Women's flag football is a 'sisterhood'

It's 2026 and the cool girls are playing flag football. Okay, but seriously, women's flag football is taking off. And it's coming to the LA 2028 Olympics for the first time in Olympic history. The NFL has been running flag football programs to develop the next generation, like Diona Flores, a superstar QB from Mexico and a face of the growing sport. And USports announced a flag football pilot program for 2027. This week, Canada has its first chance to qualify for the LA 2028 games. At the World Championships in Dusseldorf, Germany. On the women's side, Canadian QB Sarah Parker has been playing flag football since age 13. When she found out she could compete at the next Olympics, she was super emotional. The fact that it's a small team also makes it a lot more family-like. A flag is a sisterhood and I think that we're a very inviting community. So I think it's just a great environment for girls to develop for sure. And the sport will continue to grow. 100,000 Canadians are expected to compete in the sport in the coming years. Some making the switch over from traditional football. We have a very passionate community of girls and women that play tackle football. So it's just another story and thread that most people aren't aware of. The football community is aware, but Canadians generally aren't aware. What makes flag probably more compelling, let's say for parents mostly, is the opportunity to come into a sport that has all the values you'd want to see. At every level of the sport, from youth to uni to pro, flag football is growing. And while athletes have been playing the sport for years, the rest of the world is finally ready for Olympic kickoff.