Girls Flag Football in Alaska

Sanctioned Alaska recognizes girls' flag football as a varsity sport with a state championship.

Is girls' flag football a varsity sport in Alaska?

Yes. Girls' flag football is sanctioned by the Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA), with a state championship. Checked against ASAA's own materials on 2026-09-15.

Does Alaska have girls' flag football?

Yes. High schools in Alaska play girls' flag football as a ASAA-sanctioned sport. The season is played in fall.

When is girls' flag football season in Alaska?

Fall; state championship early October. From ASAA's own materials.

Can you play college flag football in Alaska?

We have not yet found a varsity women's flag football program at a college in Alaska. Our college list covers NAIA, NJCAA and NCAA programs nationwide.

The details

Governing body	Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA)
Season	Fall; state championship early October
State championship	Yes, first held 2024

Checked on 2026-09-15 against ASAA's association activity page.

ASAA runs a Flag Football State Championship, held 8-10 October 2026 at Wasilla High School and titled the ASAA First National Bowl. Brackets, results, records and championship programmes are published back to at least 2025, and all championship games are streamed on the NFHS Network. ASAA lists the activity as "Flag Football" rather than "Girls Flag Football". ASAA's own flag football page lists its first state championship, 17-19 October 2024 at Wasilla High School. Girls flag football began in the Anchorage School District in 2006, with Fairbanks and Mat-Su joining later (NFHS article and reporting quoting ASAA's executive director); the year ASAA itself first sanctioned the sport is not yet confirmed.

College programmes in Alaska

We have not yet checked a college women's flag football program based in Alaska. See the programs we have checked in other states, or the college overview for the NAIA, NJCAA and NCAA timelines.

How states sanction the sport

Every association sets its own requirements before it adds a sport. Our guide to how states sanction girls' flag football compares them.

Where Alaska fits nationally

23 states and the District of Columbia have sanctioned girls' flag football as a high school sport, by our count, and Alaska is one of them. See the national tracker for every state, or why published counts differ.

Equipment rules in Alaska

Mouthguard	Required
Flags	Three (restating NFHS)
Cleats	Up to ½ inch, nonabrasive rubber

From ASAA girls flag football rules and 2026-27 NFHS rules presentation (2026-27). The NFHS rules apply where the state is silent — see equipment rules by state.

Alaska girls' flag football state champions

2026	North Pole def. Colony, 27-21
2025	South Anchorage def. Dimond, 19-0
2024	North Pole def. Service, 27-6

From the ASAA's own record. Every final we have confirmed is on our state champions page.

Funding for girls' flag football in Alaska

Seattle Seahawks: More than $381,000 in grants from 2021 to 2024 and $200,000 more in 2025, taking the Seahawks' giving past $500,000 and helping launch more than 100 Washington teams. Grants are given through the year across the Seahawks' region (Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii and Idaho). Amounts per school vary: the first round gave $57,000 to 15 schools. Apply or register interest. (Seahawks, 21 Apr 2025)

National grants open to schools anywhere are in our directory of girls' flag football grants.