Women's Flag Football - Future D1 sport?

[BMWallace]

Flag football for men and women is being added to the Olympics in 2024, and that has brought calls for the NCAA to add Women's Flag Football as a scholarship sport. Last month Sens. Rubio and Shaheen sent a letter to NCAA Commissioner Charlie Baker asking him to encourage member institutions to begin creating their own programs.

Currently, there are a few dozen NAIA programs that have formal women's flag football programs, and plans at DIII Atlantic East Conference to start their own programs.

Do you think Iowa State would be willing add flag football? Would you support a flag football program? Does the sport need to grow from the high school level first, or start at the college level to encourage lower level participation?

Would those of you with daughters encourage/have encouraged them to play if the sport was an option?

 

[JP4CY]

I'd rather have women's wrestling and if we need a scholarship balance, elevate men's hockey off of club.

 

[ISUTex]

Flag football? Seriously? Maybe we could have women's kickball be a sport too.

 

[BCClone]

Flag football? Seriously? Maybe we could have women's kickball be a sport too.

I don’t think there is going to be much interest in that.

 

[ISUTex]

I don’t think there is going to be much interest in that.

I'll watch women's flag football if they allow fights like in pro hockey.

 

[BCClone]

I'll watch women's flag football if they allow fights like in pro hockey.

I wouldn’t watch flag football no matter the gender. If they had fights like old hockey, that could pique my interest though.

 

[simply1]

I don’t think Iowa State has money to add this sport. I don’t see why I wouldn’t let my daughter play it though. I’d have to see it to know how interested I’d be.

 

[NWICY]

Jesus H. Christ another participation sport that no one needs or cares about. How high was the Olympic committee when they approved that dumb *ss idea.

 

[simply1]

Flag football gives female players sense of community, scholarship options and soon shot at Olympics

Flag football’s inclusion in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles only enhances the profile of a sport that’s growing by leaps and bounds on the women’s side.

apnews.com

 

[FallOf81]

Bring back the LFL. That was easy to watch.

 

[cycloneG]

Jesus H. Christ another participation sport that no one needs or cares about. How high was the Olympic committee when they approved that dumb *ss idea.

I believe the thinking is NFL players would be able to participate. Could be interesting!