Driven by the leadership of Hannah McNair and the commitment of the Houston Texans, Girls Flag Football is creating new pathways for young athletes across Texas and beyond.
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Driven by the leadership of Hannah McNair and the commitment of the Houston Texans, Girls Flag Football is creating new pathways for young athletes across Texas and beyond.
The Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans are joining forces to make history with the first-ever Girls Flag Football Texas State Championship, set for June 13 and June 14 at DATCU Stadium at the University of North Texas (UNT). This landmark event will bring together the top teams from both the Cowboys and Texans Girls Flag Football Leagues to compete for the inaugural state title and showcase the growing talent and passion for the sport.
Houston Texans Chief Community Officer Hannah McNair joins "Good Morning Football" to share what the team's philanthropic vision has contributed to so far this offseason.
Growing up as a young flag football player in Austin, Texas, Ashlea Klam knew her peers were making fun of her behind her back for playing a "boy sport." That didn’t stop her from playing the game she loves, all way to the U.S. Women's National Team—and now, those same doubters see her on their TVs regularly as a Global Flag Ambassador for the NFL's Houston Texans.
From a dream interview answer to 2,000+ girls playing across Texas — Hannah McNair turned one bold idea into a movement. Find out how our girls flag football program became a national champion and why the best is still ahead.
From a 10-year-old in Spring Branch who just wanted to prove girls can play to a 13-year-old with her sights set on the 2032 Olympics — girls flag football is exploding across Houston, and the stories behind it will fire you up. See who's leading the charge.
KHOU 11 anchor Mia Gradney sits down with Vice President of the Houston Texans Foundation Hannah McNair to talk Girls Flag Football and more.
A U.S. Women's Flag National Team star was once denied a signing day celebration by her own Texas high school. Now Ashlea Klam is teaming up with the Texans to make sure no girl in this state ever feels that way again. Here's how She's Next is changing the game.
eights High School sophomore Emma Syphard never really saw any girls playing flag football when she was younger. She certainly never thought about playing the sport at any point.
“I just thought it was kind of something you did in P.E. class,” she said.
So when Heights coach DeVincent Idlebird approached Syphard about playing on the Bulldogs’ inaugural team this spring, her initial enthusiasm about the opportunity was tepid at best.
“Um, sure. I guess so,” she remembers telling Idlebird.
Syphard feels much differently about the sport now. Now, she’s a champion.
the Houston Texans announced DE Will Anderson Jr. as an NFL Global Flag Football Ambassador. Anderson joins current NFL and flag football players, Legends, coaches and officials who work together to raise the global profile and promote one of the world's fastest-growing sports.