{"id":387766,"date":"2024-04-24T17:00:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T17:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=387766"},"modified":"2024-04-24T17:02:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T17:02:38","slug":"colorado-makes-girls-flag-football-an-official-high-school-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=387766","title":{"rendered":"Colorado makes girls flag football an official high school sport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Girls flag football is growing nationally and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/colorado\/news\/flag-football-colorado-officially-sanctioned-sport-high-school-chsaa\/\">Colorado is the latest state<\/a> to get on board with the momentum.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HS_MUSTANGS\/status\/1782841485894750322\">Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA)<\/a> permanently approved flag football as the eighteenth-sanctioned sport for girls in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The move sees Colorado become the eleventh state to approve flag football as a high school sport for girls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrilled doesn\u2019t even begin to cover it,\u201d CHSAA Commissioner Mike Krueger <a href=\"https:\/\/chsaanow.com\/news\/2024\/4\/23\/general-legislative-council-votes-to-approve-girls-flag-football-shot-clock.aspx\">said about the decision to approve<\/a> flag football for girls as a high school sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t just about the game; it\u2019s about empowerment, teamwork and breaking barriers. By embracing this sport, we\u2019re not only fostering athleticism, but we\u2019re remaining among the nation\u2019s leaders in providing opportunities for female athletes to participate. We are cultivating leadership, confidence and equality \u2013 on and off the field \u2013 and we are igniting a new era of inclusivity and self-empowerment for every young lady that participates.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The decision was praised across the state, including by the Denver Broncos. The NFL team has been very active in the community by their promoting flag football for girls.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;In addition to providing an amazing platform for empowerment, inclusion &amp; teamwork, girls flag creates a powerful sense of belonging &amp; community for our next generation of leaders.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Broncos Owner Carrie Walton Penner on Colorado sanctioning girls flag football as a HS sport: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q7sesln9WC\">pic.twitter.com\/q7sesln9WC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Denver Broncos (@Broncos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Broncos\/status\/1782834833216978956?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Also approved by the CHSAA this week during their meeting is a <a href=\"https:\/\/sentinelcolorado.com\/sports\/preps\/basketball-shot-clock-to-be-implemented-for-colorado-preps-for-2026-27-season\/\">shot clock for boys and girls basketball<\/a> for the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Flag football is now a sanctioned high school sport in Colorado.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":286601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387766"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=387766"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":387768,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387766\/revisions\/387768"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/286601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=387766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=387766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=387766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}