Girls Flag Football in Virginia

Unconfirmed We have not yet confirmed Virginia's status against a primary source.

Is girls' flag football a varsity sport in Virginia?

We have not yet confirmed whether the Virginia High School League (VHSL) sanctions girls' flag football. We publish a status only once we have checked the association's own documents.

The details

Governing body	Virginia High School League (VHSL)

This entry has not yet been confirmed against VHSL's own materials. It is excluded from search indexing until it is. See methodology.

No VHSL document yet states girls flag football's status. The agenda for the VHSL's 23 September 2026 meetings lists 'Girls flag football as an emerging sport' as a discussion item for the Policy and Programs Committee, not as a vote; we have not seen a record of the outcome. Reports conflict: a student newspaper reported in March 2026 that the VHSL had approved the sport; Loudoun County Public Schools wrote in August 2026 that it is not currently a VHSL-sponsored sport; in January 2026 the Prince William County school board made it a permanent fall sport and voted to ask the VHSL to sanction it. The Washington Commanders support school programmes in Virginia. Next VHSL Executive Committee meeting: 4 February 2027.

College programmes in Virginia

Varsity women's flag football programmes based in Virginia, checked against conference or school sources:

Ferrum College — NCAA D-II, Conference Carolinas
Marymount University — NCAA D-III, Atlantic East
Norfolk State University — NCAA D-I, MEAC
Richard Bland College — NJCAA

See all checked college programmes.

What's coming up in Virginia

4 February 2027 — Meeting: Next Executive Committee meeting. A VHSL committee discussed girls flag football as an emerging sport on 23 September 2026, with no vote listed; whether it returns in February is not yet known. (association source)

Every scheduled vote and first season nationwide is on the upcoming decisions calendar.

Virginia in the news

October Decisions: Oregon, Texas and Virginia Weigh Girls Flag Football

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 Virginia 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

District of Columbia Sanctioned
Kentucky Sanctioned
Maryland Sanctioned
North Carolina Sanctioned
Tennessee Sanctioned
West Virginia Not sanctioned

Funding for girls' flag football in Virginia

Washington Commanders: More than $1 million over two years from August 2025 for 127 programs: 25 in D.C., 51 in Virginia and 51 in Maryland (with the Ravens). Each program receives financial support, 25 Nike uniforms and an NFL flag kit. Run through school districts; no open application found. (Commanders, 4 Aug 2025)

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