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127 7762 With the 2010 season completed, I wanted to go back and touch on a few things. My team The Dallas Desire, had a near perfect season until the breakdown in Seattle. It was extremely hard on all of us, but in a way we needed to be humbled. It showed us that there are so many things that go into a win, and that we just didn't have those things at that time. We were still headed to Miami for playoffs, so we held our heads high. I know I wanted to be LFL champions very badly. Some of us were still injured and were fighting thru it.   I spent six days in Florida, doing tons of press/media interviews, and going over plays, and watching film with my team. I did "Radio Row" at Super Bowl headquarters with one of the LA Temptation players one day and it was intense. Floyd Mayweather happened to be there and took photos with us. I also appeared on FOX News' "Geraldo At Large" with one of the Miami players to promote the bowl. The hard part about most of it was that this was after playoffs in which we played LA, and Miami played Chicago. LA and Chicago came out on top. LA beat us by one touchdown (hard to swallow that loss). In my mind we had the strongest, fastest and best team in the league, but I guess something happened to us along the way causing the collapse.   Overall, the whole experience of being part of the LFL was overwhelming. I ended up receiving The "MORTAZA AWARD" at the Awards dinner, and couldn't have been more honored. Several of my teammates were also recognized and received awards including "LFL MVP" which went to Gabrielle Marie. I cherish the memories and I look forward to new ones for next season! You can catch me hosting on Time Warner Cable Sports in the meantime! I added some shots for you guys... Thanks to everyone for all the support!   Intensity, Adrenaline & Heart, Erin Marie Garrett aka "CRASH" #2 Dallas Desire <img width="179" height="469" alt="" src="/uploads/Image/Erin Marie Garrett 1.png" />   <img width="297" height="297" alt="" src="/uploads/Image/DSC00625.JPG" />   <img width="281" height="423" alt="" src="/uploads/Image/13738_166470089447_166465359447_2587600_8126287_n.jpg" /> 76.97.188.228

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Looking Ahead...

No LFL, Erin Marie Garrett, Dallas Desire, The Mortaza Award

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186 7083 by Troy Whigham    This Friday the Tampa Breeze face the Miami Caliente in what could be the biggest game of the season in the Eastern Conference.  But the drama was set up by a series of false start penalties against the Tampa offensive line in Trenton, New Jersey back in December.   In that game, Tampa had driven the ball down the field convincingly and looked to be in a certain scoring position. Tiffani Powers was in the backfield, Carie Small was at center, and Shannon Bennett was at strongside end. A simple snap, a simple hand-off, and a simple 10 yard run and Tampa would be in the driver's seat for a victory against the Philadelphia Passion, taking the Breeze to a 1-1 record before facing a transitional New York team and another certain victory.   Except it didn't work out that way.   Either Small was slow with the snap or Bennett was too quick to get off the line.  Either way, the outcome was the same. A series of false start penalties backed the Tampa team up until suddenly that goal line looked awfully far away.  And it was. Tiffani Powers was stopped short of the goal by a Passion defense that played, well, passionately.   Tampa lost in a shocking upset, falling to 0-2.   Last Friday they redeemed themselves with a convincing victory against New York to bring their record to 1-2, setting up the drama for this week's game.   Miami is currently 2-1 and in second place in the conference. If the Caliente win, they go to the playoffs.  If they lose, it comes down to points with a three-way tie shared with Tampa and Philadelphia.  Even if Tampa wins the game, they still lose the race to the Conference championships if they come up short on points.   For Miami, watch for Anonka "Android" Dixon to throw long early to establish the deep threat and keep the Tampa safeties honest.  The Breeze are moving players around this week, looking to match up against the taller Caliente receivers, particularly Tina Caccavale (who, at one point, led the league in three different categories) and Taira Turley, who traditionally plays center and noseguard but can be a hot receiver if need be.   Dixon can also scramble.  She is one of the league's leading rushers, most of those yards coming when linebackers backpedal deep to cover offensive ends overloading the safeties.  The challenge for Tampa will be controlling Dixon's movements; keeping her from beating them to the corners for long gains while at the same time denying her the open receivers downfield.   Caccavale is always a threat, no matter where she is.  She's tall, she's quick, and she has good hands. She's the primary receiver on the Miami offense.  Tampa's challenge will be to shut her down and force Miami to run the ball.    With Jenn Myers still nursing an injured ankle suffered against Philadelphia when her foot caught an uneven spot on the artificial turf, look for Denisha Crawford, the MVP for the game against New York, to start at quarterback instead.  Even though Crawford was the back-up, she has the tools to win.  She looked impressive last week, using footspeed to score when her receivers could keep their blocks against the smaller New York corners on the extra points, and showing that she can throw accurately out to about 35 yards or so.  If she can get a couple of gaps at the line on an offensive drive for big running yardage, she could upset the Miami apple cart defensively and force them to make some adjustments that might open up throwing opportunities.   But, Crawford will definitely have to keep her eye on Caccavale prowling from the safety position.  At 5'9", Caccavale can match up well against all but three of the Tampa receivers, and has the vertical leap to make up for any height differential.  Caccavale should get at least one interception this week, and will probably get two. How Tampa responds defensively to the turnovers will be critical, because on a field that's only 50 yards long, every yard counts.   Tiffani Powers will need to have a good game running the ball for Tampa in order for Miami to back off their smothering secondary coverage. Her biggest challenge will be getting around Miami's Taira Turley, who has a talent for clogging up running lanes at the line.  If Small, at center, or Bennett, at end, can keep Turley at bay, then that will shift the pressure to Miami's Morgan McGrath to come off her coverage to slow down Powers' running.  That, in turn, will open up opportunities for Tampa's Brandyce Lee to find a seam in the coverage and slip between defenders.  Once the ball is in her hands, Lee has a gift for grabbing YACs that turn into scores pretty quickly.   Offensively, Tampa is going to miss the services of "Crazy Jenn" Langston, who played a majority of the New York game with two fractures in her arm and has been one of Tampa's favorite targets for scoring all season long.  Don't be surprised if you see both Crawford and Myers in the offensive huddle, with one or the other sliding out to the edge of the formation as a receiver in place of Langston on the weakside.  Also expect Bennett to return to the line-up, probably on the strongside end position, as a possible receiver and a probable blocker.   Because of the Dixon-to-Caccavale threat, coupled with Dixon's speed on the ground, Miami has the better offense.  However, in a recent poll, Tampa put three linebackers on the charts, one of whom is the heretofore unheralded Elizabeth Grace Gorman (now ranked #2 at her position) and plays some of the best team run-stop defense in the league.  You can't run on Tampa. Period.    However, New York showed that you can throw on them, and Miami has one of the best passing attacks in the conference, if not the entire league.  Look for Miami to score in the air quickly, while Tampa grinds it out with their infantry on the ground.  The LFL game favors quick scores, which gives Miami an edge offensively.  Tampa's biggest threat could be the game clock if they're down by more than a touchdown at the half. Players to watch   Tampa: Denisha Crawford at quarterback; Tiffani Powers at runningback; Brandyce Lee at wide receiver.    Miami: Anonka Dixon at quarterback, Tina Caccavale at reciever, Taira Turley on the line.   Worth a mention   Tampa: Elizabeth Grace Gorman on defense; Emanda Doscher on defense; Carie Small on offense.   Miami: Morgan McGrath on defense; Annette Mascaro on defense. 170.12.1.26

