Panthers, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools athletics announce pilot Girls High School Flag Football league

CHARLOTTE – In celebration of National Girls & Women in Sports Day, the Carolina Panthers, in partnership with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Athletics, on Tuesday announced the launch of a pilot Girls High School Flag Football League beginning play in 2022. 

The intramural/club-level program is designed to provide high school girls with increased access and opportunities to participate in the fast-growing sport of girls’ high school flag football, which has been sanctioned as a varsity sport in six states across the country.  

The Carolina Panthers are providing $50,000 in program funding, school resources and custom Nike school uniforms to support the success of the program.