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The National Hockey League has announced a strategic partnership with RCX Sports to launch NHL STREET, a North America-wide youth street hockey league. NHL STREET is a ball hockey experience designed for children ages 6 to 16. Longtime NHL-licensed equipment partner Franklin Sports has created a line of equipment for participants, including branded sticks, balls […]
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Nearly 60,000 people at Allegiant Stadium watched some of the best athletes in the world play flag football on February 5. More importantly, millions of people around the world watched on TV, including children — the same children the NFL and its NFL Flag initiative hope will be the next generation of football players. And […]
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The National Basketball Association and Women’s National Basketball Association have collaborated on the launch of Jr. NBA Leagues, a national network of youth basketball leagues for boys and girls ages 6-14. Jr. NBA Leagues will focus on providing youth across socio-economic, racial and gender lines with access to top shelf recreational basketball as youth sports […]
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The inaugural NAIA Women’s Flag Football Finals will be held May 4–8 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta in conjuction with NFL Flag and Reigning Champs Experiences. Ten teams will compete: Milligan University, Kansas Wesleyan University, Keiser University College of Golf, University of Saint Mary, Midland University, St. Thomas University, Webber International University, Xavier University of […]
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The National Junior College Athletic Association has officially announced women’s flag football as an emerging sport in a joint effort with the National Football League and Reigning Champs Experiences, with the NFL providing a $150,000 grant to the NJCAA Foundation for distribution to member colleges that declare their intent to participate in the sport over […]
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Hasbro has announced a deal with NFL Flag for the Nerf brand to become the official supplier of footballs and flag belts for league play in the U.S. Under terms of the deal, Hasbro will supply Nerf-branded footballs and flag belts to more than 1,600 NFL Flag leagues, serving more than 500,000 participants in 50 […]
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The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics will start women’s flag football as an official sport by 2021 thanks to a two-year partnership between the NAIA, the National Football League and Reigning Champs Experiences. The agreement will give the NAIA the ability to develop league infrastructure and operations for the first women’s flag football competition governed by […]
Continue ReadingThe National Football League has named a youth sports experiences business, Reigning Champs, as its operating partner of NFL Flag. RC Experiences, a new division of Reigning Champs, will oversee NFL Flag leagues and tournaments beginning in January 2020 with an emphasis to support local leagues and participant growth, especially among girls. Flag football has […]
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