Filed under:In the last five years, the National Federation of State High School Associations has reported a gradual increase in girls’ participation in 11-player tackle football. Between 2015 and 2019, girls’ participation increased by nearly 1,000 players.The closest I ever came to playing organized football was in high school powder-puff games my junior and senior year.It was a homecoming-week tradition in which the boys and girls traded places. The guys put on exaggerated cheerleading uniforms and stood on the sidelines; the ladies created personalized jerseys and played.At the time, I...…Filed under:In the last five years, the National Federation of State High School Associations has reported a gradual increase in girls’ participation in 11-player tackle football. Between 2015 and 2019, girls’ participation increased by nearly 1,000 players.The closest I ever came to playing organized football was in high school powder-puff games my junior and senior year.It was a homecoming-week tradition in which the boys and girls traded places. The guys put on exaggerated cheerleading uniforms and stood on the sidelines; the ladies created personalized jerseys and played.At the time, I...WW…