The Tennessee Titans and Hamilton County Schools have joined to bring an interscholastic girls flag football league to East Tennessee.
The league is an expansion of the Titans’ effort to bring girls flag football to the state after seasons in Williamson County, Metro Nashville Public Schools and Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools in Middle Tennessee.
The Hamilton County Schools league will kick off this October through December and feature 11 schools.
Participating schools will include Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts, Chattanooga Central High School, Brainerd High School, East Hamilton High School, East Ridge High School, The Howard School, Sale Creek High School, Signal Mountain High School, Soddy Daisy High School, Tyner Academy and Ooltewah High School.
The season schedule will be announced at a later date.
“When we launched girls flag in 2022, our goal was to expand the program across the state and offer more young women the opportunity to engage with the sport,” says Josh Corey, senior director of cause marketing with the Titans. “We’re thrilled to expand this league to East Tennessee.”
The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) recently approved girls flag as a sanctioned high school varsity sport. The Titans, Hamilton County Schools and the TSSAA will advise in the areas of game officials, championship planning, tournament format and rules interpretation.
NFL FLAG will also partner with the program to provide training and guidance.
“We couldn’t wait to partner with the Tennessee Titans to bring girls flag to our East Tennessee athletes,” says Tim James, athletics director for Hamilton County Schools. “Many talented young women play sports in our district, and this will offer a new avenue for further developing their athletic abilities.”
In 2022, the Titans worked with the Williamson County Sports Conference to establish the state’s first interscholastic girls flag football league in WCS’ nine public schools. The league has since launched in Metro Nashville Public Schools as part of the Titans’ ONE Community partnership with MNPS and Clarksville-Montgomery Schools.
Girls interested in playing girls flag in Hamilton County should visit www.hcde.org/girls_flag_football and complete an interest form to receive updates as preparation for the winter season begins.