Girls Flag Football

The Bears followed Whitney Young's girls flag football team through their 2025 season to take a deeper dive into how the sport changes the lives of the student-athletes who play it. In the second of a three-part series, readers get a behind-the-scenes look at the Dolphins' thrilling and dramatic postseason run to the second-ever IHSA State Playoff Series.

The Bears followed Whitney Young's girls flag football team through their 2025 season to take a deeper dive into how the sport changes the lives of the student-athletes who play it. In the first of a three-part series, readers get a behind-the-scenes look inside the Dolphins' regular-season success.

The Bears are continuing to inspire the next generation of girls in football, this time in Spain through the launch of an official girls flag football league. In the coming weeks, leagues in Madrid and Barcelona will begin their inaugural seasons, giving hundreds of girls across 12-16 teams from eight different schools the opportunity to play a sport that is rapidly expanding around the world.

Los Chicago Bears siguen inspirando a la próxima generación de chicas en el fútbol americano, esta vez en España con el lanzamiento de una liga oficial de flag football femenino.

The top 56 girls flag football players across Illinois from the 2025 season were honored Monday when the Bears hosted the third annual All-State dinner at Soldier Field.

Several Bears executives, including President & CEO Kevin Warren and chairman George H. McCaskey, were at Willowbrook High School last Saturday to help support the second Illinois High School Association girls flag football state championships.

Throughout Chicago Bears Training Camp by LRS, the team hosted five high school girls flag football teams for exclusive visits to Halas Hall, which include access to practice and opportunities to meet players, coaches and front office executives.

Five girls flag football teams each spent a special day at Bears training camp, which included watching practice, meeting players, and getting a surprise from President & CEO Kevin Warren and his wife, Greta.

Each of the five girls flag football teams who were invited to training camp received one final surprise before they left Halas Hall: brand new pairs of Nike cleats, courtesy of Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren and his wife, Greta.

On Thursday, Butler College Prep became the fifth and final program to attend Chicago Bears Training Camp by LRS less than two weeks before they kick off their second girls flag football season. Sophomore receiver Fallan White shares her dream-come-true experience.

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Throughout Chicago Bears Training Camp by LRS, the organization is hosting five high school girls flag football teams for exclusive visits to Halas Hall, the fourth being Homewood-Flossmoor High School.

Throughout Chicago Bears Training Camp by LRS, the organization is hosting five high school girls flag football teams for exclusive visits to Halas Hall, the third being Carver Military Academy. 

Throughout Chicago Bears Training Camp by LRS, the organization is hosting five high school girls flag football teams for exclusive visits to Halas Hall, the second being Harvard High School. 

Throughout Chicago Bears Training Camp by LRS, the organization is hosting five high school girls flag football teams for exclusive visits to Halas Hall, the first being Simeon Career Academy. 

Maine South High School's girls flag football team competed in the second annual NFL Flag Championships in Canton, Ohio, over the weekend as a result of their win at the Bears' regional tournament last October.

The Bears traveled back across the pond last week to host three girls flag championship events, just eight weeks after helping kick off the third season of girls flag football in the United Kingdom.

Check out the action from the Bears' girls flag football league championships in the United Kingdom, which featured appearances by former Bears cornerback Charles "Peanut" Tillman and Britain's first female coach in the NFL, Phoebe Schecter. The league expanded to three cities for the 2025 season – Manchester, Birmingham and London.

The Bears rookie class kicked off its second month with the team by connecting with Chicagoland's girls flag football community through the club's Monsters Flag Football Clinics.

Members of the Bears organization, including running back Roschon Johnson, took a trip across the pond to help kick off the third season of the team's girls flag football league in the United Kingdom. The league has expanded to three cities for the 2025 season – Manchester, Birmingham and London.

Members of the Bears organization, including running back Roschon Johnson, took a trip across the pond to help kick off the third season of the team's girls flag football league in the United Kingdom. The league has expanded to three cities for the 2025 season – Manchester, Birmingham and London.

On March 8 — International Women's Day — the Bears hosted the first ever collegiate women's flag football game in the state of Illinois, featuring Benedictine University and Rockford University.

Three Guilford High School seniors represented the Bears in an NFC versus AFC matchup during the inaugural NFL Flag High School Girls Showcase, a competition featuring 30 of the best flag players in the nation as part of the 2025 Pro Bowl Games in Orlando.

The Bears will host the first-ever collegiate women's flag football game for the state of Illinois on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center, featuring Rockford University and Benedictine University at 6:15 p.m.

The Bears honored several groups of IHSA girls flag and boys football players and coaches during Sunday's game against the Lions at Soldier Field for their outstanding performances throughout the 2024 season.

The Bears helped celebrate the 2024 girls flag football season last Friday by hosting the All-State dinner at Halas Hall to honor the sport's top 56 high school student-athletes in Illinois.

While the Bears are no longer hosts of the girls flag football championship, the club and its leaders continued to support the event last weekend when the IHSA hosted its first-ever State Championship. 

Running back Khalil Herbert surprises Chicago Vocational Career Academy girls flag football player Dalyia 'KK' Langston with tickets to a game, Bears gift bags and a free Invisalign treatment.

