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July 19, 2026
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2026 NFL FLAG Championships Guide: International Teams, Divisions and Fan Schedule
The July 23-26 championship weekend in Westfield brings 350-plus U.S. teams and 12 international teams, with free OnePass admission and national TV coverage.
The 2026 NFL FLAG Championships are turning Grand Park Sports Campus in Westfield, Indiana, into one of the biggest youth flag football stages of the summer, with more than 350 U.S. teams and 12 international teams expected for four days of competition from July 23-26. For Southern California families, the event is worth tracking even from a distance. Regional champions from around the country feed into this tournament, girls and boys divisions are both in the spotlight, and the international bracket gives a…
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Team USA Flag Football Will Train in Chula Vista Ahead of 2026 World Championships
USA Football is making Chula Vista a 2026 training home for the U.S. national flag football teams as the sport builds toward the…
USA Football Summer Series Shows Junior Flag Football Pathway in Los Angeles
USA Football’s Summer Series in Los Angeles brought Select Bowl, Junior International Cup and Stars & States athletes into one…
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2026 NFL FLAG Championships Fan Registration Is Open: What Parents Need to Know
Fan registration is open for the 2026 NFL FLAG Championships in Westfield, Indiana. Here are the dates, OnePass entry rules, event hours, broadcast notes and…
Team USA Women Are Becoming the Faces of Flag Football’s LA28 Pathway
Deliah Autry-Jones, Madison Fulford and Loryn Goodwin show how Team USA women’s flag football is becoming a visible pathway before LA28.
Eight Countries Bring Junior Flag Football's Olympic Pathway to Los Angeles
USA Football's Junior International Cup brought eight countries and more than 500 junior athletes and team personnel to Los Angeles, showing how the Olympic…
Canada Women Edge Team USA in Rivalry Series Thriller in Los Angeles
Canada scored late, made the one-point try, and ended Team USA’s final chance with a sack to win 34-33 at Dignity Health Sports Park.
Goodell Says Girls Flag Football Can Build Lifelong Fans
Roger Goodell framed girls flag football as a long-term participation and fandom pathway as the sport’s youth, college, and Olympic profile keeps growing.
UCLA Freshman Tenley Hill Builds Women's Flag Football Program
Former UCLA cheerleader Tenley Hill turned a missing campus opportunity into a women's club flag football program with Southern California roots.
USA Football Summer Series Brings Global Flag Football to Los Angeles
USA Football’s Summer Series is bringing international youth and national-team flag football to Los Angeles, with 8 countries and more than 1,000 athletes,…
NAIA Women’s Flag Football Becomes Championship Sport for 2026-27
Women’s flag football will move from invitational to championship status in the NAIA beginning with the 2026-27 academic year, with the first national…
Hawaiʻi-Born Akemi Higa Chases Team USA Flag Football Roster Spot
Hawaiʻi-born quarterback Akemi Higa is part of a younger wave of players trying to earn a place in the U.S. women’s flag football pipeline.
Darryana “Yana” Roberts Shows the New Face of Youth Flag Football
NFL FLAG’s On The Rise profile highlights Darryana “Yana” Roberts, a 9U Girls Elite running back whose speed, confidence, and online following show how young…
Sacramento State Adds Women’s Flag Football for 2026-27
Sacramento State will launch women’s flag football as a club program in 2026-27, with plans to elevate it to NCAA Division I status in 2027-28.
Team USA vs Canada Flag Football Comes to Los Angeles June 19
Team USA's men's and women's flag national teams face Canada at Dignity Health Sports Park on June 19 as USA Football's Summer Series brings elite…
Saint Joseph’s College Adds Women’s Flag Football in Maine
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine says it will add women’s flag football, another sign that the college pathway is expanding beyond early-adopter states.
Rivals Names 2025-26 High School Girls Flag Football All-Americans
On3/Rivals released a national girls flag football All-American list, giving SoCal families another signal that the sport is becoming a recruiting conversation.
Flag Football Moves Toward NCAA Championship Status for 2028
The NCAA committee recommendation puts women’s flag football on a path toward a potential national collegiate championship as soon as spring 2028.
Azusa Pacific Adds Women's Flag Football for 2026-27
Azusa Pacific will launch women's flag football as a club sport in 2026-27, then move toward full intercollegiate competition in 2027-28.
Big South Conference to Sponsor Women’s Flag Football in 2027-28
The Big South will become the first Division I multi-sport conference to sponsor women’s flag football, another sign the college pathway is getting more…
3rd Annual NFL Flag Championships Head to Grand Park Sports Campus in Westfield, Indiana
NFL FLAG’s 2026 championship event will bring 350 girls and boys teams from around the world to Grand Park Sports Campus, with ESPN live coverage returning…
NCAA Emerging Sport Status Gives Women’s Flag Football a College Pathway
Women’s flag football entering the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program gives families a clearer view of the sport’s growing college pathway.
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