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Aztec Link NIL collective hosts female flag football combine for young San Diegans

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With the recent growth of flag football, local coaches and SDSU football players led a high-level workout filled with energy and inspiration

Southwestern runningback coach John Serrata supervises defense drills during the Aztec Link Female Flag Football Combine on Saturday June 21, 2025

The game of football is changing, but not because of flag pulling or the absence of tackling. The rise of flag football is bringing opportunities to young women to play a sport that wasn’t always accessible to them.

Within the past five to seven years, women’s flag football has seen growth across the country at the high school level.