The NAIA, in conjunction with the National Football League (NFL) and Reigning Champs Experiences (RCX), have announced a two-year partnership, making varsity Women's Flag Football an official NAIA sport.

With support from NFL Flag and RCX, the NAIA will work to develop league infrastructure and operations for the first women's flag football competition governed by a collegiate athletics association.
 
Keiser University announced its intentions to add the sport, with sights on competing in spring 2021 versus other TSC opponents St. Thomas University, Florida Memorial University, Warner University, and Webber International University. 
 
The Seahawks announced that Keiser Football Assistant Coach, Justin Hilliker will be tabbed as the Inaugural Head Coach of the Women's Flag Football team. Hilliker is entering his second season with the Seahawks, serving as the Tight Ends coach in year one.
 
Prior to Keiser, Hilliker spent 22 seasons in the High School ranks including stops at Park Vista, Seminole Ridge Community, and Jupiter Community.
 
Hilliker will be assisted by Austin Bowe, who has an extensive history in Flag Football in the state of Florida. Bowe spent ten seasons as the Head Coach at Seminole Ridge High School, leading them to four State Championships and a record of 154-13.
 
Bowe was a Travel Coach of 12-Pack High School, guiding them to an AAU National Championship and AAU Junior Olympic Championship. He is no stranger to helping start Flag Football, working with league directors to establish the first women's division in the United States Flag Football League in 2004.
 
The NAIA will begin working with NFL FLAG and RCX immediately to outline competition guidelines and next steps for schools and conferences that will play women's flag. The first competition season will be held in the spring of 2021.

The NAIA will host an emerging sport or invitational championship in the spring of 2022. An emerging sport in the NAIA is defined as at least 15 participating institutions, while invitational can be defined as at least 25. A sport must have a minimum of 40 participating institutions to be considered for full championship status.

In addition to the women's Flag Football initiative, the NFL will serve as the presenting sponsor of the 2020 NAIA National Football Championship, scheduled for Saturday, December 19, at Eddie G. Robinson Stadium at Grambling University in Grambling, La.
 
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For more information on the program or to be a part of it, contact, Justin Hilliker at jhilliker@keiseruniversity.edu