Atlanta Falcons help bring women’s flag football to Alabama

Published: May 7, 2024, 2:13 p.m. CDT

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WAKA Action 8 News

The Atlanta Falcons announced that the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation will provide grants to 20 schools across the state of Alabama to help them launch girls’ flag football programs.

These efforts began in 2019 when the Falcons helped make girls’ flag football an official high school sport in Georgia. The state of Georgia became the fourth state to recognize girls’ flag football as an official high school sport.

After the success in Georgia, the Falcons collaborated with RCX Sports and the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) to help bring girls’ flag football to Alabama in 2021. In the 2024-25 school year, the The AHSAA has sanctioned women’s flag football as an official sport. . Today, 112 schools across the state offer girls’ flag football programs.

Below is the list of schools that will receive grants from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation:

Austin High School

Brewbaker Technology Magnetic High School

Carver High School

Clark Shaw Magnet High School

Decatur High School

Elberta High School

Ellwood Christian Academy

Business High School

Foley High School

Hazelnut Green High School

Marbury High School

Monroe County High School

Montevallo High School

Mountain Brook High School

Pell City High School

Percy Julian High School

Robertsdale High School

Fort Spanish High School

Tallassee High School

Wilcox Central High School

(Information from the Atlanta Falcons)