The Bears welcomed five Illinois high school girls flag football programs to Halas Hall Tuesday to watch a training camp practice and participate in a clinic inside the Walter Payton Center.

On June 5, the Bears hosted their third annual Scout School — a program started by general manager Ryan Poles that gives students an opportunity to learn about the roles of college and professional scouts in an NFL organization.

Go inside Halas Hall during the Bears' third annual Scout School, where the team welcomed a group of girls flag football players to participate in film sessions, watch practice and much more.

The Bears traveled to London Thursday alongside the New York Jets to kick off the second season of their UK NFL Girls Flag League ahead of International Women's Day. 

The Bears on Wednesday hosted a press conference at Halas Hall to announce that girls flag football is officially an IHSA-sanctioned sport and will begin its State Series this fall.

The Bears have played an integral role in supporting girls flag football throughout the past four years. Take a look at the notable moments that have culminated in the IHSA making girls flag football an official sport beginning this fall.

Bears President/CEO Kevin Warren, IHSA executive director Craig Anderson and Chicago Public League senior manager of elementary sports Juliana Zavala speak at Halas Hall Wednesday to discuss the IHSA's decision to make girls flag football an official sport beginning in the fall of 2024.

Chicago Public League senior manager of elementary sports Juliana Zavala along with various players and coaches share their excitement about the girls flag football becoming sanctioned by the Illinois High School Association beginning in the fall of 2024.

The impact Chicago Public League senior manager of elementary sports Juliana Zavala has made on the growth of girls flag football in high schools throughout state of Illinois culminated in her earning the Bears' 2023 Inspire Change Changemaker Award.

Juliana Zavala, senior manager of elementary sports for Chicago Public Schools, has won the Bears' 2023 Inspire Change Changemaker Award and will be honored at the team's Dec. 24 game at Soldier Field.

The Bears hosted the first-ever All-State dinner at Halas Hall November 29 to honor 56 of the top Illinois girls flag football student-athletes.

The Lane Tech girls flag football team took home the state title Sunday night as the Bears hosted the second annual championships inside the Walter Payton Center at Halas Hall over the weekend.

The International Olympic Committee announced on Monday the addition of men's and women's flag football to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Growing flag football worldwide continues to be a key initiative for the NFL, with the Bears being one of the teams at the forefront of the movement.

Just three years in, our Girls Flag Football league is thriving with over 2,500 participants throughout the Chicagoland area.

Follow Willowbrook High School's girls flag football team, the Illinois state champions, as they receive a good luck message from Bears head coach Matt Eberflus before competing in the 2023 Nike Kickoff Classic at Nike's World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon.

Diana Flores - star quarterback of the world champion Mexico Women's National Flag Football Team – was the surprise guest of the third annual girls flag football jamboree hosted by the Bears and Chicago Public League.

The Bears continued their support of girls flag football by hosting a Career Expo at Halas Hall Monday, giving over 100 girls the opportunity to network with Bears staff members and learn about various roles in professional sports.

The Bears hosted three girls flag football athletes during Saturday's training camp practice at Halas Hall, all of whom made history by earning college scholarships for the sport.

Bears receiver Chase Claypool continued to express his support for flag football by attending the NFL UK Flag Football National Championships in London June 28.

The Bears and New York Jets celebrated the success of the inaugural Bears and Jets United Kingdom NFL Girls Football Flag League Monday at a championship event in West London.

Take a look the exciting action from May 22nd's Bears' girls flag football league's championship event in the United Kingdom.

Having been awarded the United Kingdom as an International Home Market Area (IHMA), the Bears and New York Jets have teamed up to create a flag football league in London for girls ages 12-14. The 12-team league—which consists of two six-team conferences—is in the midst of a six-week schedule that will culminate in a championship event May 22.

Take a look at some of Thursday's exciting action from the Bears' girls flag football league in the United Kingdom.

In partnership with the New York Jets and NFL, the Bears helped bring the first girls flag football league to the United Kingdom and kicked off the season with a launch event Wednesday in London.

The Bears, along with the New York Jets, helped launch the first-ever United Kingdom NFL girls flag football league Mar. 8 to help continue the league's goal of growing girls flag football around the world. The Bears were represented at the event by receiver Chase Claypool.

The Chicago Bears hosted a Girls Flag Football clinic at Round Lake High School Wednesday night, serving as the NFL Fuel Up to Play 60 Hometown Grant Event.

The Bears, along with running back David Montgomery, hosted a Girls Flag Football clinic at Round Lake High School on February 15.

The Bears continued to support the Chicago Public Schools girls flag football league by hosting a clinic for 56 teams. Dr. Jen Welter, the first female coach in the NFL, spoke to hundreds of girls at the event, advocating for the continued growth of the sport.

Lauren Screeden sits down with Juliana Zavala, Senior Manager of Elementary Sports for Chicago Public Schools, to talk about launching the first ever Chicago girls high school flag football league.

The first ever Chicago Public Schools girls flag football league will kick off a week from Saturday on Sept. 11.

The Bears and Chicago Public Schools announced Monday the launch of Chicago Public League Girls Flag Football, in conjunction with NFL FLAG and Nike.