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Tampa at Miami: Breeze Across The Everglades

No Emanda Doscher, Tina Caccavale, Anonka Dixon, Carie Small, Elizabeth Grace Gorman, Denisha Crawford, Jenn Myers, Brandyce Lee, Morgan McGrath, Tampa Breeze, Miami Caliente, LFL, football

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240 7033 Three teams played Friday night. One was playing to get into the playoffs.  The other was playing against last year's version of itself.    Last night the Tampa Breeze hosted the New York Majesty in a game that, for perhaps the first time in the LFL's short history, actually featured three teams.  Two of them won.   The New York Majesty is a team with a split personality. Majesty 1.0 got trounced by Philadelphia 40-6. Players and coaches left the team, and new players and coaches came in. Majesty 2.0 got trounced by Miami 47-7.   That was 2009.   Two months later, a revamped Majesty 3.0 came into Tampa to face a strong Tampa squad that was playing for a spot in the playoffs. A win over New York would give Tampa a fair shot at facing Chicago for the Eastern Conference championship, assuming Tampa can get past an outstanding Miami team next week.   New York was playing to spoil Tampa's hopes.   But mostly, New York was playing to show that it wasn't the punchline in the East.   Tampa, after bouncing footballs off the overhead scoreboard in kick-off warmups, started off with an attempt at an onside kick, indicating that it didn't fear New York's offense.   New York responded by scoring on its very first play from scrimmage; a pass from Nicole Stanley on the strongside in the gap behind the strongside cornerback before the safety could come over to seal the zone.  Not to pat myself on the back (but I will anyway), but I predicted that very thing in the pre-game preview I wrote here three days before the game.   This proved two things. First, Tampa is vulnerable in the air.  It's run defense is one of the best in the conference, a conference that features some of the best runners in the entire league. Because Philly and Chicago rely so much on their running, neither of those teams has really tested Tampa's secondary deep, and that is exactly what New York came out doing.  It paid off with six on the board in less than 5 seconds.   Second, that play proved that Majesty 3.0 is more capable than Majesty 1.0 and 2.0. Krystal Gray, who had been the starting QB for M1.0 and M2.0, was initially forced to sit out after shoulder injuries and an infection put her on the bench.  Despite having no shot at playing, she was there to support her team, and support she did.  Nicole Stanley was starting at QB and throwing to players who were playing in only their first or second game, and when you're coming in to a rowdy arena where you have no friends, having a veteran from your team in your box can go a long way.  Krystal was there because her team was there, and the players were glad she was.  Near the end of the game, she got some good news. The coach put her in on the defensive line to pressure Tampa's Denisha Crawford.  A forced fumble, some hurried throws; Krystal made an impact.   For the Breeze, that play was a shocker. Nobody had lit them up like that before; and certainly not a team that was in its third version of itself, and never so quickly and so easily.  The players were stunned. The coaches were stunned. The fans were stunned.   And the Majesty were celebrating.   Tampa responded with a strong drive and scored.  Then they scored again. By the time half-time came, they had a solid lead and were making plans for Miami.   But the Majesty weren't done.   Nicole and Majesty 3.0 came out of the locker room throwing, testing the Tampa defensive secondary deep again.  Near the end of the game, a sure touchdown pass was dropped, but it didn't matter. The Majesty scored on a deep pass on the very next play in the exact same zone; behind the strongside corner and beyond the reach of the strongside safety.   Final Score: Tampa 40; Majesty 1.0 7; Majesty 2.0 6; Majesty 3.0 13   The 2010 Majesty 3.0 scored just as many points in one game as the 2009 Majesty did in its entire 2-game history.   That concludes New York's season. For now.  Try-outs will be coming up in a month or so and training will start in earnest soon after that.  Majesty 3.0 will become Majesty 4.0, and Majesty 4.0 will be able to build on the base that Majesty 3.0 has established.  And hopefully the Majesty 3.0 players will work on their game and push Majesty 4.0 to a better season.   As for Tampa, they now have to face a Miami squad that will most definitely work them silly on the long ball. Adonka Dixon is very much capable of connecting with 5'9" Tina Caccavale every single time the ball is snapped.  That means the Tampa safeties are going to have their hands full keeping the Miami receivers under wraps.  And the best way to do that is to keep Adonka on the run, which opens a whole new can of worms because that means the Tampa linebackers are going to be playing a lot of channel containment while the corners fade into deep coverage.   For Tampa, that means some player shuffling to match talent to assignment. For Miami, it just means worrying whether Tampa's Jenn Myers will be back from her injury to reclaim her starting QB job, or if MVP Denisha Crawford will get the nod. Myers throws a better spiral, but Crawford brings a running threat that keeps the defense honest and opens up gaps downfield for the receivers.   Another concern that Tampa needs to address is finding a center that can give whichever QB they utilize a good, consistent snap.  By my count, Tampa goes through centers like New York goes throw quarterbacks.  And without that good, consistent snap, it doesn't matter who you have running your offense because she'll be too busy falling on the ball.   As for the Majesty, once you're in New York, those streets will make you feel brand new. 76.97.188.228

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NY at Tampa: LFL Post Game Report

No New York, Majesty, Tampa, Breeze, Miami, Caliente, Adonka Dixon, Tina Caccavale, Nicole Stanley, Krystal Gray, LFL

