Atlanta Falcons bring girls flag football to 42 Georgia high schools

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Falcons announced that 42 Georgia high schools will receive grants from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation to create girls’ flag football programs.

The Falcons are hosting the Atlanta Falcons High School Showcase in partnership with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The event will feature the Women’s Flag Finals championship game on May 9-10 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The showcase will provide 200 young women the chance to demonstrate their skills in front of NAIA, NJCAA coaches and NCAA representatives, potentially opening doors to the collegiate level game.

In 2018, the Falcons launched a girls flag football pilot program with 19 Gwinnett County high schools. The aim was to give young women more opportunities to participate in the sport. The success of the program led the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) to officially recognize girls’ flag football as a high school sport in December 2019, making Georgia the fourth state to do so.

Since then, 265 Georgia high schools have included girls’ flag football in their athletic programs. This initiative has allowed many student-athletes to pursue their passion and explore collegiate opportunities.

In addition to Georgia, the Falcons announced that the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation will provide grants to 20 high schools in Alabama and 12 in Montana to establish similar programs. This expansion aims to empower more young women through sport and provide them with a path to success.