ORGANIZATIONS

The global governing body for American football, including flag football, with over 75 member nations. IFAF hosts biannual World Championships and spearheaded flag football's inclusion as an official Olympic sport at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

A premier tournament operator that grew from U.S. roots into an internationally recognized flag football organization, hosting national championships and the world's largest flag football tournament, certified by Guinness World Records in 2025 with nearly 12,000 participants.

The official flag football league of the NFL and the largest youth flag football organization in the U.S., with over 500,000 athletes competing in all 50 states. NFL Flag also runs a schools program that has reached an estimated 1.3 million students since 2014.

The officially certified National Governing Body (NGB) for American football in the U.S. and the sole U.S. member of IFAF. USA Football selects, trains, and leads the U.S. Men's and Women's Flag National Teams, including for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

The national rule-making body for high school athletics across 51 member state associations, serving nearly 20,000 high schools. In 2025, NFHS published the first-ever official national flag football rules for the high school game, recognizing it as the nation's fastest-growing emerging sport.

One of the leading flag football league and tournament operators in the United States, running adult and youth recreational and competitive leagues nationwide with a focus on community-based participation and accessible play for all ages.

A leading competitive flag football organization in the U.S. offering youth, women's, and men's divisions. The AFFL is pioneering professional flag football with a planned pro division launching in 2026, aiming to establish flag football as a top-tier spectator sport.