Girls Flag Football Team Looks To Kick Off In Bridgewater-Raritan

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — A new youth flag football league for girls is looking to kick off in Bridgewater-Raritan if they get enough support.

The Bridgewater Raritan Panther Youth Football is gauging the interest from the community to put together a no-contact girls' flag football team.

The teams would be broken up into grades 5/6 and 7/8. Practice would be two nights a week starting in April.

Games would be held on Saturday evenings through June, with teams participating in the NJ Suburban Youth Football League(NJSYFL).

The NJSYFL has been doing flag football and tackle youth football for many years as one of the largest leagues in New Jersey.

Last year, they started a 5th/6th and 7th/8th grade flag football for girls in the spring with towns such as Berkeley Heights and Bloomfield participating, according to Bridgewater resident Evan Fromberg, who is a volunteer with the B-R Panther Youth Football League and also volunteer coaches at the high school.

"Bridgewater-Raritan would like to participate and gauge interest. We need at least 10 players for each team to start. Best effort on participation and all experience levels welcome," said Fromberg.

Anyone interested in joining the girls flag football teams are asked to fill out the survey below or reach out to Fromberg at efromberg08807@gmail.com.

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