tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21914906400805990312024-02-07T16:12:51.025-08:00Women Who Play FootballPictures and prose, a blog and a book. This blog was inspired by the Austin Outlaws, a women’s professional football team. It features prose, serious and silly, plus lots of photos. Early blog posts have been published in a book – check the labels section to learn more. .Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02145897040549804367noreply@blogger.comBlogger283125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490640080599031.post-64479634022254917422013-09-10T09:32:00.000-07:002013-09-10T09:32:14.771-07:00Some Photos; Need your opinion<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Where have I been? Last post was two weeks ago! I've been watching the NFL. And working on a new interest, creating websites. And playing nurse to wife Beverly who had cataract surgery and needs eye-drops daily. And looking after Bev's mom who is in a personal care home that moved and she moved with them. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>I have a couple blog posts lined up. <u><b> I'd like your opinion</b></u> on one. Is it okay to post photos of players in distress? I have a photo of a Houston player down on the ground, holding an injured knee, grimacing in pain. I want to do a post about football injuries and use this photo as a case in point. Is that okay? Or is it an invasion of a person's privacy to post a photo of her in distress. I haven't used the photo before because it feels wrong. What do you think? </i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Odd shot. What's going on? Why aren't the Houston<br />players blocking? Why isn't Lakesha Hoke (#82)<br />contesting for the ball? I don't know.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today's post is just a collection of some fun photos from 2013 games. I browsed my (huge) gallery and selected ones that struck my fancy. Hope you like them, too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first just struck me funny. Stopping action can create some funny "still" shots. Looking at this one I wondered what is happening? I don't know. But I hope Lakesha, #82, makes the tackle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next two I like because they violate one of my football axioms. Never tackle with just your arms. Looking at the first of the two, I would predict the runner is going to escape. An Outlaw is reaching out but no way is she going to stop a large runner by just grasping with extended arms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The second photo proves me wrong. The runner is down, an arm tackle. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, the true despised arm tackle is done from the front where the runner is coming at the tackler and the tackler sticks out an arm rather than placing her whole body in the runner's path. Viewing the NFL and NCAA on television - I'm fascinated by how often the very best players sometimes fail in fundamentals. How often missed tackles are due to failure to wrap up the runner, failure to get low.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the things I love about sports is the intensity. Both mental and physical. I'm awed watching players focus on the objective and commit completely. The following photos capture some of that from Outlaw's games. First is Bridgette Brown taking a bead on the ball carrier just coming into view at the right of the photo.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bridgette Brown about to discard blocker, #77, and take out<br />the running back just entering the photo at the right.<br />Love the focus, Brigette's eyes.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bridgette is one of my favorite Outlaws. She is a devastating tackler, intensely focused on the field. If I were the runner, seeing Bridgette on my right, I'd turn left.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next is another shot of the intensity of the game. Imagine a warm Austin evening, maybe sixty plays, you're part of the line protecting your running back, play after play throwing all of your strength into a huge opposing player, controlling her, keeping her away from the football. These "scrums" take enormous energy, far more than you can see from the stands or in a still photo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next another shot of the intensity of sport. All players in the photo are working but none more than Shadana, the ball carrier. She has been tripped up, is flying through the air, will land about three yards ahead of where she is now. This is the end of a long run through a crowded field, fighting for every inch of ground. I love Shadana's intensity. I have lots of photos of her all working just like this. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another favorite of mine is #5 Ruby Reyna. She strikes me as a good poker player. She is small, I think the smallest Outlaw, but she is always alway involved in the play. I've seen her on defense taking on bigger running backs. I've seen her on offense, she normally plays quarterback, blocking defensive linewomen twice her size. Her facial expression is always the same, calm, focused. But I've seen her intensity in the way she plays the game.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02145897040549804367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490640080599031.post-62361841345165499162013-08-23T15:43:00.000-07:002013-08-23T15:43:27.916-07:00Fans<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When things aren't happening on the field, I aim the camera at the fans. Today I'll just post fan photos. Hope you enjoy.<br />
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Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02145897040549804367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490640080599031.post-23961431173883720762013-08-17T05:03:00.000-07:002013-08-17T05:03:13.824-07:00Outlaws in the Movies<i>About a week ago Malia Capers-Cristobal emailed me about several Outlaws getting parts in a movie being filmed in Austin. Jo-Anne Capers followed with some photos. So today's posting is by guest poster Malia and guest photographer Jo-Anne.</i><br />
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outlaws received!! We were contacted by a local director/producer for a
movie they are filming in Austin. It's called <i>“Intramural: The Movie."</i> They wanted to some down right
badass chicks to play roles on a girl's intramural flag football team. We
would get to beat some boys on and off the field! We would actually get
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fun, we all met up at the address the producer gave us; it was at a residential
property on the East side. We thought we were in the wrong place but we
were there! I showed up late, just as all the other Outlaws who auditioned
for a role were leaving. I was sad, almost left because I didn't want to
do it by myself. But, Charmaine (Jackson) said she would go in with me
