""Honestly, I've never had this much fun coaching football," he said. "Man is it fun. The girls are just coachable and want to play and most are other athletes first.""
""The COVID season probably broke me," he said."
""Softball was my best sport, but flag football honestly is my best," she said. "To get a scholarship offer is crazy.""
A high school coach burned out after the COVID season returned to coaching by taking a girls' flag football job in 2023 and rediscovered joy in the sport. Players demonstrate strong coachability, athletic versatility, and eagerness to learn, while parents watch games with enjoyment rather than recruitment anxiety. The sport remains pure and fun for now, but college scholarship offers and high school recruiting are already appearing. A standout player shifted from travel softball to flag football and received scholarship attention. Dos Pueblos achieved an 18-2 record, and regional teams are mounting challenges to traditional powerhouses.
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