Women’s flag football will be a sports program available at El Camino College starting spring semester 2026, according to the college’s press release.

Jeffrey Baumunk, interim dean of Kinesiology and Athletics at ECC, said the athletics department is in the process of hiring a coach and making the sport official.

“The team will begin as a club sport, but we’re ready to transition to competition as soon as the 3C2A finalizes its rules,” Baumunk said.

Flag football, a no-contact version of American football, is one of the fastest-growing sports in the country.

There are 230 U.S. colleges and universities with women’s flag football programs, according to data compiled by Matthew Dixon for the Collegiate Flag Football website.

Other California community colleges that have or are starting a flag football program include Cypress, Golden West, Irvine Valley, Mira Costa, Norco, Saddleback, Santiago Canyon, Southwestern and Ventura.

The sport will also debut at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.

“We’re excited about bringing on the new sport,” Vice President of Academic Affairs Carlos Lopez said. “With so many local high schools adopting it, we know there’s a strong recruiting base. It’s another example of our long-standing commitment to women’s athletics at El Camino.”

Student athletes looking to join the program can fill out the interest form here.