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242 6960 Friday night the New York Majesty visit the St. Pete Times Forum to take on the Tampa Breeze in a game that is filled with hope. For the Breeze, hope for a chance at the playoffs.  For the Majesty, hope for building a better team.<img width="385" height="255" src="/uploads/Image/TB Breeze-TBO photo.jpg" alt="" />   Right now, Tampa has a shot at making the playoffs as a wildcard if they can win big over New York, and then win next week against a very good Miami Caliente team.  On the other hand, New York is playing to forget the tremendous losses it suffered against the Chicago Bliss and the Caliente two months ago.     Tampa is much better than its 0-2 record would lead you to believe.  This is a team that had a very powerful Chicago offense fighting and clawing for every yard it gained, and Tampa was leading by a touchdown at the half before being worn down by the very powerful Chicago running attack.  Tampa had a very good shot at winning that game, and performed better against the Conference-leading Bliss than any other team in the conference has.  Near the end of that game, Tampa was one play away from taking a victory at home.  A 4th-and-2 incomplete pass that Jenn Myers short-hopped to Brandyce Lee turned the ball over on downs, and Chicago then sat on their lead to take the win.   Then, against Philadelphia the following week, Tampa should've won that game but for some offensive miscues down close to the end zone; three times in a row.  Had Tampa converted on those efforts, they would be at least 1-1 instead of 0-2.  The Tampa loss wasn't because Philadelphia was so good; it was that Tampa was so bad at exactly the worst times.  Coach Murphy has recognized that problem and addressed it the only way possible: repetition.  Practice the goal-line plays until the girls get it right.  And then do it again, one more time.  And then bring in the backups and drill them on it, too.   The key player for Tampa will be Tiffani Powers. There are faster girls in the league, and there are stronger girls in the league, but there aren't any that influence their teammates' level of play more than she does.  She had a good game against Chicago, and a great game against Philadelphia.  Barring injury or illness, she should be fired up and ready to go against New York. "Right here; right now" should be her mantra this week.  Look for her to explode early and often.   Playing alongside Powers will be Brandyce Lee, the human dynamo. She'll get a fair share of carries and possibly some quick outs in the slots. On defense, look for the Majesty to test her early with a run or two to keep her honest, then switch to the weakside.  I'd also look for New York to use Krystal Gray as a  #1 wide receiver to get a favorable match-up against the shorter Lee, then use the height differential for a fade pattern to the curved corner in the back of the endzone. Players in the LFL are allowed to touch the wall so long as they aren't touched by an opponent, which means a jumper to Gray in the corner is a good call if the Tampa safety is engaged with another receiver and leaves Lee alone on coverage.   At quarterback, Jenn Myers is still nursing a stress fracture in her leg that she suffered against Philadelphia last month, so expect to see Denisha Crawford lining up behind center.  Crawford played scared in her first series against Philadelphia -understandable given the circumstances at the time - but now she's had several weeks to practice and prepare, and Friday she'll get her shot to take this team to the playoffs. She has the physical talent to run this Tampa offense.  It's just a question of where her mind is at.  If she knows the playbook and avoids tossing interceptions, she can win.  Strike that. She will win.   Nobody plays better team defense than Tampa.  They can stop the run.  They can seal the gaps.  Powers, Lee, Alexis Heyman, Shannon Bennett, and Elizabeth Gorman can tackle in the open field. Each of those players is capable of bringing down any opponent they meet one on one. The only way Tampa gives up a long play on the ground is if the linebackers overpursue and open up a lane.  Having said that, look for New York to run some misdirection plays and overload one side of the line to get some double-team blocking schemes going deep on Tampa's side of the line.  If Gray develops as a receiver, the Breeze could be vulnerable through the air as well.  Nicole Stanley, the New York quarterback, can throw. Its just a question of who will be there to catch it.   For New York, the Majesty team has been a revolving door of players and coaches. With that kind of turmoil, you aren't going to win many games (if any), and the 2009 Majesty season is proof of that.  That was 2009. Now, the Majesty need to look at this game as the start of the 2010 Majesty season; a fresh start in a new year.  They should approach this game with that mindset. Paul Teutel said it best: "What's was is was and what is is is, and what is is what's happening right now!"  Right now, the Majesty are coming out with fresh players and a new quarterback, and their new quarterback is a very, very good football player.   Gray is still nursing shoulder injuries she's been struggling with since training camp last year, which means Nicole Stanley will be in charge of the offense.  Stanley is physically stronger than Gray and better capable of shrugging off attempted sacks, and can be a threat to rush on the corners as well.  Another benefit to having Stanley behind center is that it frees up Gray to run patterns in the secondary where she can use her speed and hands to get behind the safety.  Gray will probably be the #1 receiver, which guarantees a matchup against Lee when Gray lines up on the strongside.  Look for New York to establish a Stanley-to-Gray connection early and exploit it throughout the game.   For the rest of the Majesty, this will be only their first or second game, so expect them to come out nervous for the first series or two.  After the first ten minutes, they should settle down into a rythm and get a feel for how things are done in tackle football.  For them, as a team, this will be the most critical part of the night.  If they can show that they can play after the initial jitters have faded, they can build on that.   The goal for New York will be to play good football. Ignore the scoreboard, ignore the playoff implications.  They need to be able to coordinate an offense and play quality defense. If they can do that, they can go home proud of a job well done no matter what the scoreboard says.  However, if they're throwing interceptions and committing fumbles and blowing coverages, it will be a rough night, and an even rougher plane ride back home.   Tampa is playing in front of their home crowd, has a steady line-up of players, and consistent coaching.  For those reasons, I'm giving the victory to Tampa on this one, but I'm saying that with my fingers crossed behind my back because the revamped New York team, built and run by Nicole Stanley, could surprise a lot of people.  Make no mistake - the Majesty team that steps onto the artificial turf at the Forum this Friday night is most definitely not the same Majesty team that got crushed by both Chicago and Miami earlier in the season.   Friday night's game will be a barnburner, and Tampa will be fanning the flames.   <img width="640" height="427" src="/uploads/Image/ShannonBennett.jpg" alt="" />   I should also mention that, if there are any ladies in the Orlando area interested in being on the other side of the wall, the first round of try-outs for the Orlando franchise is on Sunday, noon to four, at Friday's on International Drive.  I remember the rivalry of the old Arena Football League, when a Tampa team and an Orlando team regularly slugged it out every season.  I wouldn't be surprised if something like that develops in the LFL next season, too. 76.97.188.228

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New York at Tampa: Winless but still fighting

