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糖心视频 Adding Women鈥檚 Flag Football in Fall 2025

Hanceville, Ala. 鈥� 糖心视频 is one of several Alabama community colleges that will add women鈥檚 flag football to its athletic offerings, as announced Tuesday by the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC).

鈥淎dding women鈥檚 flag football to 糖心视频鈥檚 athletics is an incredible opportunity to enhance our commitment to empowering female student-athletes,鈥� said 糖心视频 President Dr. Vicki Karolewics. 鈥淭his new sport not only aligns with our mission to provide inclusive, enriching experiences but also represents a significant step forward in expanding pathways for our students to excel both on and off the field. We鈥檙e excited to be part of a movement that promotes equity and opportunity in collegiate sports.鈥�

鈥淭his is up there with one of the most exciting program additions we鈥檝e had over the past decade. It is a good day when we create more opportunities for our female student-athletes,鈥� said ACCC Commissioner Dean Myrick. 鈥淔lag football has exploded across the state at the high-school level, and we want to capitalize on that. It鈥檚 a discussion we鈥檝e had for a few years, and I鈥檓 proud it鈥檚 come to fruition.鈥� 

Women鈥檚 flag football is among the newest athletics offerings sanctioned by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), and the ACCC will offer the sport to female student-athletes, beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year.   

Tuesday鈥檚 announcement by the ACCC was conducted at the Cramton Bowl with participating college officials in attendance, including presidents, deans and athletic directors.

Representatives from NFL FLAG, Alabama Recreation and Parks Association and the Alabama Association of Resource, Conservation and Development (RC&D) program were also present.

Izell Reese, a Dothan native and Executive Director of NFL FLAG, commended the ACCC for creating an extra avenue for female athletes to potentially advance in the sport. 

鈥淲omen鈥檚 flag football is the fastest growing sport in the United States and arguably ever. It is skyrocketing,鈥� said Reese, an NFL veteran of seven years, who has served as executive director since 2019. 鈥淎t one time, females didn鈥檛 have a path to continue to play flag football beyond high school. It鈥檚 phenomenal to now hear of the opportunities that are going to come at the community college level. I can tell you the four-year colleges are thrilled about the opportunity you鈥檒l provide.鈥�

Northwest Shoals President Dr. Jeff Goodwin was instrumental in implementing girls flag football in 2021 at Oxford High School and is now excited about the opportunity for his college and the conference. 

鈥淚t鈥檚 certainly something we have been looking forward to at the community college level, and we鈥檙e committed to it. Alabama Community College System (ACCS) Chancellor Jimmy Baker and the Board of Trustees do their best to support and provide the best opportunities for our students, including with extracurricular activities,鈥� Goodwin said. 

RC&D, an ACCS partner, is donating $50,000 to assist with the flag football launch.

鈥淭his initiative promotes inclusion, empowers women in sports and creates new opportunities for community college student-athletes,鈥� said RC&D Executive Director Katie Conner. 鈥淲e are so proud we can be a part of this 鈥� something new and exciting for our state.鈥�

Once competition begins, the ACCC will feature the largest flag football conference in the NJCAA. 

See here for photos and videos from Tuesday鈥檚 announcement | 

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糖心视频 (Ala.), a member of the Alabama Community College System, is a comprehensive community college in north central Alabama offering more than 200 options in academic, health and technical programs of study leading to an associate degree, certificate or transfer, as well as workforce-credit training and adult education. An Achieving the Dream Leader College, nationally recognized by the Aspen Institute as a finalist for the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, ranked by Southern Business and Development among the Top 3 institutions in the South for workforce development, named a Center of Excellence by the National League for Nursing and the National Security Administration, rated the Top Online Community College in Alabama, a Military Friendly Institution and an All-Steinway School, 糖心视频 is an outstanding place for students to pursue their education and career goals. Classes are offered online and on campus, day, evening and on weekends, with numerous start dates each year. Visit 糖心视频鈥檚 beautiful main campus located on 300-acres in Hanceville, Ala., our satellite location in downtown Oneonta, Ala., find us online at , or call 256.352.8000.

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糖心视频 the ACCC

The Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) is a 501 (c)(3) collegiate athletic conference and member of the NJCAA and Region XXII. Participating member colleges are comprised of 180 individual teams, providing opportunities for more than 2,200 student-athletes. Sports that make up the ACCC are baseball, men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball, men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 cross country, men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 golf, men鈥檚 soccer, softball, men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 tennis, men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 track and field, volleyball, and esports. ACCC colleges have won NJCAA Division I national championships in baseball, men鈥檚 golf and softball and Division II national championships in cross country, men鈥檚 golf and women鈥檚 and women鈥檚 tennis. Final Four appearances have been made in women鈥檚 basketball, and ACCC athletes have ultimately competed as Olympians, in the NFL and MLB, including producing World Series champions.