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.
Episodes
13 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...
Inside One of Georgia’s Top Girls Flag Programs with Coach Clark Nixon
In this episode, I sit down with Clark Nixon, head coach of the Milton High School girls flag football team in Georgia. Clark didn’t come from the flag world. He was a math teacher, basketball coach, and tennis coach who simply loved football a...
From State Champion to National Team Trials: Lacey Abell Is Building What She’s Chasing
In this episode of the She Plays Flag Podcast, I sit down with Lacey Abell, Head Coach at Arvada West High School in Colorado and a member of the 2024 USA Football Women’s National Team pool.Lacey’s football story didn’t begin w...
From Zero to 51 at Santa Monica High School with Coach Ramsey Lambert
In this episode, I sit down with Ramsey Lambert, Head Coach of girls flag football at Santa Monica High School in California.When Santa Monica launched its program, 51 girls showed up to the first tryout ...and none of them had ever play...
Building Champions at Pope HS with Head Coach Kevin Fraser
In this episode of She Plays Flag, I talk with Kevin Fraser, head coach of the Pope High School Girls Flag Football program. Kevin and the Pope Greyhounds have just completed a state championship season and are busy building for the future. We ...
Just Do It: Starting From Scratch in Northeast Ohio
In this episode of the She Plays Flag podcast, I sit down with Jay Ross, head coach of the Madison High School Girls Flag Football Program in Northeast Ohio. Jay discusses how he built the program from the ground up, starting with just a handfu...
Florida's 20 Year Headstart with Jeremy Hernandez of the Florida HS Athletic Association
In this episode of the She Plays Flag Podcast, host Matt Mashburn discusses the growth and development of girls' flag football in Florida with Jeremy Hernandez from the Florida High School Athletic Association. Jeremy shares his journey from Ne...
Building and Sustaining in Georgia with Coach Jake Burgdorf, McEachern HS, Georgia
Thanks for joining Episode 2 of the She Plays Flag Podcast. For this episode, I had the opportunity to sit down with Coach Jake Burgdorf, Head Girls Flag coach at McEachern High School in Georgia. Coach and I discuss the growth and dev...
Growing the Game: The View from Colorado with Coach Greg Johnson, Ralston Valley HS, Colorado
Thanks for joining the inaugural episode of She Plays Flag! In this conversation, Coach Greg Johnson discusses his journey as the head coach of Ralston Valley High School's girls flag football team in Colorado. He shares in...
