The CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers have launched a girls flag football league, with over 200 players from 19 teams participating in six weeks of games. The league aims to promote girls' participation in football and hopes to see an increase in athletes as the sport will be introduced in the next Olympic Games.
Elyssa Cadieux, a grade 9 student from CSLR high school reaches for Solape Obasa’s flag, a grade 11 student in Elmwood High School , during a Blue Bombers High School Girls Flag Football League game in Winnipeg , Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Flag football organizations are hoping to see an influx of athletes as the sport will be introduced in the next olympic games . THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods.
The teen doesn’t call herself a football fan, but said she loves to jump at trying something new that taps into her athletic abilities. Wade Miller, president and CEO of the Bombers, said they saw a gap in who got to play, and worked to fix it.“We wanted to create this program just to encourage more high school-aged girls to get involved in football. We hope this turns into some going and playing tackle or flag football year-round,” said Miller.“No sport that has gone to the Olympics has gone from recreational straight to it being an Olympic sport faster than flag football,” said Jim Mullin, president of Football Canada.
Mike Watson, who coaches the Morris School’s girls team, adds, “It’s a great way to burst into football.
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