ELIJAH LEE ELITEGIRLS FLAG FOOTBALLFLAGSHIP LEAGUE
A competitive 5-on-5 girls flag football league for serious athletes across Independence and the greater Kansas City area.
Built for experienced players, competitive multi-sport athletes, and girls ready to be developed in a serious football environment.
The camp started the movement. The Flagship League builds what comes next.
ELE Campaign
What's Happening at ELE
Sept 5, 2026Round Two Combine
Professional combine testing, position training, competitive drills, QB challenge, and high-level instruction.
Sat, Sept 5 · 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Aug 29, 2026Luau Night
Good food, live music, community, and purpose at American Way Smokehouse, supporting the growth of ELE.
Sat, Aug 29 · 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Limited Release · $25ELE Performance Tee
Support the team. Wear the mission. Designed and produced by Patricia Ramona Embroidery Studio.
$25 · Pre-Order Available Now
Vendor Invitation
Be part of Luau Night at American Way Smokehouse.
We're inviting a limited number of local businesses, makers, artists, cultural vendors, and community brands to apply for a space at Luau Night. Vendor participation is free if selected, and applications are reviewed to help create a balanced variety of offerings for guests.
Free to apply • Free to participate if selected • Application does not guarantee placement
First Official Shirt Drop
Created With Purpose.
Patricia Ramona × Elijah Lee Elite Girls Flag Football
Patricia Ramona Embroidery Studio is proud to launch our first official shirt drop in support of Elijah Lee Elite Girls Flag Football.
This limited fundraiser release helps support competitive team development, athlete training, uniforms, equipment, travel, tournaments, camps, combines, and future league opportunities for girls in our community.
Support Our Girls →THE COMBINE MOVEMENT
A look back at the Elijah Lee Elite Girls Flag Football Combine — the energy, the competition, and the athletes who showed up to compete.
None of this happens without the parents. Thank you to every parent and family member who showed up, stayed all day, cheered, supported, and stood behind your girls. Your support is what made the Combine a movement — and it is what will carry this league forward.
Thank you for believing in your athletes.
THANK YOU, INDEPENDENCE
The combine showed what is possible when athletes, families, coaches, and community come together.
Thank you to Elijah Lee and Ki'Lolo Westerlund for lending their time, leadership, experience, and service to help make this event possible.
Thank you to every coach, volunteer, parent, family member, and community supporter who gave their time and support to help create a meaningful opportunity for girls in Independence and the surrounding Kansas City area.
The combine was more than a one-day event. It was proof that girls flag football has a future here — and now the movement continues through the Elijah Lee Elite Girls Flag Football Flagship League.
Combine Award Winners
Celebrating the athletes who set the standard at the combine.
Speed & Agility Award
Sekeli
In recognition of exceptional speed, agility, and athletic performance at the ELE Girls Flag Football Combine.
Top Combine Performer Award
Jay
In recognition of outstanding overall performance, leadership, and determination at the ELE Girls Flag Football Combine.
Ki'Lolo Honored Guest Award
Talaina
In recognition of hard work, character, and the potential to be a leader on and off the field. Keep striving — the best is yet to come.
Skills Excellence Award
Emery
In recognition of outstanding skills, dedication, and commitment to excellence at the ELE Girls Flag Football Combine.
Elijah Lee Award
Layla
In recognition of elite performance, leadership, dedication, and heart at the ELE Girls Flag Football Combine. You set the standard. You inspire the future.
THANK YOU,KI'LOLO WESTERLUND
Honored Guest · Flag Football Trailblazer · Inspiration to the Next Generation
Ki'Lolo Westerlund representing the future of girls flag football.
Ki'Lolo at the Combine
Ki'Lolo Westerlund
Dear Ki'Lolo,
Thank you for being part of the Elijah Lee Elite Girls Flag Football Combine and for bringing your time, energy, leadership, and example to the athletes in Independence.
Your presence meant more than a guest appearance. You gave young girls a chance to see what is possible in the sport of flag football. You showed them that this game can create opportunity, confidence, discipline, and a real pathway forward.
As the first female athlete to receive a Division I flag football scholarship, a 3-Time Junior U.S. Gold Medalist, and a trailblazer for the next generation of girls flag football players, your story carries weight. But what made the day special was not only what you have accomplished — it was how you showed up for the athletes.
Thank you for encouraging them, teaching them, inspiring them, and helping us begin something meaningful for girls flag football in Independence and the greater Kansas City area.
With appreciation, Elijah Lee Elite Girls Flag Football Independence Girls Flag Football Community
Ki'Lolo, thank you for lending your time, leadership, and example to the Elijah Lee Elite Girls Flag Football Combine. Your presence helped show our athletes what is possible through hard work, confidence, and opportunity in girls flag football. You inspired the next generation, and we are grateful for the role you played in helping this movement begin.
THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE MOVEMENT
Girls flag football isn't just growing - it's transforming opportunities for athletes across America.
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Children Playing Flag Football
Children under age 17 play organized flag football in the United States.
Source: NFL Operations
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Girls Participation Growth
Girls ages 6-17 participation increased by 63% from 2019 to 2023.
Source: NFHS / NFL Research
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First-Time School Sport Athletes
Approximately half of girls who join a high school flag football team are playing a school sport for the very first time.
Source: NFHS
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College Programs Available
More than 100 colleges and universities offered women's flag football across the NCAA, NAIA, and NJCAA in Spring 2025.
Source: NFL FLAG
LA 2028
Olympic Debut
Flag football will make its Olympic debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, creating an international pathway for athletes.
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Young Girls Participation Surge
Participation among girls ages 6-12 increased by 283% from 2015 through 2024.
Source: USA Football
Sources: NFHS, NFL FLAG, NFL Operations, USA Football
INDEPENDENCE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD SOMETHING SPECIAL.
The Elijah Lee Girls Flag Football Combine is designed to introduce a higher standard of coaching, athlete development, leadership, and competition while helping Independence become part of one of the fastest-growing sports movements in America.
The ELE Year-Round Development Pathway
TEST • TRAIN • COMPETE • LEAD
One Year. One Development System. Measurable Growth.
The Elijah Lee Elite Girls Flag Football Academy is designed to go beyond simply forming teams and playing games.
ELE creates a year-round developmental pathway where athletes can establish a measurable starting point, understand their strengths and developmental needs, train with purpose, track improvement, compete against committed athletes, translate training into game performance, and develop confidence and leadership.
Don't guess whether an athlete is improving. Build a system that can help show it.
Establish the Baseline
The ELE year begins with testing. Athletes participate in an ELE Combine where key areas of athletic and football performance are evaluated.
These results create an athlete's initial developmental baseline. The purpose isn't to rank athletes — it's to understand them.
Turn Testing Into Development
Testing should never be something athletes complete once and forget. The baseline becomes useful when it influences what happens next.
Put Development Under Pressure
Training has to translate to competition. Athletes move from drills and controlled training environments into meaningful football situations with other athletes who also want to improve.
Steel sharpens steel.
Competition helps coaches see things testing alone cannot — how an athlete responds under pressure, applies technique at game speed, communicates, makes decisions, and recovers after a mistake.
The Season May Pause. Development Doesn't.
Late fall and winter become an important development period. Athletes continue strengthening areas identified through testing, training, and competition.
ReTrainer™ provides continuity between phases — previous information helps provide context for what an athlete should work on next.
Development Meets Competition
Spring brings athletes into ELE's structured competitive league environment. This is not intended to replace school athletics — it creates an additional developmental pathway for athletes who want more opportunities to train and compete.
Steel sharpens steel.
A Continuous Feedback Loop
This creates a continuous feedback loop rather than treating practice and games as separate experiences.
Develop More Than Athletes
By summer, development extends beyond physical performance. ELE wants athletes to become better competitors — but also better teammates and stronger young women.
Better athletes. Better teammates. Stronger young women. Leadership is demonstrated through behavior — not only by who scores the most touchdowns.
Come Full Circle
The developmental year concludes by returning to where it started — testing. Athletes compare current results with their original baseline.
Where did I improve?
How much did I improve?
What helped me improve?
What should I work on next?
September 5, 2026 → August 7, 2027. Then the process begins again.
Train. Measure. Adjust. Improve.
ELE ReTrainer™ adds a data-driven layer to athlete development. Athletes don't simply receive an initial score and disappear into a generic training program — throughout the process, development can continue to be measured.
We don't test once and forget the numbers. We use information to help guide development. If an athlete improves in one area, the next challenge increases. If another area needs attention, trainers continue working on it.
Is the Work Translating to the Game?
During competitive portions of the year, relevant player performance can be tracked through a dedicated game-performance layer. Depending on position, this can include statistics and coach observations:
ELE development is never based solely on wins and losses. We want to understand whether the athlete herself is progressing.
The ELE Development Cycle
This is a cycle, not a straight line that ends after one season.
Know where you are.
Build what you need.
Apply it under pressure.
Become more than a player.
Measure the growth.
Then do it again.
The Destination Isn't Identical for Every Athlete
"Next level" is not exclusively college athletics. ELE is a pathway capable of meeting athletes where they are while continually challenging them toward where they can go next.
Learning the game and becoming confident enough to compete.
Earning more playing time or becoming a starter.
Competing against stronger players and improving position-specific skills.
