Georgia Girls Flag Football: GHSA Rules and Stats Guide

The Georgia High School Association sets the structure for GHSA girls flag football competition: area based competition, published game limits, its own rules book, and specific reporting obligations. Teams playing outside GHSA competition should confirm their rules with their league or school.

This guide is statewide. It covers how GHSA organizes the sport, which rules actually govern your games, what the association requires on MaxPreps, and how one person can score and review every game the same way.

Georgia setup checklist

Confirm each item against the current GHSA Flag Football Rules Book before you score a game. StatHawk ships an NFHS baseline for girls 7v7 and a California CIF overlay, with settings you can adjust. There is no GHSA preset, and the app does not enforce Georgia rules for you.

What to confirm	Association requirement and source	StatHawk setting or scorer action
Players per side	Seven players each, per GHSA rule 1-1-2	Set the team up in the girls 7v7 high school format
Which rule book governs	The GHSA Flag Football Rules Book, not the NFHS book	Treat the NFHS baseline as a starting point only, and confirm Georgia items with your officials
Game length	40 minutes in four 10 minute periods with a 5 minute halftime, per GHSA rule 3-2-1	Use the supported period controls to advance through four periods. StatHawk does not run the game clock
Field and zones to gain	40 yards wide by 80 yards long with 10 yard end zones, zone markers at the 20 and the 40, and four downs to advance to the next zone, per GHSA rules 1-2-1, 1-2-4 and 5-1-2	Scorer decision. StatHawk records plays and outcomes, not zone enforcement
Points after a touchdown	1 point from the 3, 2 points from the 10, 3 points from the 15, running or passing only, per GHSA rule 8-5-2	No GHSA-specific automatic scoring mapping is verified. Follow the officials' ruling and record only supported scoring actions
Punts	Punting is legal and the captain is asked before fourth down whether the team will punt, per GHSA rule 6 section 1	StatHawk supports punt actions in its NFHS baseline, but no GHSA-specific punt enforcement is verified
Overtime	Each team starts first and goal from the 10, then from the 5 in a second period if still tied, followed by one play from the try line of its choice if needed, per GHSA rule 3-3	No GHSA-specific overtime flow is verified in StatHawk

The shared game-day scoring routine is covered in How to Track High School Flag Football Stats, so this page does not repeat it.

Georgia status at a glance

From the current GHSA flag football constitution section:

• Girls flag football is a GHSA state championship event, organized on an area basis in five divisions with eight areas in each division, played in the late fall.
• Schools indicate intent to participate by the association's published deadline. Classification and geographic location determine area and division placement.
• The maximum number of games, not counting the state tournament, is 20 at the varsity level and 14 at the sub varsity level.
• Varsity teams are allowed one scrimmage or jamboree play date after the first official practice date.
• Teams advancing to the state tournament are determined by the GHSA power rating system in the current constitution section. Check the GHSA flag football hub for the current bracket size and postseason details.

Area assignments by division and school are published on the GHSA flag football areas page, and beginning and ending dates live on the GHSA calendar.

Georgia plays its own rules book

Georgia uses its own rules book rather than the NFHS flag football rules book. It publishes the GHSA Flag Football Rules Book, and that is the document your officials work from.

Specifics from the current edition:

• Seven players per side. The game may continue with fewer as long as the team can still win.
• Officials. Three in the regular season, four for playoffs.
• Field. Forty yards wide and eighty yards long, with ten yard end zones. Width may be reduced to no less than thirty yards where facilities require it. Zone line-to-gain markers sit at the twenty and forty yard lines.
• Game length. Forty minutes, four ten minute periods, with a five minute halftime and a three minute intermission before overtime.
• Tries. One point from the three yard line, two points from the ten, three points from the fifteen, running or passing only. The down box displays the declared point value at the goal line.
• Sportsmanship rule. If a team leads by nineteen or more at the two minute warning of the fourth period, the game is over, and a score during the last two minutes that creates a nineteen point differential also ends it.
• Overtime. Each team starts first and goal from the ten yard line toward the same goal line. If still tied, the second period starts from the five. If still tied after that, each team gets one play from the try line of its choice. Each team has one time-out for the entire overtime.
• Equipment. Mandatory protective head gear with no hard plastic or metal fixtures, mouthpieces, a quick release belt with three permanently attached flags in one solid color contrasting the lower body garment, and the specified game balls.

