SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Sanford Sports Academy has announced that girls’ 7-on-7 football will be coming to Sioux Falls this upcoming spring.

Tryouts for the sport will take place in late December 2025 at the Sanford Fieldhouse.

7-on-7 football is a non-contact version of football, with more emphasis on quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, and defensive backs.

Sanford Sports Academy added boys 7-on-7 last year; girls 7-on-7 is their newest addition to the center.

The three girls’ classes available will be 10U, 12U, and 14U.

The season will be scheduled for February through May 2026.

If interested participants are aged up after Jan. 1, they are still eligible to compete.

“We had an incredible response to our initial launch of 7-on-7 football last year, with more

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