COMMUNITYJets And Nike Create New Jersey High School Girls Flag Football League by Gregg Snyder February 3, 2021 The New York Jets are partnering with Nike to create the New Jersey High School Girls Flag Football League. The announcement came on Wednesday in honor of the 35th annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day (NGWSD).The pilot league will have eight participating high schools from New Jersey. The season will begin this spring.Each of the participating schools will receive an $11,000 grant and equipment from the Jets and Nike to cover all expenses of the program. The teams will receive uniforms from Nike from their new Girls Flag Football line of apparel.National Girls & Women in Sports Day is celebrated throughout the country on February 3 and is backed by the Women’s Sports Foundation, an organization founded by tennis star Billie Jean King. Every year, this celebration inspires girls and women to play and be active, to realize their full power.Photo by Izaac Crayton on UnsplashThe eight schools participating in the New Jersey High School Girls Flag Football League:East Orange Campus (East Orange, NJ)Indian Hills High School (Oakland, NJ)Irvington High School (Irvington, NJ)Malcolm X Shabazz High School (Newark, NJ)Morristown High School (Morristown, NJ)Passaic County Technical Institute (Wayne, NJ)Ramapo High School (Franklin Lakes, NJ)William L. Dickinson High School (Jersey City, NJ)The partnership with the Jets is part of a new grant initiative by Nike and the NFL that commits a total of $5 million in product to growing flag football within high school athletics. This multi-year initiative will provide a one-time donation of up to $100,000 in product to state athletic associations that offer girls flag football as a high school sport or demonstrate progress toward that goal.The long term goal for the Jets and Nike is to have the sport adopted as an official high school statewide championship sport. Post Views: 214The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest PostsGregg SnyderLatest posts by Gregg Snyder (see all) ITZ Staff Makes Super Bowl LV Predictions. Which team wins? Who is MVP? - February 5, 2021 Jets And Nike Create New Jersey High School Girls Flag Football League - February 3, 2021 NJ Sports Photographer, Lauren Guillen, Raising Funds For Local Youth Holiday Gifts - December 11, 2020 President Trump Awards Lou Holtz With Medal of Freedom - December 3, 2020 Related TopicsFeatureflag footballFootballHigh school girls flag football leagueNew JerseyNew York JetsNikeWomen's Sports Foundation Newsletter SubscriptionCan't Miss Posts! Fighting Words: Bellator is Giving Hardy the Credit She Deserves by Kristine Haugsjaa | posted on October 20, 2017 Women in Sports: Ariel Epstein, On-Air Host at SportsGrid (VIDEO) by Anthony Paradiso | posted on March 12, 2021 MetLife Stadium to host Army-Navy Game in 2021 by Kelly Lynn | posted on August 23, 2017 Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Women in Sports Interview Series: It’s a sure bet with Philadelphia native, Erin Kate Dolan (VIDEO) by Denise Gonzalez | posted on March 17, 2020More in COMMUNITY You Know I’m Right, Episode 106: Newsday’s Neil Best (Audio/Video)On the 106th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Will Michael Jordan’s Exclusive Golf Course Enable Him To Take On The Pros?Michael Jordan Loves the Game of Golf: Michael Jordan is a former professional basketball... Underfunded College Sports : The “Side Door” to College AdmissionsI just finished watching Operation Varsity Blues: College Admissions Scandal on Netflix, and if... New York Baseball Parks Welcome Back Fans, But Is It Too Much Too Soon?Yankee Stadium and Citi Field to allow fans at 20% capacity. You Know I’m Right, Episode 78: New York Giants’ Beat Reporter Paul Schwartz (Audio/Video) NFL Won’t Let Tampa Bay Buccaneers Fire Their Cannons After Touchdowns During The Super Bowl