Headgear rules in every state
Sorted by requirement, then state. "No rule found" means we checked the state association and found no statewide headgear rule.
| State | Headgear | Girls flag football | Association |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | Headgear required | Sanctioned | GHSA |
| Alabama | No headgear rule found | Sanctioned | AHSAA |
| Alaska | No headgear rule found | Sanctioned | ASAA |
| Arizona | No headgear rule found | Sanctioned | AIA |
| Arkansas | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | AAA |
| California | No headgear rule found | Sanctioned | CIF |
| Colorado | No headgear rule found | Sanctioned | CHSAA |
| Connecticut | No headgear rule found | Sanctioned | CIAC |
| Delaware | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | DIAA |
| District of Columbia | No headgear rule found | Sanctioned | DCSAA |
| Florida | No headgear rule found | Sanctioned | FHSAA |
| Hawaii | No headgear rule found | Sanctioned | HHSAA |
| Idaho | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | IHSAA |
| Illinois | No headgear rule found | Sanctioned | IHSA |
| Indiana | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | IHSAA |
| Iowa | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | IGHSAU |
| Kansas | No headgear rule found | Sanctioned | KSHSAA |
| Kentucky | No headgear rule found | Sanctioning announced | KHSAA |
| Louisiana | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | LHSAA |
| Maine | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | MPA |
| Maryland | No headgear rule found | Sanctioned | MPSSAA |
| Massachusetts | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | MIAA |
| Michigan | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | MHSAA |
| Minnesota | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | MSHSL |
| Mississippi | No headgear rule found | Sanctioned | MHSAA |
| Missouri | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | MSHSAA |
| Montana | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | MHSA |
| Nebraska | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | NSAA |
| Nevada | No headgear rule found | Sanctioned | NIAA |
| New Hampshire | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | NHIAA |
| New Jersey | No headgear rule found | Sanctioned | NJSIAA |
| New Mexico | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | NMAA |
| New York | No headgear rule found | Sanctioned | NYSPHSAA |
| North Carolina | No headgear rule found | Sanctioned | NCHSAA |
| North Dakota | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | NDHSAA |
| Ohio | No headgear rule found | Sanctioned | OHSAA |
| Oklahoma | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | OSSAA |
| Oregon | No headgear rule found | Sanctioned | OSAA |
| Pennsylvania | No headgear rule found | Sanctioned | PIAA |
| Rhode Island | No headgear rule found | Sanctioned | RIIL |
| South Carolina | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | SCHSL |
| South Dakota | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | SDHSAA |
| Tennessee | No headgear rule found | Sanctioned | TSSAA |
| Texas | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | UIL |
| Utah | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | UHSAA |
| Vermont | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | VPA |
| Virginia | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | VHSL |
| Washington | No headgear rule found | Sanctioned | WIAA |
| West Virginia | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | WVSSAC |
| Wisconsin | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | WIAA |
| Wyoming | No headgear rule found | Not sanctioned | WHSAA |
How we check each state
- We read the state association's own flag football pages and handbook for an equipment or headgear rule.
- We record a rule only from the association's own page, with its link and the date we checked.
- We never guess an effective date. If the association does not state one, we say so.
- Sanctioning status comes from our girls high school flag football by state table, with a source for each state.
Sources
- Georgia High School Association, headgear requirement, checked November 5, 2026.
- Each state page lists its association, sanctioning and concussion law sources.