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This fall will be the first-ever girls flag football season at Bay Area high schools, and Menlo School in Atherton is bringing some star power to its sidelines.
The head coach of Menlo’s new girls flag football team is John Paye, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and Menlo alum. He’ll be joined by Steve Young, the Hall of Famer and former 49ers quarterback, who will act as assistant coach.
“We are excited to add girls flag football to our sport offerings and provide an opportunity for our female students to play a popular, fast-growing sport,” said Earl Koberlein, Menlo’s director of athletics.
Nearly 40 student athletes have shown interest in joining the team this fall, with many having been introduced to flag football in middle school, according to a press release from Menlo School.
Paye has coached both Menlo’s tackle football team and its girls basketball team, which includes one of Young’s daughters. Both of Young’s daughters are lined up to play on the flag football team this fall as stated in the press release.
“There’s certainly a good amount of excitement in the Menlo community,” Paye said in the press release. “I’ve been getting photos and videos of some of the basketball players out with their friends practicing and training on their own for the season.”
“Football is a great team game that teaches tremendous life lessons,” Young said in the press release. “I want to help build womens flag football.”
Flag football was officially approved earlier this year to become a girls sport by the California Interscholastic Federation, with many schools in Southern California joining Menlo in launching new girls flag football teams.
The season will start on Aug. 21 and will end on Nov. 4, but the number of games is yet to be determined, according to the statement from Menlo School.
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