Preparing for elite competition, high school success, travel, showcases, or potential collegiate opportunities.
The commitment to growth is.
Opportunity Should Be Earned Through Work — Not Limited by Money
ELE is actively working with sponsors, community partners, and fundraising efforts to help cover as much of the cost of athlete participation and development as reasonably possible.
We want young athletes earning opportunities through hard work — not because their family can simply afford more. Build a developmental model that works, then continue finding ways to make it accessible to more young athletes.
Protect the Environment
ELE is committed to providing young women with a safe, competitive, encouraging environment where they are allowed to learn, struggle, succeed, make mistakes, and grow. Parents and families are essential to protecting that environment.
Coaching
belongs to the coaches
Officiating
belongs to the officials
Playing
belongs to the athletes
The sidelines should never become an environment of pressure, hostility, confrontation, negative coaching, or criticism of young athletes. These girls need room to compete, make mistakes, learn, and become confident.
Competitive does not have to mean toxic. Their growth is the priority.
Why ELE?
Measurable Development
Athletes establish a baseline and have opportunities to measure improvement.
Year-Round Continuity
Development doesn't disappear when a season ends.
ReTrainer™ Integration
Testing and progress information can help inform future training.
Purposeful Competition
Athletes compete with other players who are serious about improving.
Performance Feedback
Training, testing, coach observations, and game performance create a more complete developmental picture.
A Pathway Forward
Whether the next step is learning the game, making a team, or pursuing future opportunities, ELE is designed around continued progression.
This Is More Than a League.
It's a development system.
Test where you are.
Train for where you're going.
Compete against athletes who push you.
Lead those coming behind you.
Measure the growth.
Then do it again.
TEST • TRAIN • COMPETE • LEAD
WHO THIS LEAGUE IS FOR
The Flagship League is intended for competitive athletes who are serious about development.
Athletes do not need to be finished products. They do not all need years of flag football experience. However, they should be ready to work, compete, listen, learn, and grow.
Pre-registration does not guarantee final placement. Athletes may be evaluated for fit, experience level, competitiveness, coachability, and roster balance.
TRAIN WITH ELIJAH LEE
NFL Veteran • Kansas State Standout • Combine Lead Instructor
Elijah Lee brought professional football experience, leadership, and a high-level training mindset to the Independence girls flag football combine. He helped inspire, teach, and challenge local girls in a safe, non-contact environment.
The combine gave Independence girls the chance to train in a setting built around discipline, fundamentals, confidence, and opportunity.
PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL EXPERIENCE
Competed at the highest levels of professional football, bringing championship-standard preparation and mindset to the combine.
KANSAS STATE FOOTBALL BACKGROUND
Played at Kansas State University, earning All-Big 12 honors and building a foundation of discipline and fundamentals.
HIGH-LEVEL LINEBACKER EXPERIENCE
Built a professional career as a linebacker and special teams contributor with multiple NFL organizations.
LEADERSHIP AND ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT
Focused on helping young athletes build confidence, discipline, communication, and the mindset to succeed.
LOCAL YOUTH SPORTS IMPACT
Committed to giving back to the community and helping grow youth sports opportunities for local girls through the combine.
Want to learn more about Elijah Lee's personal training programs for athletes?
Learn MorePRE-REGISTER FOR THE ELE LEAGUE
Pre-registration is now open for athletes interested in the Elijah Lee Elite Girls Flag Football League. Families who complete the pre-registration form will receive updates about:
SUPPORT THE FUTURE OF GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL
Thank you to the sponsors who helped make the Independence Girls Flag Football Combine a success. Sponsorship continues to support the future league.
Sponsors help provide a professional, safe, and encouraging experience for local girls. Sponsorship may support field rental, insurance, awards, water, equipment, filming, shirts, and future league development.
Atlas Family Chiropractic
Founding Health & Wellness Sponsor
Supporting movement, healthy living, family wellness, injury prevention, and stronger community involvement.
Taste of Aloha – True Hawaiian Shave Ice
Community Sponsor
Supporting families, community events, and positive youth experiences in Independence.
Patricia Ramona Studio
Creative Community Sponsor
Supporting custom event apparel, community creativity, and local youth opportunities.
Neighborhood Boxing & Fitness
Community Sponsor
Real boxing, real fitness, real community. Youth training and confidence-building in Independence with Coach Tim.
Alo Key
Music & Community Sponsor
Supporting local music, live performances, and community-driven experiences for Kansas City families.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Presenting Sponsor
Field Sponsor
Professional Combine Sponsor
Elijah Lee Featured Training Sponsor
Team Sponsor
Equipment Sponsor
Hydration Sponsor
Trophy and Awards Sponsor
Media Sponsor
Community Supporter