Girls Flag Football in Maine
Not sanctioned Maine's association has not sanctioned girls' flag football. School or league play may still exist outside it.
Is girls' flag football a varsity sport in Maine?
No. The Maine Principals' Association (MPA) has not sanctioned girls' flag football. Checked against MPA's own materials on 2026-11-01.
Does Maine have girls' flag football?
Not as a sport sanctioned by the MPA. Some schools in Maine may play in leagues run outside the association, often with NFL club support; the note on this page says what we know.
Can you play college flag football in Maine?
We have not yet found a varsity women's flag football program at a college in Maine. Our college list covers NAIA, NJCAA and NCAA programs nationwide.
The details
| Governing body | Maine Principals' Association (MPA) |
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Checked on 2026-11-01 against MPA's association document (2026-27 sport season dates).
Girls flag football is not among the sports in the Maine Principals' Association's 2026-27 season dates, which list football (including 8-man) as the only football. We found no MPA document that mentions girls flag football.
College programmes in Maine
We have not yet checked a college women's flag football program based in Maine. 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 Maine fits nationally
23 states and the District of Columbia have sanctioned girls' flag football as a high school sport, by our count. See the national tracker for every state, or why published counts differ.
Neighboring states
- New Hampshire Not sanctioned
Funding for girls' flag football in Maine
We have not found an NFL club grant program for Maine schools. USA Football's flag grants are open to high school girls' programs nationwide — see our directory of girls' flag football grants and the guide to starting a team.
More on girls' flag football
- How to start a girls' flag football team
- Grants and NFL club funding for girls' flag football
- Girls' flag football state champions, every state
- Women's flag football scholarships by division
- Flag football at the 2028 Olympics: where high school fits
- High school girls' flag football rules: the FAQ
- Equipment rules by state: headgear, mouthguards, flags, cleats
- How many girls play flag football, by state
- The sanctioning timeline, state by state
- When girls' flag football season is played in each state
- How the rules differ from state to state
- The pathway from high school to college
- Every state and the District of Columbia