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325 6937 Sometimes in life we are blessed to find ourself at a spot where we are stopped and get lost completely in thought. Confused but with clarification, we come to the understanding that everything we had been working toward was completely and utterly wrong.   Sometimes on the downfall, we wonder why everything seems to be unravelling.  That’s the thing about climbing; sometimes we can’t see that on the other side of that hill is a crevice.  Most of the time, we can’t see how long or deep that crevice is.  While in this crevice life can stand still.  During this period I have been able to reflect on where I was; where I am now and where I am headed.        It has been tough to go through a marriage; a separation; a divorce and a custody case. To be sure, life has its ups and downs. Clearly a marriage, even a good one, will always have ups and downs. The birth of my son was a huge up to both my ex-husband and  me. We saw the separation differently, an up for me and a down for him.. Then, the divorce was a down for me and an up for him. It is difficult to explain that.      Throughout this I've had the blessing of having two amazing friends (Kristina Black and Jen Bari). They are a huge up. Both of them have lives of their own (imagine that lol) and I have had the blessing of them sharing with me their ups and downs.   Although Kristina has alot to fill me in on, she’s taught me to be patient and understanding; while I have watched Jen have maturity; compassion and draw strength from those around her.  The down side is Kristina moved to Cali in the middle of the hardest year of my life, but she is happy and that is the most important thing after she had the hardest year of her life. Sadly, I seldom see Jen because of all the traveling that’s required for me in the LFL.     Then there was the break-up with Kyle.  Im pretty sure my Mom, Jen and Kristina and teammates -- specifically Tanyka Renne, Kiera Massette -- watched me unravel over and over in a vicious cycle this summer. ( Im saying if you ever saw New Moon, imagine 50 times worse then that).  You can read about my love for him in old blogs but I’ll never post the break-up details.  My trainer, Mark Aquino, has turned out to be quite the amazing friend. One upside of  my relationship with Kyle is I would have never met Mark. Mark trained me and prepared me for my first season in the LFL — thanks Mark!  Mark said something to me during my divorce that changed my life and I’ll share it with you: “Dont ever let anyone or anything make you bitter."  Those words taught me to heal in love and kindness. That has been extremely hard because we are all selfish and it’s easier to want to hate someone who hurts you or who you hurt; but it’s wrong. When we accomplish healing in love, we can appreciate old experiences. I smile and am thankful now for David and Kyle; when I think of former teammates who I let down or who let me down; when I think of lost friends and new friends to come.      It’s been hard to understand that I have the drive and the motivation and the knowledge to be the best athlete I can be.  I fought injuries all season and played through them.  I refused to let any crevice get in the way of making it to the top of the mountain. I didn’t stop to see the hills I would have to climb to get there.  The hardest part now is knowing the climb as a quarterback will be postponed until next season.   I could sit here and be pissed off at the world because my body is letting me down. But instead, I fully appretiate my teammate Nicole Stanely and her willingness to fill the spot our team needs now and previously. I found a calming happiness and general joy with our team I hadn’t reached before.  Had our team not fallen apart over and over, I’d never have had the chance to get to know these beautiful women. I have been truly changed by a few teammates — Tanyka, Kiera and Nicole.       I will start with Tanyka.  I remember the first day Tanyka was at training camp in Buffalo where Mark was our acting coach. Mark told us to run. I was at the front and Tanyka at the back.  I dropped back and let the rest of the team run by so I could encourage Tanyka. I thought Mark would cut her right away.  She couldnt handle it.  She was tired. Not motivated.  Just not a football player.  Awkward in her movements and quiet.   Mark did try to cut her in long Island once.  Something in me reached out and I tried to overrule my coach and trainer. I told Tanyka to get back in the drills.  Not to go home even though the coach had "cut" her.  I don’t know what happened that day; it sure the hell wasn’t the athlete in me talking because I didn’t think of her as an athlete then.  I felt I in this ride with her.  I wanted to see her finish.  I wanted to see her grow.   I got something away more than that.  She changed my life.  Over the last few months she grew as an athlete and I began to learn about her as a person.  Strong, sexy, confident; poised (except when her emotion of love takes over); passionate about the sport and life.  I watched her prevail through team issues; through her personal issues and through everything that touches her life.   Tanyka has had a tough past, and has endured a hard present.  I truly believe she will always be successful and she will be extremely happy.  What truly changed me about Tanyka is her ability to love people.  She taught me to love those who do and who don’t deserve it; to stay focused on the positive and to not waste a single thought on something negitive unless it’s to try to find a way to see the positive.  Tanyka is the only other one left on our team that has been on this team since day one; she has perseverance.     Keira came our first week of training camp in PA. While the rest of us had just endured our first day of camp and were exhausted, sweaty and cranky, in walks this beautiful, outspoken, very well put together; truthful girl from NYC.  She had her shit together.  She was a trainer in Manhattan; she was a bartender at the W and she had just survived a break up with a pro athelte.   I saw in her the desire to show the world that she would be successful and happy.  She didnt know a damn thing about football.  I would watch her in practice.  Coach would have us running routes and she had trouble catching on. I’d get frusterated and jump in to show her " this is how you do it".  During our first game she got thrown in at centre and I learned to trust her under pressure.  While she was in that game, I was more protected and had the most success.   More players quit but Kiera stayed. Kiera studied.  Kiera put in the work and she persevered.  More than that, she started to promote our team like crazy.  Taking on the media and the appearances in all aspects.  When she saw I needed a break, she just stepped in without a word and put it on her shoulders.  Kiera is on a hill right now but with one foot in front of the other she continues.  Steady does it with Kiera.  Kiera taught me how to listen and how to nuture a friendship.  Kiera has been very honest with me and I have had the privilege to help her through some tough times.  (Thank you for trusting me always. I read today that trust is a better gift than love because it teaches us to love unconditionally.)     I remember the first day and Nicole stands out in my mind.  Shes standing on the defensive side of the line right lineman. My shoulder had been getting progressively worse.  I called the cadence: Set Hut. Bam Nicole rushed me and somehow right into my injured shoulder.  " Watch the shoulder,’’  I said.  Her response: "Is that what you’re going to say on game day?"   At the time, I had a bunch of swear words in my mind. Two hours later I pulled Nicole aside and told her that I respected her and I appreciatied her competitive spirit. I saw alot of myself in her.  I was thankful there was one person I didn’t have to set an example for and I found someone I could look up to as well.  I have looked up to Nicole.  We have stood side by side and have picked each other up.  I lived in her house for three weeks before our first game;  I looked for her on every pass during the first game (it just happened instinctively). She picked up for the spots when I felt weak in the second game (the labrum and tendinitis were horrible during this game); And for the last month she has been recruiting a new team and learning to be a quarterback.  She has offered up her house for teammates to stay at after practices and appearances. She fed me when I was stuck in PA; I have been kicked out of a game defending her and she will carry the team in the last game.  Nicole taught me to work hard and to stay humble.  She taught me that I can only control myself.  Watching the Miami game online, I saw Nicole fight until the end, even after I was kicked out.  She showed our team and the league to play till the last minute; whether you’re winning or losing.       It’s only in this stand still of divorce; a custody battles; a breakup; doctor's appointments, court dates, travel time, losing every game, being kicked out of a game and being snowed in (here in Buffalo) that I have been able to appretiate the downfall.  I have been blessed with people like my family, my friends and my teammates; my coach (who is the best football coach I have ever had, with the most football knowledge and the most loyal person I know.  He is the biggest winner and even though our team continuously loses he still bleeds Majesty red); My trainer, league officials (who have taken time to coach me on my professionalism after bad interviews or mistakes made during game time); and the kids I grew up with in Lewiston and Niagara Falls ( who love me no matter who I become or where I go or what I do, and will keep me humble).       The invigorating side of the downfall is knowing that it will lead us somewhere but never knowing where.  I truly believe that although we spend all this time working towards goals: we are inevitably going to wind up exactly where we belong.  Without my marriage, I would never have had my beautiful son or an ex-husband who is my best friend. Without my divorce I would have never had the opportunity to be so close to my mom;  I would have never moved back home and I would have never had the chance to know Jen or Kristina better. Without Kyle, I’d never have met Mark, who's words carried my spirit through the toughest year of my life and whose training carried me through my hardest year of football.  Without the LFL there would be no Majesty.  Without my team I would have never met Tanyka; Without our team falling apart I would have never been touched by Kiera or Nicole.  Without our coach and the league officials, I wouldn’t have the courage; the poise or the humility to finish the hardest season.   Standing at the beginning of last year, I would have never imagine everything I would survive this year.  The tears, the struggle and the emotional and physical pain I've dealt with have been so consuming.  The bright side of the downfall is there’s not alot of places to go when your down.  You can stay in the crevice to search for the blessings of the fall and or look up and someone will pick you up and point you back toward the sun. Despite all the crevice, I chose to put my face back to the sun.    <img width="397" height="262" src="/uploads/Image/13554_321506955152_689180152_9789515_876648_n.jpg" alt="" />   <img width="370" height="402" src="/uploads/Image/majesty game 1.jpg" alt="" />   <img width="310" height="463" src="/uploads/Image/new image.jpg" alt="" /> 76.97.188.228

