Add the Carolina Panthers to the list of National Football League teams throwing their support behind high school girls flag football.
To celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day, the Panthers announced they are joining forces with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to launch a girls high school flag football league. The Panthers will provide $50,000 in program funding, school resources and custom Nike school uniforms to support the league that will begin play at the end of March.
Student-athletes from 20 high schools around the region came to Bank of America Stadium on Tuesday for a special announcement and kickoff event.
In honor of #NGWSD, we’ve donated $50,000 to @CharMeckSchools Athletics to help create a pilot Girls High School Flag Football League. pic.twitter.com/MWG0jo8qqZ
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) February 1, 2022
The intramural/club-level program is designed to provide high school girls with increased access and opportunities to participate in the fast-growing sport of girls’ high school flag football, which has been sanctioned as a varsity sport in six states across the country.
“The Carolina Panthers are thrilled to partner with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Athletics in the creation of a pilot Girls High School Flag Football League, which will provide increased participation opportunities and access to the sport of football for high school girls. Our hope is this league will lead to increased participation by high schools across our region,” said Panthers director of community relations Riley Fields. “We are especially pleased to be able to announce the program launch as we celebrate National Girls & Women in Sports Day.”
