Local Schools Win at National Flag Football Championships
Little Ealing and Ealing Fields teams book place to tournaments in the US
Little Ealing pupils celebrate their win and forthcoming trip to the US. Picture: AP
June 19, 2025
The run of success from Ealing schools in Flag Football has continued this week with more victories for Little Ealing and Ealing Fields.
This Tuesday (17 June) , teams for the schools were up in Leeds competing with 26 other schools from across the country in the GB NFL Flag 2025 National Championships. The competition has seen record levels of participation across the country this year, with a total of 480 schools entering local qualifying rounds.
Little Ealing took home the title in the 11U Mixed tournament for the third time in four years with a 28-0 win over Ysgol Gwynedd. The team now progress to the International NFL Flag Championship in the U.S.
Ealing Fields also emerged victorious across both the 13U Mixed and 15U Girls’ tournaments. The 13U side defeated Windlesham House, 27-13, to book their place in the NFL Flag Championship at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Village in Canton, Ohio, from July 17 to 20.
The school’s 15U Girls side also triumphed over defending champions Mount Carmel in the final, 21-6. As a result, they will join other teams from across Europe at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this October to compete in the NFL Flag Continental Series: Europe.
Since the inception of the NFL Flag programme in 2017, the NFL’s official program for non-contact football, the game has become one of the fastest-growing sports in the U.K., with over 120,000 people now participating across 1,000 schools.
The victorious Ealing Fields U13s team are off to Ohio. Picture: AP
The 280 participants were joined by several special guests in Leeds, including Britain’s first female coach in the NFL, Phoebe Schecter, former NFL player Jason Bell, and the Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin. Members of the Women’s and Men’s Great Britain Flag Football teams were also in attendance alongside Sky Sports NFL presenter Neil Reynolds.
“We were delighted to be able to bring our GB NFL Flag National Championships to Leeds for the first time in 2025,” said NFL U.K. & Ireland General Manager, Henry Hodgson. “The growth of participation in the NFL Flag programme plays a key role in the growth of the NFL throughout the U.K. and Ireland. Congratulations to our three new national champions and to all the teams who competed in this year's championships."
The victorious Ealing Fields U15s girls' team will now compete in this year's European Championships. Picture: AP
Flag football will be played at the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028, and claims to be the world’s fastest-growing sport, played by over 20 million people in more than 100 countries. It is an inclusive and accessible format of American football, played by people of all ages and genders.
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