A three point try and a nineteen point sportsmanship rule are Georgia-specific items to review with the scorer before the game.

Need a printable sheet for game day? Use the girls 7v7 stat sheet to record the game on paper.

What GHSA requires on MaxPreps

The GHSA constitution section draws a distinction worth reading carefully.

Schools must enter team schedules, rosters, and weekly game results on MaxPreps during the season and keep them updated. GHSA states this information supports statewide media, event programs, broadcast partners, and standings.

Teams are encouraged to maintain team and individual statistics on MaxPreps. That is an encouragement in the GHSA text, not a requirement.

Practical reading: results reporting is on you either way, and stat reporting is where a clean scoring workflow turns an optional item into a few minutes of work.

What to score every game

Choose a scorer before the game and agree on how the staff will record each stat.

Score every game:

• Touchdowns and who scored them
• Try attempts and results, with the declared point value
• Passing attempts, completions, and interceptions thrown
• Rushing attempts and receptions by player
• Flag pulls, sacks, defensive interceptions, pass breakups, forced fumbles
• Safeties, turnovers committed, and turnovers forced
• Score by period and the final

Flag Football Stats: What Coaches Should Track has the full stat list and why each one earns its place, and the 7v7 girls stat sheet is a printable backup for the scorer.

Set up and review the season in StatHawk

StatHawk is a coach-operated iPhone and iPad app for scoring flag football games. You score the plays. The live score, play-by-play, box score, player and team stats, and season totals are the outputs. StatHawk does not enforce GHSA rules, so set it up to match how Georgia plays and confirm anything rules related against the GHSA rules book.

1. Create the team in the girls high school format with seven a side, and standardize names and jersey numbers across StatHawk, MaxPreps, and school records before the first contest.
2. Pick a mode and hold it for the season. Classic Mode records outcomes and counting stats without requiring yardage. Yardage Mode adds offensive yardage on supported plays.
3. Brief the scorer on the Georgia items, especially the one, two, and three point tries and the sportsmanship rule ending.
4. Review every game before finalizing it. Final score, every touchdown, every try and its value, passing attempts and completions, turnovers, and player attribution.
5. For an eligible personal-team game, share the live link, a read-only browser view that families can open without an account or a download.

Season routine and stat definitions are covered in How to Track Girls Flag Football Stats All Season and How to Track High School Flag Football Stats.

Export the MaxPreps file

StatHawk is a MaxPreps stat import partner. The path is manual and the coach controls it.

For an eligible finalized high school game, StatHawk exports a MaxPreps file. The coach saves or shares the file, then imports it through MaxPreps Team Admin. The file does not set the final score or game result. There is no sync, API connection, or automatic upload.

The sequence is the same one covered in How to Export Flag Football Stats to MaxPreps. Standard PDF game and season reports and the completed game play-by-play CSV are separate exports, and a PDF is never the MaxPreps import file. The partnership is explained in StatHawk Is a MaxPreps Stat Import Partner.

Official Georgia resources

• GHSA flag football hub
• GHSA flag football rules book
• GHSA flag football constitution section
• GHSA flag football areas
• GHSA beginning and ending dates
• StatHawk state guide hub

FAQ

Is girls flag football sanctioned in Georgia? Yes. GHSA runs it as a state championship event organized on an area basis in five divisions with eight areas each, played in the late fall.

Which rules does Georgia play under? The GHSA Flag Football Rules Book, published by the association, with the constitution section controlling structure, participation, and competition limits.

How many points is a try worth in Georgia? One point from the three yard line, two from the ten, and three from the fifteen, running or passing only.

How many games can a Georgia team play? The GHSA maximum, not counting the state tournament, is 20 varsity games and 14 sub varsity games.

Does GHSA require individual statistics on MaxPreps? Schools must enter schedules, rosters, and weekly game results. Teams are encouraged, not required, to maintain team and individual statistics there.

Does StatHawk send stats to MaxPreps automatically? No. The coach exports a MaxPreps file for an eligible finalized game and imports it through MaxPreps Team Admin.