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Izell Reese, CEO of RCX Sports and executive director of NFL Flag, and Pam Watts, NIRSA executive director, announced the partnership between the two organizations. Photo by Steven Miller

RCX Sports Partners with NIRSA to Increase Flag Football Participation

RCX Sports, the official operating partner of NFL Flag, has announced a new partnership with the National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association. The collaboration, aimed at increasing flag football participation, programming and training across college campuses in the intramural and club sports arenas, will help NIRSA enhance its flag football tournaments as well as train […]

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Troy Vincent, left, and Pierre Trochet have been announced as co-chairs of “Vision28” Group to spearhead flag football’s efforts for Olympic inclusion. Photo via The World Games

Group to Spearhead Flag Football’s Pitch for 2028 Olympic Summer Games

The newly formed “Vision28” Group has been created to lead flag football’s efforts towards inclusion at the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles, it was announced during The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama. Pierre Trochet and Troy Vincent have been named co-chairs of the group. Trochet is president of the International Federation of […]

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Shrine Bowl College Football All-Star Game Heads to Las Vegas in 2022

The East-West Shrine Bowl college football all-star game will be played on February 3, 2022, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas as part of NFL Pro Bowl week. Televised nationally on NFL Network, the game will bring approximately 125 of the nation’s top college seniors to be coached by NFL staffs for a week of […]

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NJCAA, NFL and Reigning Champs Experiences Announce Women’s Flag Football Effort

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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Nike and NFL Partner to Grow Girls Flag Football

Nike and the NFL have announced a new grant initiative to grow girls’ involvement in flag football, committing $5 million to grow the game within high school athletics. This multi-year initiative will provide a one-time donation of up to $100,000 in products that will be given to state athletic associations that offer girls flag football […]

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Flag Football Added to 2022 World Games Program in Birmingham

  Flag football has joined the event program at The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama, the first time since 1981 that the international multisport event will be held in the United States. The announcement came in partnership with the International World Games Association, the National Football League and International Federation of American Football. With […]

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NFL, NAIA Team Up for Women’s Flag Football League

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 […]

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