Girls flag football is a newly sanctioned NCHSAA sport for this fall, and the Falcons promise to be all-in. More and more colleges are opening their doors to girls flag football. “Some of the rules are similar to regular football,” Parker said. The first official practice date for flag football is Aug. 31. West AD Mary Allison Melton sent around a flag football interest letter at the end of the last school year, and 35 girls responded.