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The invigorating side of the down fall. Part one*

No Krystal Gray, NY Majesty, LFL

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The invigorating side of the down fall. Part one*

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2010-01-01T20:01:00-05:00

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365 6807 The only football game worth a darn on New Year's Day. <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"> <meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Generator"> <meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Originator"> <link href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CBrooke%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List" /><o:smarttagtype name="PlaceType" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype name="PlaceName" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype name="City" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><style type="text/css">  </style><o:p></o:p> </meta> </meta> </meta> </meta> <o:p> </o:p>Tonight the undefeated Dallas Desire travel to the <st1:placename w:st="on">Showare</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype> in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Seattle</st1:city></st1:place> to face a Mist team that is fighting to earn a spot in the play-offs.  <o:p> </o:p> This game will answer several questions about the playoff picture that’s developing in the LFL. <o:p> </o:p> The first question is “Is Dallas for real?” So far, <st1:city w:st="on">Dallas</st1:city> has faced a struggling <st1:city w:st="on">San Diego</st1:city> club and a struggling <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Denver</st1:place></st1:city> team and walked away with convincing wins in both cases.  The best test came against a quality <st1:city w:st="on">Los Angeles</st1:city> team in October that featured a very capable <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Dallas</st1:place></st1:city> quarterback named Linda Brenner, who is proving that she’s comfortable dropping back and working her receivers deep and in the flats.  She completed a 36-yard pass to Amber Ryan and set up two scores by her runningback Candis Mosley.  She’s also peppered passes to a speedy Shannon A’se and record-setting long jumper Gabrielle Marie.  On the ground, Mosley is getting the job done well enough that the line can’t just peel back into coverage.  They have to respect the <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Dallas</st1:place></st1:city> running attack.   <img src="/uploads/Image/Linda Brenner.png" alt="Linda Brenner" style="width: 111px; height: 278px;" /><img src="/uploads/Image/Candis Mosely.png" alt="Candis Mosely" style="width: 99px; height: 279px;" /><img src="/uploads/Image/Amber Ryan.png" alt="Amber Ryan" style="width: 102px; height: 289px;" /><img src="/uploads/Image/Gabrielle Marie.png" alt="Gabrielle Marie" style="width: 85px; height: 279px;" /> <o:p> Linda Brenner, Candis Mosely, Amber Ryan, and Gabrielle Marie</o:p>   The second question that tonight’s game will answer is “Does Seattle deserve to be in the playoffs?”  So far Seattle has relied heavily on its running game offensively, giving the bulk of the workload to Lindsey Blaine, who is proving that she can move the pile on short yardage plays, and to Kerry Warren and Katie Ryckman, two former rugby players who aren’t afraid to take a hit and run right through it, to make the long yardage plays.  Blaine, Ryckman, and Warren are also the heart of the Mist defense, with <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Blaine</st1:place></st1:city> controlling the center of the line and Ryckman and Warren deployed out on the corners. <o:p> <img src="/uploads/Image/Lindsey Blaine.png" alt="Lindsey Blaine" style="width: 111px; height: 337px;" /><img src="/uploads/Image/Katie Ryckman.png" alt="Katie Ryckman" style="width: 145px; height: 332px;" /><img src="/uploads/Image/Kerry Warren.png" alt="Kerry Warren" style="width: 139px; height: 329px;" /></o:p> Lindsey Blaine, Katie Ryckman, and Kerry Warren   This brings up the third question. “Can <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Seattle</st1:place></st1:city> play defense?”  Right now the best defense in the league belongs to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Tampa</st1:city></st1:place>.  The Breeze don’t have a premier player, but what they do have is a core group led by Tiffani Powers, Brandyce Lee, and Alexis Heyman that plays well together.  <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tampa</st1:place></st1:city> is proving that defense is a team effort, particularly in a league that favors the offense. With four dangerous <st1:city w:st="on">Dallas</st1:city> receivers and three capable <st1:city w:st="on">Seattle</st1:city> defenders, that means that at least one Mist defender is going to have to step up her game in single coverage calls or else Brenner is going to burn her all night long, and that means points on the board for <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Dallas</st1:place></st1:city>.  The fact that <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Blaine</st1:place></st1:city> does such a good job bottling up the middle of the line means that the Mist secondary really hasn’t been tested.  Tonight, they will be. <o:p> </o:p> Offensively, it’s no secret that <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Seattle</st1:place></st1:city> will run. It’s also no secret that <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Dallas</st1:place></st1:city> will throw.  What will be a secret is how each team will try to take advantage of its’ opponent’s weaknesses while covering its own.  Tonight, the deciding factor will be which relatively unknown player can step up her game the most, and become that player that forces the other team to switch its defensive coverage.  I call them “secret superstars”, and the most likely candidates will be Crystal London for Dallas (who shouldn't be much of a secret anymore with the numbers she's been putting up), and Kendra Berlin for <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Seattle</st1:place></st1:city>. <img style="width: 198px; height: 475px;" alt="Crystal London" src="/uploads/Image/Crystal London.png" />  <img style="width: 203px; height: 482px;" alt="Kendra Berlin" src="/uploads/Image/Kendra Berlin.png" /> Crystal London of Dallas and Kendra Berlin of Seattle <o:p>Because Seattle has more on the line than Dallas, and because Seattle is at home, I'm giving the win to the Mist on this one, even though I believe Dallas is the stronger team on paper. </o:p>   <o:p>I also think Chicago will be paying very close attention to this game, because there is a very good chance that it will be facing one of them in the championship game in Miami. </o:p>   76.97.188.228

2010-01-01T20:01:00-05:00

dallas-at-seattle-game-day-preview

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86.108.51.78, 121.216.108.17, 144.136.84.57, 151.213.190.178, 68.53.131.79, 76.126.120.112, 76.237.33.205, 68.83.79.43, 171.159.194.11, 187.143.58.175, 24.113.136.118, 80.4.83.204, 220.253.157.141, 121.218.133.175, 124.180.169.106, 24.111.82.59, 70.99.118.66, 174.127.132.161, 65.55.216.11, 98.203.141.51, 67.174.116.184, 67.80.101.58, 70.97.87.130, 67.195.37.188, 66.235.124.56, 124.183.136.188, 199.192.40.100, 216.111.220.34, 72.37.249.36, 166.205.136.158, 153.107.33.161, 203.45.24.218, 97.124.85.151, 201.152.165.46, 110.20.47.11, 68.171.233.163, 66.249.68.155, 124.148.37.56, 66.98.99.155, 76.113.181.15, 124.191.68.33, 129.234.193.111, 64.78.191.234, 200.77.96.55, 24.53.134.225, 94.160.78.112, 58.173.250.178, 86.23.88.39, 69.7.41.181, 173.10.72.129, 160.33.45.213, 66.249.68.187, 65.55.207.47, 208.115.111.245, 174.59.157.47, 66.249.67.133, 65.55.106.161, 118.209.144.96, 121.45.4.205, 85.170.142.51, 190.36.220.162, 12.174.155.34, 216.213.209.153, 70.104.148.225, 66.249.68.251, 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Dallas at Seattle - Game Day Preview

