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
From Zero to 51 at Santa Monica High School with Coach Ramsey Lambert
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
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 played football before.
We talk about what it looks like to build a program from scratch:
- Teaching football terminology from the ground up
- Slowing down the install process so athletes can truly learn
- Creating culture before worrying about wins
- Why celebration had to be taught
- Losing 14 seniors after a championship season and rebuilding
- The growth of girls high school flag football across California
- Middle school pipeline development and long-term sustainability
- Collaboration among coaches in a new and rapidly growing sport
- Advice for new coaches entering girls flag
- Advice for families navigating this emerging space