and help support me if I needed it. Toni (Fuller) and Maile (Capers-Cristobal)
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of paperwork, this guy takes us to a back room with a camera in it. He
says, <i>"okay, I'm going to say a bunch
of ugly stuff...don't take it personal, just feed off of it for your crap
talking back."</i> First thing he says <i>"get off the field, and go back to Lamaze class!!"</i>
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week Friday, and so far about 4 Outlaws received one each of seven or eight spots
on the <i>"ManEaters"</i> flag
football team! Me, my sister Maile, Charmaine, and Cookie. We start
filming Aug 14th and 15th. How exciting!! It may not be big parts
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Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02145897040549804367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490640080599031.post-34855821790076104462013-08-10T19:51:00.002-07:002013-08-10T19:51:58.350-07:00Fun Photos; View of the Sideline<span style="font-size: large;">The ladies who play football are remarkable in many ways. Just the fact they play football makes them standout from the crowd. But watching their facebook posts suggests they have full and exciting lives outside of football. When the season ends, they don't just go home and sit around waiting for the next season to begin. They go traveling, studying, mountain climbing, partying, boating, eating out...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I wonder if any of them make regular visits to this blog. Well, this week there were 134 visits to the blog. So there is some interest here. So I'm going to keep posting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today I browsed my photos - I have hundreds - and selected a few I thought you might enjoy. Like this one. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outlaws Laurie Cadena in big trouble. One Houston tackler<br />has her foot, another trying to steal the ball, another grabbing<br />her other arm. Where are my blockers?</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Makes you admire the courage of running backs, doesn't it? That's number 7, Laurie Cadena, with the ball. And she is in trouble. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Speaking of "in trouble" the next couple photos show that sometimes even the great ones get tackled. I enjoy when my camera catches facial expressions. Maine Jackson glances over her right shoulder and suspects she is in trouble.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charmaine Jackson sees a threat. Not clear in the photo is a<br />size differential. I think the Houston tackler has about a fifty pound<br />advantage over Maine.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And she's right, she is in trouble. As the follow picture shows.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was going to just post two photos of the tackle of Maine, but I noticed something in the next photo, which led me to post a whole series...</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...I posted this one even though you can't see Maine,<br />
just her red shoes, because I like catching photographers<br />
photographing. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I noticed a young lady on the sideline capturing the action with her camera. I'd like to see her photo. She is in a better position than I -I'm shooting from all the way across the field, on the Outlaws side, while she's on the Houston side. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes it is fun to observe the sideline spectators. Seeing this photographer got me checking for some other photos of sideliners. And here are a few I like.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a home game so the young lady in red, holding the<br />
down-marker, is an outlaw fan. The official is neutral. I can't<br />
read their expressions. That's what I like about the shot, the<br />
suspense as the Arkansas QB is about to to attempt a pass. <br />
It wasn't a good day for Arkansas so I assume the pass was incomplete.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Houston game. I can read his expression - he is wincing.<br />
The Outlaws are doing something good.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a favorite because so many faces are visible. The young man right next to the official is an<br />
Outlaw fan - I should know his name but my memory doesn't work very well. Note that this is<br />
as shot where my camera decided to focus on the sidelines rather than running back Reyna.<br />
Rubi is in trouble. And not getting a lot of sympathy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A half-second later you can see why the other side is excited and our young Outlaw fan is concerned.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I just threw this one in even though it doesn't fit my theme of<br />candid shots of spectators. These young ladies know I'm pointing<br />the camera their way. I'm posting because I think they are quite a lovely<br />group of Outlaw fans. I don't know them but I do know I'd like them if<br />we met. Outlaw fans are some of the nicest people I know.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />I'm glad the NFL season is kicking off. Life without football can be dull. But not for the Outlaws. They're filling the off season with all kinds of activities. If you see one, please let her know there's a new post to Dennis's blog. Thanks.</span>Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02145897040549804367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490640080599031.post-23360052066339944142013-08-04T18:09:00.001-07:002013-08-04T18:09:32.434-07:00WFA Championship; Competition; Some Cool Photos<span style="font-size: large;"><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Does this photo look familiar? If you watched the live feed<br />
of the championship game, you saw this photo on ESPN. Why<br />
do I care? Because I shot this photo. I made the big time;<br />
one of my photos on ESPN. Seems I should have been<br />
paid. Or at least got a by-line.</td></tr>
