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Flag Football is Growing Fast

Ryan Tremblay
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The division Dewayne Bickers’ kid should’ve been participating in for Rancho Bernardo Pop Warner for two straight seasons simply did not exist. There were insufficient players to create a team. Jeffrey Bickers, an 11-year-old sixth-grader, rather competed in a higher category with older guys. “There was sometimes a very substantial disparity in the ages and…

Flag Football Has a Bright Future

Ryan Tremblay
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Robin Schultz understands the significance of football in this Alabama town. He began attending games long before Hoover became renowned (or notorious) for its football fanaticism, as documented in the MTV reality program “Two-a-Days,” which followed the nationally rated Hoover Buccaneers. When his grandson Jackson, 9, was questioned about stepping into football pads and the…

Flag Football Participation is at an All-Time High

Ryan Tremblay
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Football may have lesser high-schoolers participating each year, however, the entire sport isn’t declining. As stated by the New York Times, during the past three years participation numbers of 6- to 12-year-olds playing flag football crossed more than 1.5 million. A whopping 40% increase! Read more: WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR YOUTH SPORTS LEAGUE Simultaneously the…