By: Troy MacNeill

ORLANDO, Fla. (February 6, 2025) – ESPN Wide World of Sports is set to host the largest youth flag football tournament ever, starting on February 28, 2025. Super Hero Sports is ready to host the Youth Flag Football World Championships, the first-ever qualifying event in flag and 7-on-7 football for the 2025 AAU Junior Olympic Games.

Last year the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and Super Hero Sports (SHS) announced a partnership that would see multiple AAU Junior Olympic Games qualifying events. This will be the first Games to feature Flag Football and 7-on-7 Football in the event’s history. And what better way to kick things off with the largest tournament in youth flag football history.

Over 7,000 athletes from 4 to 18 years old will be making the trip to sunny Orlando, Florida this year. Athletes from across the country and from different parts of the world will meet at the world-class ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resorts. Teams from 29 states, along with China, Mexico, Panama, and Canada will be representing and are preparing their best touchdown celebrations.

“We’re excited for this to be the first AAU Junior Olympic games qualifier of 2025 and will set the standard for teams to advance to the games in Houston,” said Austin Bradshaw, AAU Flag Football Executive Director. “. We expect over 100 teams to qualify from this event alone and another 100+ teams from all our other qualifiers which will set the stage for the best 200+ teams in the country going head-to-head in Houston!”

Around 720 girls and boys teams will compete across 24 divisions, Coed and Girls. Coed will have 5U through 17U, the Girls divisions will have 6U through 17U. The action kicks off on Friday, February 28 at 9:00 a.m. EST. To see a full schedule breakdown, click here.

Eleven (11) championship games will be streaming live on ESPN+ with live commentary. Check out the schedule of ESPN+ live games below:

10:45 a.m. - 16U Division Championships

11:20 a.m. - 8U Girls Division Championships

11:55 a.m. - 6U Division Championships

12:30 p.m. - 14U Girls Championships

1:05 p.m. - 10U Division Championships

1:40 p.m. - 8U Division Championships

2:15 p.m. - 10U Girls Division Championships

2:50 p.m. - 12U Division Championships

3:25 p.m. - 14U Division Championships

4 p.m. - 12U Girls Division Championships

4:35 p.m. - 17U Division Championships

The top four (4) teams from each age division will advance to AAU’s culminating summer event, the 59th AAU Junior Olympic Games, happening July 23 through August 2, 2025. This will be the first of 18 total stops on the SHS Tournament Tour, including the marquee event in youth sports, the AAU Junior Olympic Games. To see a full list of events, visit shsleagues.com.

“The response has been nothing short of extraordinary, with thousands of teams eagerly competing for their shot at Gold in the AAU Junior Olympic Games, Houston 2025,” said Shahab Afsharian, AAU Flag Football National Chair. “This is just the beginning of an exciting new era.”

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