No Dallas Desire, Seattle Mist, Showare Center, LFL, Linda Brenner

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Dallas at Seattle - Game Day Preview

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2009-12-24T20:29:17-05:00

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182 6717 Sometimes the true measure of a person's strength isn't the weight they lift, but the challenges they accept. <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"> <link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CBrooke%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" /><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:smarttagtype><style type="text/css">  </style> </meta> </meta> </meta> </meta> Emanda Doscher is used to full contact sports. After all, she used to be a cheerleader. In <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region> alone, over 1.5 million people participate in competitive team cheerleading every year, either for a school or with a club. With so many girls competing for just a handful of spots on a cheer team, being a high school cheerleader is a coveted position; the ultimate goal of a pretty girl who can combine good looks and athletic ability to perform an entertaining dance routine while the male athletes compete on the football field. And if cheerleaders are the prettiest girls in school, then the head cheerleader is always the cream of the crop: friendly, outgoing, upbeat, dainty, delicate, and popular. She’s the prettiest princess in the school; the belle of the ball. And chances are, with the acrobatics involved in today’s routines, she’s been doing dance and gymnastics for almost as long as she’s been in school. Cheerleading is recognized as an athletic activity in its own right and, statistically, is the single most dangerous sport a girl can do. In fact, it is so dangerous that it is now legally considered a full-contact sport. To minimize the risk of injury, every cheer team has some sort of conditioning program that incorporates strength training to develop the muscles necessary for hoisting and stabilizing another cheerleader in an elevated formation. And sometimes, the cross-training can lead to unexpected rewards. Like trophies. Emanda Doscher knows how to cheer, and she knows how to win conference weightlifting championships, going undefeated in her class four years in a row. She also ran track and was a diver on the swim team when she wasn’t leading her champion cheer squad in sis-boom-bahs on Friday nights at Ridgewood High. She liked the challenges that sports presented her, and she really liked the challenges and the rewards that strength training brought. She liked it so much she started training for amateur fitness competitions while serving in the Army National Guard, pulling eight years of war-time duty. This past August, when cheer teams were perfecting their movements in anticipation of the upcoming football season, a friend who knew she liked sports convinced her to attend a minicamp for a new team in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tampa</st1:place></st1:city>. But this team didn’t cheer. It played football. Honest to goodness professional women’s tackle football. Emanda was intrigued. Football was something she had resigned herself to watching on weekends; not playing. Could she do it? She’d never played it before, and she was behind on the learning curve compared to the rest of the team. The other players had been training for about three months. They might laugh at the crazy lady doing everything wrong. She might mess everything up. She might go home humiliated. But Emanda likes a good challenge. She stepped onto the field. She listened to her coaches because she knew they were there to teach her. She worked hard to learn the fundamentals and understand the football schemes and the strategy involved in reading the plays. She made mistakes, but all of those years learning cheerleading movements had conditioned her to learning on the fly. She didn’t know the calls well enough to play on the offense – she did mess a few things up - but the coaches saw potential in the former spirit girl. They saw her focus on what they were telling her. Her self-discipline, her track experience, and her strength training paid off. She made the team as a defensive back. Surrounded by her new teammates, she realized how much she had missed the camaraderie of playing a team sport; how much she missed the competitive challenge of going up against a rival team on game day. It reminded her of all those Friday nights at Ridgewood High, except this time the crowd would be cheering for her. In her first game, wearing her new uniform and pads, playing in front of her friends and family, she fractured her ribs. Or, more correctly, the <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chicago</st1:place></st1:city> running attack fractured them for her. For days afterwards, she couldn’t cough and she couldn’t laugh. Don’t even ask about sneezing. This princess was hurting. That was when she realized just how real this football thing was. It motivated her to push herself harder. It was a challenge and she loved it. The following week her team travelled to <st1:state w:st="on">New Jersey</st1:state> to play against a <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Philadelphia</st1:place></st1:city> squad fighting for a playoff spot. She didn’t make the trip. Someone else took her place on the field. Breathing is kind of important when playing football and her ribs weren’t ready for the stress of full contact yet. It was a medical decision that she hated, but there was no way around it. Her team lost by a touchdown; a touchdown that <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tampa</st1:place></st1:city> surrendered in the second half of a very physical defense-dominated game. It was a touchdown that they might have stopped if a speedy four-time weightlifting champion had been there to guard the line. To her, that loss hurt more than the bones rattling around under her chest. That was her team out there, her sisters, and she couldn’t play. So has it been worth the pain? “Hell yeah! I wish there was a miracle fix to fractured ribs. Unfortunately, all I can do to heal quicker is rest.” “I have been recognized in public as a player for the Breeze on a few occasions. It's flattering in the sense that I have always received positive compliments about how physical and competitive we are. People did not expect to see such an intense game and we really changed their thoughts of what (the LFL) is all about. It's serious out there! For anyone who thinks it’s a joke, (they‘ve) really missed the game!” Looking back at her time at Ridgewood High, what advice would she give to high school girls thinking about trying out for a sport in school? Standing on the field, the court, the springboard, or the track with girls that have more experience; standing there – in front of everybody – trying to do something they’ve never done before? What if they messed everything up? What if someone laughed? Is it worth the risk of humiliating themselves? “Absolutely. It’s worth all the blood, sweat, pain and tears endured for the satisfaction that, as women, we can hold it down just as the men do and look better doing it.” It’s a challenge. And she loves it. Sometimes in sport the true measure of strength isn’t how many pounds you can press or reps you can bang out. It isn’t measured by another plate on the bar or moving the pin down another slot. It’s measured by the decisions you make and the risks you take. It’s measured by the strength of a person’s faith in themselves to accept a challenge and tackle it, literally, even if it results in the inability to breath, laugh, cough, or sneeze for a few days. But even more, it’s measured by the willingness to face that challenge again; to get up off the ground and get back in the game. And sometimes it’s about changing perceptions of what sport is all about. Emanda wants to play again. She wants to be on the field at the next <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tampa</st1:place></st1:city> home game. She likes a good challenge.   <o:p></o:p>Welcome to the All-Whigham team, Emanda. Long live sport.   <img width="401" height="604" alt="" src="/uploads/Image/16564_352997835299_886940299_9925459_5792745_n.jpg" />  Calendar girl shot.   <img width="401" height="604" src="/uploads/Image/Emanda Doscher-practice.jpg" alt="" /> At practice. <img width="404" height="604" src="/uploads/Image/Emanda Doscher-signing session.jpg" alt="" /> Post game autograph session.   ** I'd like to thank Emanda for her cooperation and patience in answering my questions and reading the (many) drafts I provided. She certainly did a good job tackling this challenge.  173.170.193.170

