The Spokane Youth Sports Association won’t be doling out helmets and pads this fall. The organization recently chose to move all of its age groups to flag football, a change executive director Phil ...

THOMASVILLE — The Butler-Mason YMCA is now offering both tackle and flag football to kids in the 8U age group. With the intent of offering Thomasville’s youth as much opportunity to compete as they ...

The NFL flag football program offered at the Montecito Family YMCA provides local youth with lessons in teamwork and sportsmanship. (Montecito Family YMCA photo) Four flag football teams from the ...

A 10 and Under Boys and Girls Club league football game begins Saturday morning. The Panthers played the Irish at Newberry High School. One less youth football league will hit the field this fall. The ...

A YMCA in northeast Nebraska has cited concussion and other health risks in announcing that it will drop its tackle football program for children in third through sixth grades.The Norm Waitt Sr. YMCA ...

According to Communications and Marketing Director Mary Berry, the decision was made based on recent research that shows youth should not engage in tackle football before the age of 14. However, the ...

QUINCY — The Quincy Family YMCA announced that this fall’s flag football season is on track to be the biggest season they’ve ever hosted. The season starts on September 13 for the program, and the Y ...

When Manja Brower joined the Marysville Family YMCA over a decade ago, she was looking for a safe place to leave her young children, so she could work out. “The Y Kids Zone was the first place that I ...

Monroe County girls are getting a new sports opportunity. The Monroe Family YMCA will debut a girls' flag football program this fall, with practices beginning Aug. 25. "After many requests, it's ...