JUPITER, Fla. (AP) – Almost sacked for safety concerns after 50 years, the nation’s last tackle powderpuff football game will now be played.
Students and parents from Florida’s Jupiter High School persuaded the town to sponsor the all-girl game after the principal cancelled, fearing girls would be injured.
Parent organizer Lori Walsh said Friday that the game will be played May 27 between teams representing the school’s senior and junior classes. The girls are holding practices with members of the Jupiter boys’ team serving as coaches under adult supervision.
The only rule modifications from boys’ tackle football will be no kickoffs or punts, Walsh said.
Thousands of other American high schools host flag powder-puff, a no-contact version in which girls stop their opponents by pulling flags off their belts, rather than wrestling them to the ground.