PHOENIX (AZFamily) \u2014 The Arizona Cardinals launched a youth flag football league in Canada, with games starting Thursday.<\/p>\n
The Junior Cardinals Flag Football League<\/a>, powered by Raw Sports, marks the first time an NFL team has directly invested in a Canadian youth flag football league.<\/p>\n About 700 players will compete in the inaugural season across six age divisions: 6U, 8U, 10U, 12U, 14U and 16U.<\/p>\n Each player will receive a uniform kit that includes a jersey and flags from the Cardinals, as well as shorts from Avnet, a global electronics distributor.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are proud to support the Arizona Cardinals in bringing the Junior Cardinals Flag Football League to Canada, a powerful initiative that helps develop future leaders by fostering teamwork, inclusivity and confidence, values that are core to who we are at Avnet,\u201d said Dayna Badhorn, president of Avnet Americas.<\/p>\n Players and families will also have opportunities to engage with Cardinals legends, cheerleaders and Big Red at events throughout the season.<\/p>\n Cardinals\u2019 ties to Canada<\/p>\n The Cardinals added Canada as a new international market in 2025 and have hosted events in the Calgary area.<\/p>\n In March, over 525 youth athletes attended the inaugural Cardinals flag football camp. Cardinals cheerleaders invited local Calgary cheer teams to take part in a special performance during the camp.<\/p>\n See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n