2009-12-24T20:29:17-05:00

strength

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Strength

No LFL, Tampa, Breeze, football, tackle, strength, National Guard, women's sports

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2009-12-16T17:39:00-05:00

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200 6607   "My prediction: Pain" -- Mr. T., as Clubber Lang in 'Rocky III'  <div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt">Last week, Tampa proved that, in addition to dodging a beer bottle thrown into its huddle by a belligerent fan, it can play defense. </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt">It held one of the LFL’s top running tandems – Cheryl Fairweather and Tyrah Lusby, to just two touchdowns and no extra points (that’s right, absolutely zero scores from the 5 yard line).  Meanwhile, Tampa had three chances to score that were frittered away on offensive penalties and confused play-calling. By rights, Tampa should have won that game had it not failed on its offensive execution. But more remarkable than Tampa’s blown opportunities was the timely defensive play of Tyrah Lusby at strongside safety. She intercepted one pass in the end zone to kill one drive, and batted another sure scoring pass away late in the game.</div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt">That’s right. Tyrah Lusby is as dangerous on defense as she is on offense.</div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt">This week, Tyrah and company march into Chicago to face the Bliss, which features the most dangerous rushing tandem in the Eastern Conference: Tasha Pryor and Saran Dunmore. Together, Pryor and Dunmore have sparked a Chicago offense that’s outscored a very good Miami team 29-19, left a tough Tampa defense bruised and battered 27-18, and caused a New York team to beg out of a game altogether.   That brings Chicago’s record to 2-0-NC and Philly to 2-1-0, with both teams fighting for command of the Eastern Conference and a guaranteed slot in the playoffs.</div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt">For Philadelphia, Jackie Danico will need to have a flawless game. Her passing skills are improving each week and she’s settled into her role as the lynchpin in the Philadelphia offense very well, but her scrambling is suspect. Then again, she won’t need to run because she’ll have Tyrah Lusby in the backfield with her, and Fairweather on the weakside for a corner pitch sweep. Look for Lusby and Fairweather to carry a majority of the offensive load, with All-Whigham inductee Jaime Diamonds as an alternative on the ground. If Danico’s arm is strong, she may be able to complete a long pass against a Chicago secondary that gave up a passing touchdown to Tampa when Brandyce Lee got behind the Bliss secondary. But, if Danico starts to struggle, it could get ugly.</div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt">Defensively, Philadelphia could surprise early and fold late. Tampa showed that you can run on the Passion, but you absolutely don’t want to throw against them, particularly on the strong side where Lusby is usually matched up against the opponent’s number 1 receiver. The big yardage gains will be on the weakside, where Diamonds will have her hands full trying to contain Dunmore on short routes and Pryor on weakside corner runs. Diamonds will have some help from Fairweather playing safety behind her, but she’ll have to hold her ground at the line for the initial contact until Fairweather can come forward to assist on the take-down.  On the positive side for Philly, Pryor doesn’t face many defenders as agile as Diamonds and may be in for a big surprise the first time she tries to get past her. </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt">For Chicago, expect to see Pryor leaving a trail of defenders on the turf behind her. The carnage is going to be horrible. Philadelphia is coming off a very tough, physical game against Tampa and they’re still bruised and banged up. Both Lusby and Fairweather played on offense and defense that game and saw a lot of action.  Fairweather was already nursing an injury in the Tampa game, and getting pummeled by Tampa’s Britney Graska, Alexis Heyman, and Tracey Bartlett all game long didn’t help.  Chicago is just going to add to that trauma.  Any prominent edge on a Philadelphia body that isn’t already covered in a bandage, will be by the end of the game. And as the game goes on, it’s just going to hurt even more. Those Philly girls are going to have to Passion-up and play tough every single down, because Pryor is going to come at them like a runaway rock-hauler.</div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt">Defensively, Chicago is about average. They’re good enough to take advantage of a Philadelphia mistake, but they aren’t going to dazzle with remarkable pass defense. What they are good at is stopping the run. Remember, their defense trains against the best running tandem in the conference, and that counts for something when you’re facing a team that leans heavily on Lusby and Fairweather’s running attack.  Chicago also has an advantage in that they’ve had two weeks to rest and recover from the concussions and body tissue damage Tampa gave them, whereas Philadelphia faced a much-improved Tampa team just last week and their bruises are still tender.</div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt">It’s going to be a chess match of running-tandem versus running-tandem on both offense and defense, but the final arbiter is the physical condition of the Philadelphia team. There was a lot of Philly skin left on the gritty green concrete of Trenton last week. For that reason, I’m giving the nod to Chicago for the win and a guaranteed spot in the play-offs. </div> 170.12.1.30

2009-12-16T17:39:00-05:00

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Philadelphia at Chicago - LFL Game of the Week

No Chicago, Bliss, Philadelphia, Passion, Tyrah Lusby, Jaime Diamonds, Tasha Pryor, Saran Dunmore, Cheryl Fairweather, Brandyce Lee,

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2009-12-15T17:58:00-05:00

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391 6599 First, I'd like to say that I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I did and it was really great to see my family for a bit. Other than my football career, I've been pretty slammed. I've had a few requests about what it is that I do other than play ball...  I'm also a professional model, actor & singer so I've been booked on several shoots, and just recently wrapped my first horror film. Super stoked about it. :) Some days I feel like I spend alot of my time in front of cameras & don't get enough sleep but, I really do love what I do, and feel very blessed to be a part of the industry. I am fortunate enough to get to travel and meet new people and I hope to become more successful with each new opportunity. Actually, I'm hoping for an "ass-kicker' role at some point. I'd love to be able to do my own stunts!   Football has been such an awesome outlet for me, because I can get dirty and rough on purpose! :) We have still been practicing over the holiday and will continue to do so through the Seattle game and before Miami. I'm also so proud to be trained by some of who I think are the best coaches in the league, especially my head coach, Antuan Edwards. Ihonestly believe we would not be the team that we are without him. His teaching, personal sacrifices, and dedication to us as players is without a doubt, untouchable. I have not only learned the game of football from him, but have become a stronger person in other areas of my life. It's amazing to think that every day at practice we are being led by former NFL greats. I mean, these guys played in the hierarchy of the game. Honestly, most guys would probably be like, "yea right, you want me to coach a bunch of pre-madonna, drama-queens trying to act like they wanna play ball? No thanks." But truthfully, because of our coaches, the Desire is a women's football team, with serious passion and fight; and I'm very proud to be a part of it.   I'm looking forward to Seattle, and Miami. See you guys at the finish line. Here's a few pics... some from my other occupations. :)   Intensity, Adrenaline & Heart, Erin Marie Garrett aka "CRASH" #2 Dallas Desire <img width="319" height="399" alt="" src="/uploads/Image/12445_178278857112_588667112_2900397_5117919_n.jpg" /> <img width="276" height="414" alt="" src="/uploads/Image/Erin Marie Garrett 6884.jpg" /> <img width="300" height="200" alt="" src="/uploads/Image/l_7ef7d7c0099d4085a3e734ab99a963c2.jpg" /> 76.97.188.228

