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Civitan gets board approval to start middle-school girls flag football league
Summary
Civitan received parks-board approval for a middle-school girls flag-football league; the group reported rapid growth in girls participation and said it plans a fall season to aid the transition from middle- to high-school programs.
Civitan received permission from the Hendersonville Parks Board on Sept. 22 to start a middle-school girls flag-football league.
Ryan Clare, identified as an executive-board member and flag-football director with Civitan, told the board the proposed league would mirror Civitan’s existing middle-school baseball structure: teams pay a fee, supply uniforms and Civitan manages scheduling and operations. Clare said he prefers the league be a fall sport to help eighth-grade players transition to high-school tryouts and to position Sumner County as a strong feeder for high-school girls flag football.
Clare described rapid growth in local girls participation: he said the organization’s girls programs grew roughly 70 percent from the previous year and that the combined count — including girls playing in coed leagues — is about 150 participants this season. He and the board discussed avoiding conflicts with existing school sports and integrating the new league into the parks’ field schedule.
Board action: The board approved the league request by voice vote. Staff will work with Civitan on scheduling and fields to avoid conflicts with other school and park uses.
Why it matters: The move formalizes a local middle-school pathway intended to expand participation and support players moving to high-school programs.
