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Girls High School Flag Football Showcase Elevates Emerging Talent During Pro Bowl Week SAN FRANCISCO —  Thirty-two of the nation’s top senior high school flag football athletes took the field in the 2026 NFL FLAG Girls High School Showcase  on Feb. 3, part of the NFL’s Super Bowl week flag football programming and televised as part of ESPN’s Postseason NFL Countdown  coverage. The Showcase brought together a competitive all-star field representing programs across the United S

For years, women’s flag football has been described as “growing,” “emerging,”  or “having a moment.” Those words are no longer accurate. What’s happening now is not organic growth. It’s institutional installation . Flag football is being slotted—deliberately—into the machinery of youth sports, collegiate athletics, international competition, and Olympic legitimacy. And when that happens, the question stops being “Is this sport real?”  and becomes “Who controls access, and who