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No Erin Marie Garrett, Dallas Desire, LFL

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761 6577 In sport, inspiration can simply be the will to prove something; even if its just to yourself. <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"> <meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Generator"> <meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Originator"> <link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CBrooke%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" /><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><style type="text/css"> </style></meta> </meta> </meta> </meta>     Inspiration can come in many different forms. <o:p> </o:p> For Leonardo da Vinci, it was a paying customer’s enigmatic smile.  For comedian Jim Carey, it was his unemployed father’s ability to keep his family laughing even as they lived out of their car.  In a small Belgian town in December, 1944, where thousands of American soldiers sat cold, hungry, nearly frozen, and surrounded by desperate enemy troops, it was their general’s one-word answer to the German commander’s demands for surrender. <o:p> </o:p> And for one 8 year old girl, it was being struck by a car. <o:p> </o:p> <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Philadelphia</st1:place></st1:city> has a long and distinguished history of supporting professional sports teams.  The first one was the Philadelphia Quakers baseball team founded in 1883.  Professional football came in the form of the Philadelphia Yellow Jackets in 1924, followed by professional hockey in 1930 and basketball in 1946. <o:p> </o:p> <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Philadelphia</st1:place></st1:city> is also the home of professional boxing, and can claim former world middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins as a native son. Former heavyweight champion “Smokin’ Joe” Frazier has lived there most of his life. <o:p> </o:p> But the most famous boxer associated with <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Philadelphia</st1:place></st1:city> never lived there.  In fact, he never existed at all. <o:p> </o:p> Everyone knows the story of Rocky Balboa, the down-and-out boxer looking for his one shot to make it big.  It is a great story, one of human triumph over impossible odds; an everyday man’s struggle to prove his worth that has served as inspiration for amateur athletes since the first movie was released in 1976.  Say what you will about the sequels, it is still a great story. Who hasn’t listened to the familiar trumpet fanfare and felt their own pulse quicken just a little bit? <o:p> </o:p> On November 6, 2009, a <st1:city w:st="on">Miami</st1:city> runningback named Kiki Toombs was running amok through the <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Philadelphia</st1:place></st1:city> defense.  She was matched, score for score, by <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Philadelphia</st1:place></st1:city>’s own runner, Tyrah Lusby.  Lusby would rack up huge yardage before the <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Miami</st1:place></st1:city> defense could surround and stop her, but mostly the only thing stopping her was the end zone.  Then <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Miami</st1:city></st1:place> would get the ball and it was Toombs’ turn to score.  By the end of the night, Toombs would rush for just over 150 yards on a field that only measured 50. <o:p> </o:p> For <st1:city w:st="on">Philadelphia</st1:city>, if there was one bright side to the Lusby/Toombs show, it was that they had managed to keep <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Miami</st1:place></st1:city>’s best receiver, Tina Caccavale, silent for most of the game.  And if there was one bright spot in the <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Philadelphia</st1:place></st1:city> defense, it was Jaime Diamonds. <o:p> </o:p> The impact of the car against her body had left her with a broken foot, six fractured ribs, whiplash, a concussion, a chipped tooth, and a severe abrasion that went from the back of her right knee all the way up to her right shoulder.  Dizziness and nightmares persisted for years; her developing mind suffering from what an adult would recognize as post-traumatic stress disorder aggravated by the damage to her brain. <o:p> </o:p> As she recovered, she realized just how close to death she had come; that she had been given a second chance at life.  And she would not let it go to waste. <o:p> </o:p> In high school she competed in most of the major varsity sports available to girls. Softball, basketball, soccer, and swimming kept her busy all year round.  There was no such thing as an off-season in the Diamonds’ household.  Jaime had something to prove. <o:p> </o:p> At 5-feet, 1-inch, Jaime Diamonds does not have the physical stature that most major college coaches actively recruit.  College scholarship offers weren’t filling up her mailbox.  She hoped that she could play softball at <st1:place w:st="on">Rutgers</st1:place>, but it didn’t work out.<o:p></o:p>   Her career in competitive athletics was over.  Like Rocky, she thought she was cleaning out her locker for good.  She thought she was done. <o:p> </o:p> But then, 21 years after her accident, she got one last shot.  <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Philadelphia</st1:place></st1:city> was getting another professional sports team and it was looking for players. Rocky had his Apollo Creed, and now Jaime had the LFL. <o:p> </o:p> She jumped at the chance. She went to try-outs. She did the drills. She worked hard and got in the best shape of her life. At training camp she was outperforming women 9 years her junior. She not only made the team, she became a starting cornerback.  And then she earned a spot on the offense as well. <o:p> </o:p> Now Jaime Diamonds has something to prove, and she’s proving that she can play professional tackle football. <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p> Her team lost that game against Miami when a late-game holding penalty set Philadelphia back on their own side of the field, giving Miami an opportunity to regroup and insert Kiki Toombs – yes, that Kiki Toombs – as a middle linebacker to track Lusby in the backfield.  Toombs fought through a block to stop Lusby short of a first down. <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Miami</st1:place></st1:city> got the ball back and went on to win. <o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p> Diamonds had given all she had to give, but it wasn’t enough.  She had played her heart out and lost.  <o:p> </o:p> Rocky didn’t win his first bout, either. <o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p> But he did prove to himself that he could do something that nobody else had done.  In the movie, he proved he could go twelve rounds against a heavily-favored opponent. <o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p> Jaime Diamonds does that every game.  She has to. She has something to prove. She is proving that small girls can play football. Watch her line up at the corner and you can almost hear that familiar trumpet fanfare. Your pulse will quicken just a little bit. <o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p> Welcome to the All-Whigham team, Jaime. <o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p> Long live sport. <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> ** I’d like to thank Jaime for taking a leap of faith and responding to my inquiry, for being open and honest and extremely cooperative, and for taking the time to review my work. This article could easily have become a book, and who knows, maybe someday someone will take a leap of faith and write one.    <img src="/uploads/Image/JaimeDiamonds-Philly-practice.jpg" style="width: 450px; height: 298px;" alt="" />  In training.   <img width="402" height="604" src="/uploads/Image/JaimeDiamonds-PhillyvsCaliente.jpg" alt="" /> At corner against Miami.   <img src="/uploads/Image/739369663_lfl_0112.jpg" style="width: 435px; height: 287px;" alt="" /> Breaking the huddle against Tampa. Jaime is #10. **   <img src="/uploads/Image/739744912_lfl_0487.jpg" style="width: 439px; height: 291px;" alt="Carrying the ball against Tampa" /> Carrying the ball against Tampa. Jaime is #10. **   ** I'd like to thank Anthony Skorochod for providing the two photos of the game against Tampa. You can get larger versions of these , along with the full photo set, at his website CyclingCaptured.Com.  He does good work. 76.97.188.228

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Inspiration

No Philadelphia, Rocky Balboa, Passion, Jaime Diamonds, softball, football, LFL, Lingerie Football League, Kiki Toombs, Tyrah Lusby, Tina Caccavale

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