Girls playing football?

Girls playing football? Professionally? You must be joking, right? Well no, were not joking at all, and to be honest it actually is quite fun to watch. I must admit however, when I first caught wind of the whole thing a couple years ago I was more than skeptical. In all honesty I do believe my words were" That is the dumbest thing I have ever seen". The thing is though that I never actually took the time to check out the sport. I think so often we love sports and we also love women, but the idea of women playing the sports is just a little hard for us to swallow. I challenge anyone reading this post though to take a second and head over to the official LFL website at http://www.lflus.com. Check out the teams, the videos, and the stats. You will soon realize that the LFL is in fact something different than other previous attempts. These aren't your average playboy bunnies trying to play football. These are beautiful women with a mean streak and a little extra aggression. They love to play the game and they love to hit hard. They are playing for the real true love of the game something that is all to often missing from some of the mainstream sports we watch today. People today I believe are tired of the same old sports with over paid players to scared to take a risk. These women however, are not scared and play with a passion that is refreshing to see these days. All I'm saying is that if you think its a joke dig a little deeper.Then I think you will agree that the LFL is toally legit.

News Around The League

Recently the LFL release their 2010 All Fantasy Team, here are the rosters:

WESTERN CONFERENCE

OFFENSE

QUARTERBACKS

LINDA BRENNER
DALLAS DESIRE

ERIKA TRUJILLO
DENVER DREAM

RUNNING BACKS

KATIE RYCKMAN
SEATTLE MIST

SHANNON MARTIN
DENVER DREAM

WIDE RECEIVERS

CANDIS MOSLEY
DALLAS DESIRE

JULIE GALINDO
SAN DIEGO SEDUCTION

MICHELLE JACOT
LA TEMPTATION

OFFENSIVE LINE

REESE MATHEWS
LA TEMPTATION

NATALIE JAHNKE
LA TEMPTATION

RENEE STEELE
DALLAS DESIRE

DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE LINE

SHANNON A'SE
DALLAS DESIRE

SHANNON PETERSON
SEATTLE MIST

LINDSEY BLAINE
SEATTLE MIST

LINEBACKERS

GABRIELLE MARIE
DALLAS DESIRE

ANNIE HANER
DALLAS DESIRE

MONIQUE GAXIOLA
LA TEMPTATION


SECONDARY

TONI KELLEY
DALLAS DESIRE

ALI EASTLAKE
LA TEMPTATION

CHRISTIE BURNS
SAN DIEGO SEDUCTION

STEPHANIE PSICK
LA TEMPTATION

COACHES

CHRIS MICHAELSEN
SEATTLE MIST

TUI SUIAUNOA
LA TEMPTATION

EASTERN CONFERENCE

OFFENSE

QUARTERBACKS

ANONKA DIXON
MIAMI CALIENTE

JENN MYERS
TAMPA BREEZE

RUNNING BACKS

TYRAH LUSBY
PHILADELPHIA PASSION

SARAN DUNMORE
CHICAGO BLISS

WIDE RECEIVERS

TINA CACCAVALE
MIAMI CALIENTE

BRE JUNEA
CHICAGO BLISS

BRANDYCE LEE
TAMPA BREEZE

OFFENSIVE LINE

ALEXIS HEYMAN
TAMPA BREEZE

ASHLEY THAMES
MIAMI CALIENTE

LAUREN LABELLA
PHILADELPHIA PASSION

DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE LINE

DONNA FERRY
PHILADELPHIA PASSION

SUMMER LAVIOLETTE
CHICAGO BLISS

CARIE SMALL
TAMPA BREEZE

LINEBACKERS

TAIRA TURLEY
MIAMI CALIENTE

EMANDA DOSCHER
TAMPA BREEZE

TIFFANI POWERS
TAMPA BREEZE

SECONDARY

ELIZABETH GORMAN
TAMPA BREEZE

HEATHER PEREZ
PHILADELPHIA PASSION

JAIME DIAMOND
PHILADELPHIA PASSION

DANELLA WILLIAMS
MIAMI CALIENTE

COACHES

YO MURPHY
TAMPA BREEZE

CHANDLER BROWN
PHILADELPHIA PASSION

The LFL Rules and Regulations Uncovered

Created By: Brianz815@gmail.com

Complete listing of rules and my source of information please visit: http://www.lflus.com/lfl101/

Most people are not familiar with the rules and regulations of the LFL. I would like to explain to you the differences and my personal opinion of the rules. We are going to discuss these topics: Playing Field, Scoring, Offensive, Defense, Team Roster, and Time of Play.

