“I feel truly blessed and honored for the opportunity to represent USA and also the state of New Jersey,” Lajara said. “I’m really excited and anxious to be heading to California for the Junior International Cup. My teammates and I are ready to compete and bring home the gold for the second year in a row.”
According to USA Football, flag football has become one of the world’s fastest growing sports, played by millions of people worldwide across 100 countries.
“I think its great flag football will debut in the 2028 Olympics! It’s a huge milestone as it shows how much that the game is growing as a whole. The fact that flag is growing in so many other countries, has given me the opportunity to meet people from all around the world. I believe that it is just getting started,” Lajara said.
Lajara expressed his goal to continue his path in flag football, with ambitions to play college football in the future.
Jason Lajara of Brick was selected for the USA Football’s 17U U.S. Boys’ Flag National Team. (Photo courtesy USA Football)
“After this year I still have one more year of eligibility left to try out and hopefully play for USA Footballs, US national team again next year. I would love to do that and maybe even someday compete in the Olympics,” Lajara said. “Outside of flag, my ultimate goal is to play college football. It’s been a dream of mine since I was a little kid and I’m going to work my hardest to achieve that goal.”
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