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Colorado sanctions Girls’ Flag Football after pilot program [Video]

The move follows a pilot program that involved 50 schools and 10 districts from across the state.

COLORADO, USA — The Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) Legislative Council on Tuesday voted to add girls flag football as a sanctioned sport.

They’re the 11th state to sanction the sport and the inaugural season will be this fall. Tuesday morning’s vote followed an earlier recommendation from the board of directors to sanction the sport.

Colorado has been operating girls’ flag football as part of a pilot program for the past two years. With support from the Broncos and CHSAA, the Denver Broncos Foundation launched Colorado’s program in the fall of 2021.

The Broncos and the Denver Broncos Foundation funded and operated both seasons. Participation from year one to year two of the pilot program increased by more than 150%, CHSAA said. During that time 50 schools from 10 different districts offered the sport.

The Legislative Council gave the …

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Donald Trump claims immigration has left Sadiq Khan's London 'unrecognisable' after Europe 'opened its doors to jihad' and vows 'never to let that happen' in the US in his latest swipe at capital [Video]

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