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USAT: Jets Wire

Feb 3, 2022

The Jets and Nike celebrated the 36th annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day on Wednesday by announcing the expansion of their flag football league for high school girls. - The league, which started with eight teams in Northern New Jersey last February, will now exceed 40 teams across New Jersey and Long Island. Team reps, local scholastic sports officials and players from each team helped make the announcement at MetLife Stadium. - - - Last year was just the start. It's time to go to the next level. - In partnership with @usnikefootball, we're expanding our High School Girls Flag Football League to more than 40 teams #NGWSD | #EmpowHER pic.twitter.com/8OHjNbvNga - — New York Jets (@nyjets) February 2, 2022 - - - - - In addition to the Jets and Nike, the league is a joint effort between the New York State Public High School Athletic Association, the NJSIAA, the North Jersey Super Football Conference, the Big Central Football Conference and the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference. The Jets, Nike and the NFL Foundation provide custom uniforms, gear and grants to the schools involved. - - - - Teams will play at least seven games during the regular season, and there will be a championship game for each state. That will take place at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center in Florham Park, New Jersey in June. - - This game is for ????????.#NGWSD | #EmpowHER - — New York Jets (@nyjets) February 2, 2022 - - - - The Jets also announced a one-on-one mentorship program for select schools, which will connect the league’s players with the organization’s female employees. - The announcements come with the adoption of Title IX approaching its 50th anniversary. The historic federal law, which prohibits gender discrimination in educational programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance, was signed in June 1972. - - List - - One free agent each team should want to sign in 2022 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Jets Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Jets Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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