THIS TEAM PLAYS ANOTHER SPORT, BUT THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT MANY OF THEM COULDN’T PASS UP. I MEAN, I’VE BEEN WATCHING MY BROTHER PLAY FOOTBALL SINCE I WAS A KID AND I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS LIKE A FASCINATING SPORT, BUT THEY NEVER REALLY HAD ANYTHING FOR GIRLS. SO WHEN THEY GIVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO US, I WAS VERY EXCITED SO I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY AND MAYBE I COULD GO TO COLLEGE FOR READY. SO RIGHT NOW SEVERAL COLLEGES ARE OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FLAG FOOTBALL. IT’S NOT REAL WIDELY KNOWN THAT YOU CAN GET ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WOMEN’S FLAG FOOTBALL, AND THERE’S PROBABLY FIVE SCHOOLS IN THIS VICINITY WITHIN THE CASEY METRO WITHIN AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY THAT WE JUST BACKS UP. AND IN THE OTHER ONE CAN JUST COME ACROSS AN ANGLE. THAT’LL JUST KIND OF SET UP. THAT’S WHY LEARNING THE GAME IN HIGH SCHOOL GIVES THEM AN ADVANTAGE BUT IT’S WORTH IT BECAUSE EVERY GIRL ON THIS TEAM IS ALSO A PIONEER FIRST YEAR FOR OAK PARK. I WANTED TO COME OUT HERE BE ROLE MODEL FOR THE NEXT YEAR GENERATION. MAYBE LIKE GET THEM EXCITED TO COME OUT HERE AND PLAY AS WELL. IT’S SO NEW. I MEAN, IT’S NOT A SPORT AT OAK PARK YET, BUT RUNNING A PILOT THE MOMENTUM, IT’S GAINED. YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU KNOW, WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK TO SEE WHAT NEXT STEPS ARE. THAT’S WH

Girls flag football gets underway at Oak Park High School

Updated: 7:44 PM CDT Aug 18, 2022

The Kansas City Chiefs are part of a pilot program to get girls flag football in local high schools. Right now, North Kansas City is the only district taking part in it. The team from Oak Park High School can’t wait to get started.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —

The Kansas City Chiefs are part of a pilot program to get girls flag football in local high schools. Right now, North Kansas City is the only district taking part in it. The team from Oak Park High School can’t wait to get started.