The She Plays Flag Podcast
She Plays Flag is a podcast focused on the growth of girls flag football and the people shaping its future.
Hosted by longtime football fan and coach Matt Mashburn, the mission of the show is simple: to educate and advocate all things girls flag football.
The show explores the sport through conversations with coaches, administrators, organizers, and leaders working across the flag football ecosystem. From understanding the rules and structure, to navigating high school and college pathways, to examining where the game is headed next.
She Plays Flag is for anyone who cares about where girls flag football is going and how it gets there.
The She Plays Flag Podcast
Latest Episodes
First-Year Lessons in Girls Flag Football with Coach Kelley Palfrey
In this episode of She Plays Flag, I sit down with Kelley Palfrey, assistant girls flag coach at East Paulding High School.As a first-year coach in the sport, Kelley shares what it was like stepping into girls flag football, org...
How Brandon Harwell Built Blessed Trinity into a Georgia Flag Football Power
Coach Brandon Harwell of Blessed Trinity joins the She Plays Flag Podcast to talk about building one of Georgia’s top girls flag football programs and the coaching philosophy behind sustained success.Coach Harwell shares his journey from...
Building a Girls Flag Football Program: Culture, Practice & Reality | Jordan Davis
What does it actually take to build a successful girls flag football program?In this episode of She Plays Flag, I sit down with Jordan Davis, Head Coach Girls at Allatoona HS in Georgia, to break down the realities...
Coaching Female Athletes in a Growing Game with Kelly Bendall - Milton HS, Alpharetta GA
In this episode of the She Plays Flag Podcast, I sit down with Kelly Bendall, assistant girls flag coach at Milton High School in Alpharetta, Georgia.Kelly didn’t come into flag football with a background in the sport. She ...
Dakota Hughes: Leadership, Resilience, and the Rise of Girls Flag Football
Dakota Hughes has lived nearly every chapter of the women’s flag football story.From a childhood spent throwing the football in the backyard to becoming the starting quarterback for the Atlanta Steam, Dakota’s path eventually led her int...
