Girls are rewriting the playbook! For the first time, flag football for girls is a Philadelphia public league sport.
6abc Digital StaffGirls are rewriting the playbook! For the first time, flag football for girls is an official Philadelphia Public League sport."Growing up, you don't really see girls playing football and if you do, it's only with boys," said Dobbins senior, Brielle Phillips.
She played flag football as an intramural sport last year and this year, the sport is now part of the Philadelphia Public League. "We really have been able to tap into a new population of female athletes in the City of Philadelphia that otherwise wouldn't be playing sports," said Dobbins Athletic Director, Jackie Castorino.Girls 'Run the World' at massive flag football tournament in Conshohocken, Pa.