Midday Interview: Lincoln Youth Football prepares for first girls flag football season

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Lincoln Youth Football is preparing for it’s inaugural season of girls flag football.

The organization is hosting a camp as well on Sunday, April 27th. Several organizers joined Channel 8 News at midday to talk about this new opportunity in Lincoln.

PRESS RELEASE: 

Lincoln Youth Football (LYF) and the Lincoln Community Learning Center are excited to announce that Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird will proclaim April 27, 2025 as Girls Flag Football Day in Lincoln, Neb.

On April 27, 2025, an all-city girls flag football camp will be held at Lincoln High, Beechner Field, 600 South 21st Street, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. for girls and young women grades 3rd thru 12th. At 3:30, those attending will be recognized by the Mayor and the proclamation announced.

Girls flag football is growing in popularity across the world and will be a recognized sport in the 2028 Olympics. Girls Flag Football Day in Lincoln will recognize those girls and young women in the community who are joining the inaugural season of Girls Flag Football hosted by Lincoln Youth Football. Practices for flag football season begin on May 13, 2025 with the first game on May 27, 2025. Games will be played weekly on Tuesday evenings at the Runza Sports Complex, 225 West South Street. The championship game will be held on June 24, 2025.

The camp on April 27, 2025, is free for girls and young women who are interested in flag football and considering joining the inaugural season. The camp is sponsored by the Malone Community Center, Hudl, Paramount Football Academy, and Lincoln Youth Football. Players will be taught skills for the first half of the camp, followed by intra-camp football games. The camp will provide coaching/instruction and a fun afternoon for athletes interested in playing girls flag football.

LYF is seeking to have at least one girls flag football team from every high school in Lincoln as well as teams grades 3rd thru 8th. Please join us for Girls Flag Football Day in Lincoln on April 27, 2025.

To register for the April 27th camp contact kwame.gyamfi@lps.org. Those interested in joining the inaugural girls flag football season can register at lincolnyouthfootballleague.com.