New Jersey Girls Flag Football: Stats, Sanctioning and Coach Guide

New Jersey Girls High School Flag Football Coach Guide

State status snapshot

Girls flag football is sanctioned in New Jersey by the NJSIAA. The state runs a 7v7 spring format with Eagles, Giants, and Jets infrastructure behind program growth across both North and South Jersey leagues. For coaches, that means a full varsity season with a state championship on the line — and a stat record that follows your players.

For the full national picture, see the state-by-state sanctioning tracker.

What sanctioning means for a New Jersey coach

A sanctioned program is a varsity sport, not a club exhibition. That changes what stat tracking is for:

• Season totals matter. A player's record across the regular season is what college coaches and All-State voters look at, not one big game.
• Per-game box scores are the unit of accountability. Every game becomes part of the team's and player's permanent record.
• Workflow has to scale. Paper sheets break down by week four. A real workflow handles the bracket too.

If you coached during the pilot years, the game on the field looks the same. The difference is it counts.

What stats to track in NJSIAA flag football

The categories that matter in a 7v7 sanctioned game:

• Passing. Completions, attempts, completion percentage, passing yards, passing touchdowns, interceptions, sacks taken. Completion rate is the single most useful quarterback number across a season.
• Rushing. Carries, rushing yards, rushing touchdowns where the ruleset allows the run.
• Receiving. Receptions, receiving yards, receiving touchdowns by player. Distribution data shows who is actually getting open.
• Defense. Flag pulls (the primary defensive counting stat), 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.

For a full breakdown of why each one matters, see Flag Football Stats: What Coaches Should Track.

Recommended StatHawk workflow

StatHawk is a free iOS app built for flag football coaches. For a New Jersey program, the workflow is short:

1. Create your team with the 7v7 Girls format and load your roster before the season opens.
2. Choose Classic Mode for fastest scoring, or Yardage Mode to log passing, rushing, and receiving yards play by play.
3. Tap plays as they happen on the sideline. StatHawk builds the box score in real time.
4. Share a live GameView link with parents before kickoff — no app, no login, no subscription on their end.
5. After the game, export a PDF box score or postgame share card. Build a season record game by game.
6. When it is time for MaxPreps, use the PDF box score with your Stat Supplier ID.

Offline save and sync if signal drops, so a windy spring field does not eat your stats.

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Related resources

• Girls High School Flag Football State Sanctioning Tracker
• Girls High School Flag Football Stat Tracker Guide
• Flag Football Stats: What Coaches Should Track
• Export Flag Football Stats to MaxPreps
• Printable 7v7 Girls Stat Sheet

FAQ

Is girls flag football sanctioned in New Jersey? Yes. It is an NJSIAA-sanctioned varsity sport played in the spring.

What stats should New Jersey girls flag football coaches track? Passing (completions, attempts, yards, touchdowns), rushing where allowed, receiving by player, flag pulls, sacks, interceptions, scoring and conversions, and team box score totals.

Can coaches use StatHawk for New Jersey girls flag football? Yes. The 7v7 Girls format is built in, with both Classic and Yardage modes, live GameView for parents, and PDF box score exports.

How should new programs prepare for stat tracking? Pick one tool before the season opens. Add your roster, run a scrimmage with the app, and standardize the workflow with assistants so every game is logged the same way.