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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Desir also competes on the girls volleyball and flag football team at Forest Hill.
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Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
High school girls flag football is coming to Minnesota this spring.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2025
Inside Lane Tech’s quest to capture the sport’s first IHSA girls flag football title.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
In the past two years, girls’ flag football has exploded in Texas, with 54 DFW-area high schools competing a massive jump from the initial 15.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2025
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Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
High school girls flag football is coming to Minnesota this spring.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2025
Inside Lane Tech’s quest to capture the sport’s first IHSA girls flag football title.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
In the past two years, girls’ flag football has exploded in Texas, with 54 DFW-area high schools competing a massive jump from the initial 15.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Flag football.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag%20football. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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