Across the country, athletes and fans alike are seeing changes in the way girls and women's sports are covered and the amount of coverage athletes receive. For example, in the past her NCAA Women's March Madness tournament, the women's national championship game had her 18.87 million viewers, and at its peak the men's championship game had her 14.82 million viewers. I surpassed it.
This same change is occurring at the high school athletics level, with states across the country being asked to sanction girls' flag football. Washington state is one of the latest states to push for sanctions on schools. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association plans to vote in early May, and if passed, Washington would become the 11th state to make girls' flag football an official high school sport. Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Nevada, Alaska, New York, Arizona, Illinois, California, and recently Tennessee have all sanctioned women's flag football.
Seahawks receiver Tyler Lockett said the girls flag is not only important, but also “awesome” because it allows girls to play.
“I think this is a really great opportunity, but I also think this should be a sport, even if you look at the Pro Bowl and flag football trends, and I think that's here to stay.”This could be a really big thing in the future. I think it's going to be a way for women to get involved and play soccer.”
