How did flag football get its start? Flag football was conceived by U.S. soldiers during World War II for recreation. It’s a no- or low-contact game with the ballcarrier downed by pulling flags from a belt rather than tackling or tagging.

The NFL voted to keep the tush push a legal play and to let its players play in the Olympics. | Episode 444: May 23, 2025.

New Brunswick (4-2-1) vs. No. 15 Union (8-0-1), 4:30 p.m. The N.J. High School Sports newsletter now appearing in mailboxes 5 days a week. Sign up now and be among the first to get all the boys and girls sports you care about, straight to your inbox each weekday. To add your name, click here.

Harford Community College will hosting a free clinic and open tryout for its women’s flag football program from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Harford Sports Complex. The clinic is open to girls ages 12 and older and doesn’t require any experience to participate.

Sources: Tempers flare as Eagles defend tush push in heated debate - ESPN The voting finished just two votes short of the needed 75 percent, with a final vote of 22-10, and it's possible that Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie's hour-long speech pushed a couple of teams back into the "no" column on the vote.

Taylor Jones, a freshman at Newark Central High School, was the first flag football player in New Jersey to to pass and run for over 1,000 yards each.

A look at the top stats leaders throughout the N.J. girls flag football community.