Atlanta Falcons, Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation further support girls flag football in Alabama
This spring, the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, in partnership with the Atlanta Falcons, provided grants to 10 Alabama high schools to establish a girls flag football program for the upcoming season.
Given the enthusiasm and support for the game of girls flag football in Georgia, the Falcons used a similar model to bring the game to Alabama in 2021. Alabama launched a pilot program for high schools that year and, three years later, it became the eighth state to sanction girls flag football as an official high school sport. This fall, more than 130 Alabama high schools will offer girls flag football as a varsity sport for their student athletes.
The following Alabama schools received grants to establish girls flag football programs in 2025:
Alabama Christian AcademyOn Saturday, May 31, the Falcons hosted a free girls flag football clinic focused on skills, drills and fundamentals at Legion Field in Birmingham.
For registration details and additional information about the Atlanta Falcons’ work to grow girls flag football, visit atlantafalcons.com/girls-flag-football.
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation was started in 1995 by Arthur M. Blank, co-founder of The Home Depot. The foundation has granted more than $1.3 billion to charitable causes.