ABSS seeks coaches for girls’ flag football, boys’ volleyball

ABSS is looking for coaches for girls’ flag football and boys’ volleyball across its high schools. Eastern Alamance and Southeast Alamance have already shown there is interest in Alamance County, but staffing will determine whether the district can turn that interest into full rosters, regular schedules and varsity competition.

The push comes after the North Carolina High School Athletic Association sanctioned women’s flag football and boys volleyball on May 6. Flag football will be a fall sport, with the first NCHSAA championship set for late 2026, while boys volleyball will be a spring sport with its first state championship scheduled for May 2027. Both sports will be governed under National Federation of State High School Associations rules.

Eastern Alamance and Southeast Alamance played girls’ flag football in fall 2025, and the county’s first girls’ flag football action came June 18 at Eastern Alamance, where five teams gathered. Southeast Alamance also fielded a boys volleyball team in spring 2026, giving students in the district an early chance to try a sport that is still new on many North Carolina campuses.

Southeast Alamance’s boys volleyball team had about a dozen players, while Eastern Alamance initially had about 10 before backing out when some athletes chose other spring sports. The district will need adults who can recruit, organize and keep enough students committed to sustain the programs from one season to the next.

ABSS is the 15th-largest public school district in North Carolina, serving nearly 23,000 students across 38 schools. In Burlington, Graham, Elon, Mebane and Haw River, that scale gives these two sports a wide base to grow from if schools can staff them quickly.