{"id":10469,"date":"2024-01-02T14:17:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T19:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/?p=10469"},"modified":"2024-01-02T14:17:51","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T19:17:51","slug":"girls-flag-football-league-celebrates-inaugural-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/creekline-st-johns\/girls-flag-football-league-celebrates-inaugural-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Girls\u2019 flag football league celebrates inaugural season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>By Martie Thompson<br><a href=\"mailto:editor@floridanewsline.com\">editor@floridanewsline.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to requests from parents, the CAA flag football league has added a girls\u2019 league this season. According to league president, Mike Lanza, there are four teams with approximately 32 girls playing this inaugural season, in addition to approximately 15 girls who play on the league\u2019s existing co-ed teams. Lanza said that in total, approximately 700 kids are playing flag football this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had been hearing from parents that there was a demand for an all-girls flag football league for some time,\u201d Lanza said. \u201cThis past spring we started planning for it and by the summer, when we had amassed enough coaches, we opened registration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mia Hamilton, 11, is a new participant. \u201cThis is my first time playing but I\u2019ve always grown up watching my brothers play,\u201d she said, \u201cso I thought it would be fun to play it myself.\u201d<br>Lanza said the new girls\u2019 league started practices two times a week in November and started playing games the first weekend in December. The players range in age from nine to 11 years old and games are held at Plantation Park on Saturday mornings. After a two week break for the holidays at the end of December, the girls will resume play in early January. The season will end with division championships at the end of January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe teams in the girls\u2019 league play each other twice during the regular season and then will meet again in the playoffs,\u201d Lanza said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participant Charlotte \u201cCharlie\u201d Leddy, 9, said, \u201cI like that we can play with our friends and you can play different positions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lanza is convinced that the girls\u2019 league will grow in popularity and envisions that it will lead the growth of the CAA league overall, since girls\u2019 flag football is not widely available locally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe girls are having a great time,\u201d Lanza said. \u201cWinning or losing, you can see the excitement on their faces.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participant Brianna Soares, 9, agrees. \u201cWhat I like about the league is how you can play with your friends and how you can be competitive. It\u2019s really fun!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Registration for the next flag football season will begin in July. Visit www.caaflagfootball.org for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Photo courtesy Dana Kelley<br>Mia Hamilton throws the ball.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Martie Thompsoneditor@floridanewsline.com In response to requests from parents, the CAA flag football league has added a girls\u2019 league this season. According to league president, Mike Lanza, there are four teams with approximately 32 girls playing this inaugural season, in addition to approximately 15 girls who play on the league\u2019s existing co-ed teams. 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