Berthoud High School is adding another opportunity for female athletes this fall, launching girls flag football and handing the first coaching role to Blaine Voth.
The program move, announced in late February, gives the school a new team at a time when the sport is gaining real traction across Colorado.
Voth steps into the job with experience already built inside the school community.
Berthoud introduced him as the first head coach for the new flag football program and highlighted a background that includes several seasons leading track and field along with 23 years of football coaching experience.
Berthoud’s athletics also recognizes blaine as the school’s head girls track coach, which gives the new program a familiar face from day one.
That part matters for a new team. Starting a program from scratch is not only about putting players on a field.
It is about setting a tone, building trust, and giving athletes the sense that the sport is being taken seriously from the beginning. Bringing in a coach who already knows the school, the athletes, and the daily rhythm of campus should help Berthoud avoid the feeling of a rushed add on.
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In its first sanctioned year, flag football reached 1,972 participants across the state, one of the strongest growth numbers among Colorado’s newest sports.
For Berthoud, that creates a real opening. Instead of arriving late, the school is stepping into a sport while momentum is still building.
That gives players a chance to join early, compete in a fast growing environment, and help shape what the program becomes. It also gives younger athletes in the area another path into organized high school sports without waiting for the opportunity to mature years down the road.
Berthoud did not go outside the community for its first hire. The program is starting with one of its own, and that usually carries weight in a school setting. Athletes and families are not being introduced to a stranger.
They are seeing a coach who is already part of the school’s sports culture take on something new.
As the fall season gets closer, the launch gives Berthoud a chance to build something fresh while the sport is still expanding across the state.
For players interested in speed, space, and skill based football, the door is now open. For the school, it is the start of a new program with a clear first step already in place.
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