A Letter to the Rookies.
Training camps are coming soon & I have been getting alot of emials, facebook & myspace messages, Im’s, Texts and phone calls with future hopefulls asking me for advice on what to expect at mini camps & throughout the season. Here is the list of advice I can give you.
~ In order to be apart of this League you have to be willing to give it your all. Its a new League & many others before you have poured their heart, soul & minds into driving it forward. They will expect the same from you & you should be willing to give it that. It is alot to ask & you will lose alot but Personally what I gained was worth it all.
~ Last season I learned Focus means missing everything in your peripheral: Good & Bad Look within yourslef and keep going when you want to quit.
~It’s easy to get lost here & you might hate your team mates off the field but you need to love them on the field.
~ This is not a soroity…. We are a band of sisters. A family. Your coaches will break you down to build you up. Embrace trials.
~ You may or may not be a star in the League. It’s up to the Fans & the way you play.
~ You have to really be an Athlete & thrive on competition. Competition among those trying out, among your team mates and against other teams.
~You will need to be able to handle having your team mates, coaches & League officials call you out when you stray from the image of the brand. We hold eachother accountable in this league & it’s because we care about the brand & about you.
~If you want to test your soul: Play. Football is the greatest sport in the world to learn character because it will take all of your character to make it through your first season. It’s a physical, mental and emotional sport.
~We play full contact, tackle football in Lingerie. That means you have to be in Shape. The less body fat the better. If you get out of shape during the season your team mates, coaches & the League officials will tell you so & you will be benched. The fans are paying to see beautiful models play full contact football. Your team mates work hard and are disciplined enough to stay in shape: so you should be too.
~You could make the League & wind up on the worst team in the League but you should continue to push yourself & your team mates to do better. Don’t ever stop trying. Don’t settle. Don’t give your team mates or coaches anything but more than they can give to you.
~You will be under a microscope within the league if you are blessed enough to develop a fan base. IT is pressure & you should want to continue to rise the bar. For yourself, for those fans, for your team mates & to improve the League.
~There is a purpose to the League. Beautiful women can play full contact tackle football & have the ability to entertain crowds while doing it.
~ You might get kicked out during the middle of the season if you develop a bad attitude. Everyone gets tired. Everyone has to keep practicing. Everyone who is apart of this league Know’s what sacrifice is. Everyone has to maintain a job, care for a family, finish school & maintain a normal life. There is Empathy but not sympathy.
~Not many girls will make it through the entire season.
~We are still building the teams. If your lucky your team will have returning vets who can guide you. You should trust & respect them. They went through alot to get through last season & they care about you and can guide you through this season. They will be held to higher standards from the coaches & the League…They earned that. You should aim to earn that too.
~ The media, and fans have been extremely accepting & supporting of our league. Don’t screw it up. Respect them because if it wasn’t for them we wouldn’t have the opprotunity to play.
~ Hate groups may form about you. People get Jealous. Ignore them. Your a professional. All professional athletes deal with it.
~You will learn what is in and out of your control if you make it through an entire season.
~ You will have to attend appearances & we owe that to the fans.
~ If you care about the fans you will connect with them on your social networks such as facebook, myspace & twitter.
~ If you want to play you have to commit. Your life belongs to the League, to your team , to your coaches and to the fans.
~ After your first game you can say you played football in the Lingerie Football League.
~ You could be a starter & If someone is better then you they will take your spot. It’s a professional sport which means the bar is always being risen.
~You will see alot of girls not make it, quit or get kicked off before the first game. If you make it to your first game you will know why the vets return.
~That one moment you score a touch down, throw an amazing pass, run a few yards, make an amazing tackle, intercept a ball or knock someones lights out you will get it & If your a football player you will violently crave more.
~Don’t forget to bring your sneakers, kleats & water.
~ If you puke at tryouts: puke on the field & keep going.
~If you drop a pass, hit the pads harder.
~Don’t talk while the officials are talking.
~Bring a rubber band for your hair. You want to look like a model but your suppose to be an athlete.
~Wear some eye black.
~If you don’t make it try out again next year.
~Order the games offline @ www.lflus.com so you know what a game is like.
~ If your in it for the money quit now.
~If your in it to get famous quit now.
~ Know the football basics before you tryout.
~Do your research. We all had to.
~ You will make mistakes, It’s ok. Admit to them & fix them if you can.
~Football is a sport you play because you love it.
~ Good Luck.
Shades of the 2007 New England Patriots were eerily on display Super Bowl Sunday in South Florida as the Chicago Bliss were upset by Los Angeles following an undefeated season. The thousands in attendance and the millions that watched tonight were expecting the Bliss to continue their championship run behind their power run game and a solid 85 Bears-like defense.
