flag football
noun
: a variation of football in which a player must remove a flag attached to the ballcarrier's clothing to stop the play
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Brandon Alexander has been hired to be the first girls flag football coach at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Next spring, Texas Wesleyan will become the first university in Texas to have a varsity women’s flag football team.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2025
Apopka's winningest flag football season in 16 years takes the Blue Darters into region final showdown with 18-0 Spruce Creek.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2025
Harford Community College to launch women's flag football team as women's lacrosse is cancelled.
—Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2025
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Next spring, Texas Wesleyan will become the first university in Texas to have a varsity women’s flag football team.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2025
Apopka's winningest flag football season in 16 years takes the Blue Darters into region final showdown with 18-0 Spruce Creek.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2025
Harford Community College to launch women's flag football team as women's lacrosse is cancelled.
—Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Flag football.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag%20football. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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