This fall, Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) will expand its high school athletics program by launching a girls flag football league. CCPS will launch the league with support from the National Football League (NFL) Baltimore Ravens team and Under Armour.

The league will be open to high school students in Grades 9-12 for the 2025-2026 school year. Students will play at the varsity level and compete in the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference, known as SMAC, with teams from Calvert County Public Schools. Each CCPS high school will have a girls flag football team. Students must meet CCPS eligibility requirements to participate.

CCPS is hosting two skill sessions next month for students interested in playing in the league. Interested students must register in advance and participants should arrive by 4:30 p.m. Parents of students attending must also complete a required waiver. The registration form and waiver are linked below. Students planning to attend should dress for outdoor practice. Prospective players may attend both sessions.

• Tuesday, June 3, 5 to 7 p.m., at Maurice J. McDonough High School.
  • McDonough is located at 7165 Marshall Corner Road, Pomfret, MD 20675.
  • Registration form.
  • Waiver.
     
• Thursday, June 5, 5 to 7 p.m., at North Point High School.
  • North Point is located at 2500 Davis Road, Waldorf, MD 20603.
  • Registration form.
  • Waiver.

To offer the program, CCPS partnered with the Baltimore Ravens and Under Armour to provide females with an opportunity to gain experience playing football, participate in an organized sport and foster growth of a female flag football program in Charles County. Through the Baltimore Ravens Limited Partnership, each CCPS high school receives a $5,000 grant to adopt and launch the program. Additionally, the Ravens Club provided footballs and flag belts to CCPS. Under Armour provided CCPS with 30 uniforms per high school, including one away jersey, one home jersey and shorts to match.

The schedule will consist of a 10-game season this fall to conclude with a championship game. A post season playoff format will be implemented with all counties who participate in girls flag football across Maryland. The funding and materials provided by the Baltimore Ravens and Under Armour are limited to the inaugural program year.

About CCPS

Charles County Public Schools provides 28,162 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 38 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.

The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Mike Blanchard, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event. CCPS provides nondiscriminatory equal access to school facilities in accordance with its Use of Facilities rules to designated youth groups (including, but not limited to, the Boy Scouts).