Kentucky becomes the latest state to sanction girls flag football

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Make the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) the latest state association that has voted to approve girls flag football as an officially sanctioned championship sport.

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On Wednesday, the KHSAA’s Board of Control voted 15-2 to approved adding girls flag football as a high school state championship sport for the 2027-28 season. Kentucky becomes the 23rd state in the country to approved the growing sport to their list of sanctioned championship sports. Also approved was pickleball, which will also start in 2027-28.

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) earlier on Wednesday became the 22nd state in the country to sanction girls flag football as a state championship sport.

Recently, the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA), District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCSAA), New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) and Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) each announced that they had approved girls flag football as a sanctioned state championship sport.

With the addition of Kentucky, below is the full updated list of the now 23 states around the United States that officially sanction girls flag football as a high school state championship sport:

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Kansas
Kentucky
Maryland
Mississippi
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Washington

Participation has seen major increases, jumping to nearly 69,000 participants in the 2024-25 school year, per NFHS Network data, and it’s rapidly emerging as an official varsity sport in numerous states.

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