http://lflus.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:15:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en by "Anonymous", with limited edits by Troy Whigham "Anonymous" is a promising female athlete who aspires to survive try-outs, mini-camps, and summer conditioning drills to, hopefully, play in the LFL. These are fifty things she's learned about football, reprinted here with her permission. (1) Don't catch with any part of your face! ... http://lflus.com/blog/?p=1460 by Troy Whigham, with Kiera Massette Somers and Krystal Gray After the LFL announced that the New York Majesty would not be returning for a second season of play, a number of players found themselves without a team. Tanyka Renee and Angela Perfetto, who were interviewed earlier, opted to play ... http://lflus.com/blog/?p=1416 There are several components that go into being an effective quarterback in football. Physical talent is, of course, a critical part of the equation. The player has to have good balance, agility, vision, strength, and hand-eye coordination; along with an accurate arm and good throwing technique. But a quarterback ... http://lflus.com/blog/?p=1373 The best part of the rebuild. Part II. Passion: 1: any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate. 2: the state of being acted upon or affected by something external, esp. something alien to one's nature or one's customary behavior 3: Archaic. the sufferings of a martyr. 4: Ardent love. "It's all about ... http://lflus.com/blog/?p=1366 At the conclusion of the 2009-10 LFL season, the league announced that the New York Majesty would not be returning for play in the 2010-11 season. Several of the players found themselves without a team and began the process of trying to find another team to join. Troy Whigham caught up ... http://lflus.com/blog/?p=1330   Going into the inaugural 2009 LFL season, the Tampa Breeze had firmly seated Jenn Myers as its starting quarterback. Even before she played a single down, Myers was ranked as one of the top five QBs in the league, just based on her talent alone. She had rock-solid physical ability, ... http://lflus.com/blog/?p=1292 Lisa Meneely learned to ski before she learned how to swim. Bobbing in the water after a fall, buoyed by her life jacket, she learned how to swim only because it was the best way to get back to the boat. She was soon swimming competitively and earned a place on ... http://lflus.com/blog/?p=1274 Humans are born with an innate curiosity; an instinct to explore that is hard-wired into our brains. From the day we open our eyes and see that there's a world outside of ourselves, we begin the wonderful process of discovery. That desire to explore our world is part of our survival ... http://lflus.com/blog/?p=1258 Everybody wants to be treated equally. Everybody wants their fair chance at success; a fair shot to pursue their happiness. It's one of the founding principles of this nation. Sometimes that equality comes from hard work; raising your individual ability to the level at which others are operating. Sometimes that equality ... http://lflus.com/blog/?p=1246 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 ... http://lflus.com/blog/?p=1242