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Learn more about Girls Flag Foundation, the Girls American Flag League, and the GAFL College Scholarship Program.
What is Girls Flag Foundation?
Girls Flag Foundation is the nonprofit organization supporting this work. Its mission is to create greater access, structure, visibility, scholarship support, and long-term opportunity for girls in flag football.
What programs operate under Girls Flag Foundation?
The foundation initially includes two primary program areas: GAFL and the GAFL College Scholarship Program.
GAFL is the league platform focused on strengthening the national girls flag football club structure. The scholarship program helps girls flag athletes pursue college and educational opportunities.
What is GAFL?
GAFL stands for Girls American Flag League. It is the league platform operating under Girls Flag Foundation.
GAFL is being built to create stronger club structure, consistent standards, meaningful competition, greater athlete visibility, and clearer pathways toward college flag football.
Is GAFL a separate nonprofit organization?
No. Girls Flag Foundation is the nonprofit organization and home for the work. GAFL operates as a program of Girls Flag Foundation.
What is the GAFL College Scholarship Program?
The GAFL College Scholarship Program is a charitable initiative of Girls Flag Foundation focused on helping girls flag athletes pursue college opportunities through scholarship support.
How do GAFL and the scholarship program work together?
GAFL is designed to create stronger competition, visibility, and recruiting pathways for girls flag athletes. The scholarship program supports the same larger mission by helping athletes turn those opportunities into potential college and educational pathways.
When will GAFL launch?
GAFL is currently in its founding-club development and launch planning stage, with league play targeted to begin in January 2027.
The organization is building the club network, standards, scheduling structure, safety framework, and operating systems needed to support a successful launch.
Who is GAFL designed to serve?
GAFL is designed for girls flag football clubs, teams, athletes, coaches, families, college programs, sponsors, and partners who believe the sport deserves a more organized and credible pathway.
Is GAFL a league or a tournament series?
GAFL is being built as a league platform, not simply a tournament series. Its core focus is organized club competition, shared standards, athlete development, visibility, and pathway creation.
Showcases, combines, special events, and championship opportunities may complement league play.
What is a GAFL founding club?
A founding club is an early partner that helps establish the culture, standards, expectations, and operating model for the league.
Founding clubs are expected to demonstrate strong leadership, quality coaching, clear communication, athlete-centered operations, competitive structure, and a commitment to growing girls flag football.
What types of clubs should apply?
GAFL is seeking organized girls flag football clubs and programs committed to athlete development, safety, consistent communication, competitive integrity, operational standards, and long-term growth.
How can a club become involved with GAFL?
Interested clubs can connect with the GAFL team to learn more about the founding-club process, participation expectations, league standards, and launch plans.
Club leaders may email info@girlsamericanflagleague.com with their name, club, location, and contact information.
How can an athlete participate in GAFL?
Athletes will participate through GAFL member clubs and approved programming. GAFL works with clubs rather than registering individual athletes directly into standalone teams.
Athlete participation information will be shared through member clubs and official GAFL communication as launch details are finalized.
What age divisions will GAFL offer?
GAFL’s initial competitive model is being developed around 12U, 14U, and High School divisions.
Final age, eligibility, roster, and competition standards will be published before league registration opens.
What regions will GAFL serve first?
GAFL is planning a focused initial launch before expanding nationally. Early regional development is centered on the Southeast, including North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee.
Expansion decisions will be based on club readiness, athlete demand, travel feasibility, and market development.
What types of competition and events will GAFL offer?
GAFL plans to offer structured regular-season league play, regional opportunities, showcases, combines, special events, and championship-style experiences.
Programming will be designed to support meaningful competition, athlete visibility, recruiting exposure, and club development.
Can college coaches and recruiters connect with GAFL?
Yes. College visibility and recruiting pathways are central to the GAFL mission.
College coaches, recruiters, and programs will be able to connect with GAFL regarding showcases, athlete visibility, recruiting opportunities, and the continued growth of women’s college flag football.
How can donors, sponsors, and partners support the mission?
Support may help fund access initiatives, scholarship awards, league development, special events, athlete visibility, educational programming, and other mission-aligned opportunities.
Businesses, foundations, community partners, and individual donors can connect with Girls Flag Foundation to explore sponsorship, partnership, and charitable-support opportunities.
Are donations tax-deductible?
Donation eligibility and tax treatment depend on the foundation’s current IRS status, the type of contribution, and applicable tax rules.
Donors should review the information provided with the donation receipt and consult a qualified tax professional regarding their individual circumstances.