How to Export Flag Football Stats to MaxPreps

StatHawk is an official MaxPreps Stat Import Partner with a registered Stat Supplier ID. For high school flag football coaches, that means the stats you track on the sideline generate a MaxPreps-ready file you upload to your team page. No retyping a box score after midnight.

This is a file-based export workflow. The coach generates the file in StatHawk and uploads it to MaxPreps. It is not an automatic or live API sync.

Why coaches need clean MaxPreps-ready stats

MaxPreps is where high school players' stats live publicly. College recruiters check it. Local press pulls from it. Athletic departments use it for end-of-season recognition. Stats that are not on MaxPreps may as well not exist for those audiences.

Hand-entering a flag football box score after every game is the kind of work that quietly stops happening by week four. Stats go stale. Players miss out on the record. The export workflow closes that gap.

What the export includes

StatHawk's MaxPreps export now covers full Girls Flag Football stat parity -- every accepted MaxPreps column, including categories that weren't in earlier versions of the export.

Passing and rushing: completions, attempts, yards, touchdowns, interceptions, sacks, sack yards lost.

Receiving: receptions, yards, touchdowns.

Defense: flag pulls, assists, interceptions, interception return yards, interception return TDs, sacks, forced fumbles, pass breakups, safeties.

Special teams: punts, punt yards, inside-20 punts, punt returns, punt return yards, fair catches, punt return TDs.

Tries and scoring: 1-point tries, 2-point tries, kick extra points, field goals, and total points. Try types are split individually in the export -- a generic "PAT made" column is not sufficient for MaxPreps Girls Flag Football parity, and StatHawk tracks each type separately.

Players whose only stats are special teams, defensive specialty, tries, or kicks are included in the export even if they have no passing, rushing, or receiving stats. A punt specialist or kicker who never touched the ball otherwise will still appear in the file with the correct columns populated.

What to track during the game

Track the game normally in StatHawk. Use Classic Mode for fast scoring, or Yardage Mode if you want passing, rushing, and receiving yards in the export. Either mode produces a valid MaxPreps file -- Yardage Mode produces a richer one.

For NFHS high school games, also log:

• Punt results (touchback, downed, out of bounds, returned) and return yards when applicable
• Try type after each touchdown (1-point, 2-point, or kick)
• Field goal attempts and results
• Penalty enforcement outcomes

These inputs feed the special teams, scoring, and try columns in the export. If you skip them during the game you can't reconstruct them afterward.

Be consistent with jersey numbers across the season. MaxPreps ties stats to your team page by player, and a mid-season number change is the most common source of import mismatches.

How to review postgame stats

When the game ends, check the box score before exporting.

• Scan passing for completions, attempts, touchdowns, interceptions.
• Confirm every touchdown is credited to the right player.
• Confirm try types are logged -- if all your post-TD attempts show as the same type, something may have been skipped.
• Check the special teams table if your team punted. Punt stats should show for the punter.
• Confirm defensive stats look right, especially flag pulls and interceptions.

If something looks wrong, fix it now. The export is a snapshot of what is in StatHawk at the moment you generate it.

How to generate the export file

From the completed Game Detail screen, tap Export MaxPreps File. The button also appears on the immediate Game Over screen right after you finish a tracked game -- if you want to export on the sideline before leaving the field, that's the fastest path.

StatHawk builds the MaxPreps-formatted stat file and writes your Stat Supplier ID into it automatically, so the upload is credited to your program.

The export is available for completed games in high school seasons with stats. It appears for both NFHS and CIF high school formats.

Save the .txt file somewhere you can grab it from a computer -- a cloud drive, email to yourself, or AirDrop to a laptop all work.

What to check before upload

• Keep the .txt file extension.
• Keep the filename simple. MaxPreps rejects filenames with quotes or parentheses. If a file fails to import, rename it to import.txt and try again.
• Confirm jersey numbers in StatHawk match your MaxPreps roster.
• Confirm the opponent and date on the MaxPreps schedule match the game you exported.

How to upload to MaxPreps

These steps come from MaxPreps coach support.

1. Sign in to MaxPreps with your Coach Admin account.
2. Open Schedule in the team nav.
3. Find the game.
4. Open the stat entry page from the final score, the pencil icon, or the Add Stats prompt.
5. Enter the final score, then choose Save and Import Stats.
6. Choose the .txt file you exported from StatHawk and select Import.
7. Choose Calculate Team Totals, then Publish and Continue.

Your stats appear on your public team pages within 15 to 30 minutes of publishing.

A note for girls high school flag football

Girls high school flag football is sanctioned in a growing number of states. For state-by-state status, see the girls high school flag football sanctioning tracker.

The MaxPreps Girls Flag Football stat spec is the most complete flag football export format MaxPreps accepts. StatHawk's export is validated against the full column set -- including special teams, try splits, kick extra points, field goals, and total points -- so your players get a complete record, not just passing and rushing lines.

FAQ

Is this a live sync with MaxPreps? No. It is a file the coach exports and uploads. Flag football lives under MaxPreps' "other sports" category, which is uploaded per game.

Do I need MaxPreps Pro? No. The Coach Admin account is what you need to enter and import stats.

Does the export work in Classic Mode and Yardage Mode? Yes. Yardage Mode produces a richer export with passing, rushing, and receiving yards. Classic Mode produces a valid file without yardage columns.

What if a player only has special teams stats? They are included in the export. A punter with no other stats, a kicker, or a punt returner will appear in the file with their correct columns populated.

Does the export work for both NFHS and CIF formats? Yes. Both qualify as high school seasons in StatHawk and both generate the MaxPreps file.

Keep reading

• StatHawk Is Now an Official MaxPreps Stat Import Partner — background on the partnership
• How to Track High School Flag Football Stats — full NFHS stat tracking guide
• NFHS Flag Football Rules Explained for High School Coaches — game structure, punts, penalties, and scoring

Track your team with StatHawk

StatHawk is the free iOS stat app built for flag football coaches — live tracking, full box scores, and a shareable link parents can follow from anywhere. Want player analytics and AI recaps? See StatHawk Pro, or download free on the App Store.

Sources: MaxPreps Coach Support, Stat Management. MaxPreps Stat Import Partners, File Export Specifications.