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    Illinois Girls Flag Football: IHSA Stats and Coach Guide

    Illinois Girls Flag Football: IHSA Stats and Coach Guide

    State status snapshot

    Girls flag football is sanctioned in Illinois by the IHSA as a fall sport with a state championship.

    See the national picture on the state-by-state sanctioning tracker.

    What sanctioning means for an Illinois coach

    A sanctioned IHSA season is a varsity sport with a state bracket. That raises the bar on stats:

    • Season totals shape seeding. A clean record across the regular season matters more than any one game.
    • Per-game box scores are the unit. They are what programs and recruiters look at later.
    • Workflow has to last. Pick a tool you can rely on through October and into the bracket.

    What stats to track in IHSA flag football

    The categories that matter in a sanctioned game:

    • Passing. Completions, attempts, completion percentage, passing yards, passing touchdowns, interceptions, sacks taken.
    • Rushing. Carries, rushing yards, rushing touchdowns where the ruleset allows the run.
    • Receiving. Receptions, receiving yards, receiving touchdowns by player.
    • Defense. Flag pulls, sacks, interceptions, pass breakups, forced fumbles.
    • Scoring and conversions. Touchdowns plus 1-point and 2-point PAT attempts.
    • Team box score. Score by half, turnovers committed and forced, total team yards.

    See Flag Football Stats: What Coaches Should Track for context.

    StatHawk is the free iOS stat app built for flag football coaches. The Illinois workflow:

    1. Create the team in your IHSA format and load the roster before week one.
    2. Pick Classic Mode for fast scoring or Yardage Mode for play-by-play yardage.
    3. Tap plays live from the sideline. StatHawk builds the box score from the plays you record.
    4. Share the live GameView link with parents before kickoff. No app, no login, no subscription on their end.
    5. Export a PDF box score or postgame share card after the game.
    6. For an eligible finalized high school personal-team game, export the MaxPreps file and import it through MaxPreps Team Admin.

    If service drops during an already active game, you can keep scoring on that device, and pending plays sync when the connection returns.

    Get StatHawk free on the App Store.

    FAQ

    Is girls flag football sanctioned in Illinois? Yes. It is an IHSA-sanctioned fall varsity sport with a state championship.

    What stats should Illinois girls flag football coaches track? Passing efficiency and yards, receiving distribution by player, rushing where allowed, flag pulls, sacks, interceptions, scoring and conversions, and team box score totals.

    Can coaches use StatHawk for Illinois girls flag football? Yes. Native flag formats, both Classic and Yardage modes, a live GameView link for parents, and PDF exports.

    How should new programs prepare for stat tracking? Standardize on one tool before week one. Add the roster, run a scrimmage with the app, and lock in the workflow with assistants so every game is logged the same way.

    Track your team with StatHawk

    StatHawk is the free iOS app built for flag football coaches. Score games live, build full box scores, and share a live stats link for a personal-team game that parents and fans can open in a browser without an account or app download. Want deeper Insights and the full Insights PDF? See StatHawk Pro. Coaches can download StatHawk free on the App Store.