08/14/2026
H-LP YOUTH ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
Flag Football Program Update & Future of Youth Football
H-LP Youth Athletics Association would like to provide some clarification for families and community members who have had questions regarding Flag Football this year and why the program looks different from previous seasons.
In past years, H-LP formed its own flag football teams and participated in a league with other area communities. That league was organized cooperatively through several local youth organizations.
This year, the other participating communities have transitioned back to tackle football through MYFL, leaving H-LP as the only community intending to field flag football teams. With no other local communities available to compete against, H-LP would have been left with teams but no opponents to play.
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE YMCA
To ensure our athletes still had an opportunity to participate in flag football, H-LP Youth Athletics established a partnership with the YMCA. Through this partnership, registration was opened for H-LP youth to participate in the YMCA’s flag football league.
At this time, the YMCA is the only organization in the area actively offering a flag football league, making this partnership the best available opportunity for our athletes who wish to continue playing flag football.
LOOKING AHEAD
The H-LP Youth Athletics Board will be having discussions regarding the future of our Flag Football program, including whether continuing to operate an independent flag program is feasible moving forward.
We will also be exploring arrangements to bring an MYFL tackle football team back to H-LP.
There has been an enormous outpouring of interest and support from families and community members for bringing tackle football back to H-LP Youth Athletics, and we hear you. We look forward to discussing what that opportunity could look like for our athletes and families in the future.
Our goal remains the same: to provide H-LP youth with quality athletic opportunities while making decisions that are sustainable and in the best interest of our athletes and families.
If you have questions, concerns, or need clarification regarding the current program or the future of H-LP youth football, please reach out to the H-LP Youth Athletics Association Board directly.
H-LP Youth Athletics Association
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