First lets talk about the PLAYING FIELD, which is 50 YARD FIELD
 8 YARD END-ZONES 
30 YARDS WIDE. This is about half the size of at NFL regulation field. This works out very well since the girls are much smaller than NFL players. Also as a spectator its awesome because every seat in the house is able to view the entire field without bring binoculars.

Scoring is one of the most important parts of any game… Now, Lets discuss how it’s measured in the LFL. SCORING Touchdown’s is consistent to scoring in the NFL, which is 6 PTS. CONVERSIONS on the other hand are much different because teams can only RUN OR PASS; there are no extra point kicks. Now, if a team just scored a touchdown they have 2 options CONVERSION RUN OR PASS … Option 1: (2YD LINE) = 1PT or 
 Option 2: (5YD LINE) = 2PT.
 Although there is no kicking for extra points like the NFL, I actually find it more enjoyable because I think it adds more excitement to the game, since they have to run or pass the ball only.

Next Topic of our discussion is going to be about the Offensive and Defensive players and there roles on the field, this is one the biggest differences from the LFL from the NFL. For both offense and defense each team has
7 players on the field at anytime. On the Offensive side the players positions include: 1 quarterback, 2 running backs, 1 down line women, and 3 wide receivers. On the Defensive side the player’s positions include: 2 down line women, 1 linebacker, 2 cornerbacks, and 2 safeties. Each team’s roster consists of 14 Active and 6 inactive players. The extra 6 players are there as replacements for injury or fatigue on the field. Additionally they help motivate other teammates during play.

The last but least thing you should know about the LFL is the time of play. Each team only receives 35 seconds in between plays similar to the NFL, but the Time of play is quite different it consists of two 17-minute halves, one 15-minute halftime and 8-minute sudden death overtime if the need arises.

Well thanks for following, that’s the Scoop! Stay with us and learn more about the LFL. If you have any questions about the league please shoot me an email and I will get them answered.

L.A. Temptation's Monique Gaxiola

Hi guys it's Brittney! Last week I had the privilege to talk to Harper Boiz of the Seattle Mist. This week I am talking to #13, Monique Gaxiola of the L.A. Temptation.

The L.A. Temptation was crowned the Champions of the LFL, upsetting the Chicago Bliss 27-14. Here is my interview with Monique as she takes us on a brief journey of her life and how she got into this league!

Brittney: How did you hear about the league?

Monique: I heard about the league through a good friend of mine who tried out a month before she and I met. She happened to be my neighbor while I was in college at USC. I contacted the league back in August of '08 but didn't hear from them until March of '09. They held open tryouts which I attended and I made the roster.

Brittney: When did you start playing football?

Monique: I've been playing football my entire life. I have four brothers and we are all close in age so I grew up playing sports, especially football. I played a little in high school on the junior varsity team as the kicker. Every Sunday during the NFL season, our entire day is dedicated to watching football, so I've grown to love the sport. I use to tell my brothers I'd be the first girl in the NFL, bu the LFL just so happens to be the closest thing!

Brittney: What do you do during the off season?

Monique: Well since this is my first season off season, which started about a week ago, I plan to continue to train because we still have to make appearances. I took this past week off from training and eating right, which I enjoyed very much. I plan to join a flag football team to help improve my football skills for next season. Our league is beginning to grow so quickly and I know this next season is just going to get harder with the competition. There are going to be a lot more athletic and beautiful women coming out to the tryouts so I have to prepare myself for the competition.

Brittney: How do you stay in shape and avoid injury?

Monique: Well that's funny you ask because I played this entire season with an old ACL tear in my right knee. I had torn my ACL a year prior to football while playing soccer, but thought it was just an old knee injury which I've done before. I was given the option to have surgery or to play with a brace the entire season. I chose to not have the surgery and wear the brace every practice and every game. As for staying in shape during the off season, I workout 4-5 times a week. I run at least 3 miles a day along with weight lifting. I also workout with a personal trainer who helps me out with my football speed and agility. During the season, we practice 3 times a week for 4 hours, so the days we do not practice I'll do my daily workout.

Brittney: What position do you play? Do you play any other sports?

Monique: I play middle linebacker, running back, wide receiver, kicker, and offensive line. I played soccer my entire life from the age of 5 and throughout college. I played soccer for the Mexican National Team and also at USC. I was also on the Competition Cheer Squad at USC. In high school I ran track & field, cross country, cheerleader, a little football, and soccer.

~I hope everyone enjoys getting to know these girls and reading their stories! They truly are tough chicks!~