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Chicago Force beat the Dallas Diamonds Saturday 81-34 to win the Women's Football Alliance championship. I was sad; I was pulling for Dallas. I was shocked by the score. I was shocked at Outlaw player's Facebook comments as the game progressed. The Outlaws were pulling for Chicago! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Why? I'd like to know why the Austin Outlaws, residents of Texas, were pulling for Yankees from Illinois over our friends in Dallas. I've been a fan of the Diamonds ever since they showed me some class in the post-game handshake tradition, coming all the way to the Outlaw bench to greet an injured Outlaw. That plus they're a great football team.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was more shocked to see Chicago roll over the Diamonds. Scoring 81 points? Against a team that allowed only 20 points all season within their division. How was Chicago able to score so freely? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In future blog posts I'd like to get some discussion going about competition. Why do we compete? What is it about us that makes it important to be better than someone else? When we know that even if we're better than some teams, other teams are going to be better than us. The Diamonds were better than all the teams in our division but still the Outlaws took pride in being better than all the others. Good as the Diamonds were, Chicago was better. And good as Chicago was, the NFL's Chicago Bears would whip them, if they were ever silly enough to play the Bears. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So if I can't be the VERY best, why compete at all? What is the competitive spirit that is so important in sports. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But rather than wander down that road, how about just posting a few photos you may not have seen yet. The Outlaws beat Houston twice in one night this season. First, they finished a weather-delayed game, then won the regularly scheduled game. The first photo is from one of those game. If you were there you must remember this tackle, by Toni Fuller.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This shot was possible because of my new 300mm lens. The action was way across the field.<br />What a great hit by Toni. Makes you happy you're not a running back.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next a photo of one of my favorite Outlaws, Precious CPR Benitez. I featured her in a post July 12 and didn't intend repeat but I really like this photo. I love the kind of football play that won't give up. CPR couldn't get the hold she wanted on the runner so she took what she could, grabbing an ankle and hanging on. </span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTH7sMfADES5ETpUcq1TvIZgnEOKHqMhdLJerRYDwllAxBwYJ7SvBpj8EhId7Nb3asgagr3qiNc4YOvMeeOrl7T86zvXJAuDyguOvKrdGkQOfCF1tJM8lx4bcFV28gaW_mGPI_blC4BUM/s1600/3aDSC_0366e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTH7sMfADES5ETpUcq1TvIZgnEOKHqMhdLJerRYDwllAxBwYJ7SvBpj8EhId7Nb3asgagr3qiNc4YOvMeeOrl7T86zvXJAuDyguOvKrdGkQOfCF1tJM8lx4bcFV28gaW_mGPI_blC4BUM/s640/3aDSC_0366e.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm afraid I may have posted this one before. But it is good enough to bear repeating. CPR<br />did what a defensive player should do, whatever it takes to get the runner down. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />I believe in competition. It brings out the best in us. That's good. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02145897040549804367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490640080599031.post-37591036156414185832013-07-26T08:39:00.001-07:002013-07-26T08:39:41.856-07:00Malia; FacesThere's still a big game left in the Women's Football Alliance, and it features our friends the Dallas Diamonds. Dallas defeated the Outlaws twice this season. They also defeated everyone else they played. On August 3 they'll play the Chicago Force for the league championship. <br />
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The Outlaws haven't played in several weeks. Is anyone still visiting this blog? Anyone interested in football now that our season is over and the NFL hasn't started yet? Well, the blog has had 165 visits since June 19. That's an average of 23 per day. And I've been letting you down, with zero new posts in that time. Today I browsed my photos looking for a theme. And found two.<br />
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The first theme is Malia Capers-Cristobal, #50.<br />
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I've admired Malia for a long time because of her grit, her constant striving to do better than the day before. One day I'll post her profile (promises promises). For now, just some shots of her in action.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When you play the line, every play is a physical battle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You're assigned a defender to block. You're goal is to be sure your<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Often the block is not straight on. The would-be<br />
tackler is trying to get loose. Your job is to<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In each of the photos I've posted, Maila's block was effective;<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost a fist fight. Malia is only 5'4" tall, not as tall as many of her opponents. But she's still big enough,<br />
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The second theme I found browsing my photos today, is inspired by the last Malia photo. I love when the camera catches the facial expressions of the players in action. I'm always fascinated when my little Nikon camera captures facial expressions. I'm standing on the sidelines, maybe forty or fifty yards away. But my camera is seeing the intensity, in some cases frustration (as in the photo above) of the competitors.</div>
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<br />Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02145897040549804367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490640080599031.post-78816538691226778692013-07-16T18:40:00.000-07:002013-07-16T18:47:23.579-07:00Random StuffThe Major League Baseball All Star game is playing on TV. I'm not a baseball fan. Too much idle time. I've been neglecting the blog, because I'm having fun doing websites. <br />
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So I browsed my Outlaws photos and picked a few that I like. No particular message here, just some photos I thought you might enjoy. As always, I'll save the action shots for later in the blog so I can post them extra large. <br />
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This is the Outlaws Patricia Kincheon intimidating an Arkansas player in the playoff game. I'd be intimidated, too, wouldn't you?<br />
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One of my favorite Outlaws is Cookie, Marisa Rivas, quarterback. I profiled her in the blog awhile back, got to know her just a little, got to like her a lot. She was injured in the final game of the regular season, broke a collar bone, I believe, and couldn't play in the playoff game. But she could influence the outcome of the game. I captured this fun series of three photos as Cookie coaches Toni Fuller, who would take some snaps at QB in replacement of Cookie.<br />
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See Toni practicing the correct hand position.</td></tr>
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What happens when charismatic Outlaws retire? They get recruited to generate excitement dressed as Annie Outlaw. This is Megan McMillan Riley, a former Outlaw who won some attention in my blog working at the Texas Chili Parlor, a restaurant that recalled some memories for me. Megan promised to buy me a glass of wine on my next visit to the parlor but then she moved on to...? I don't know where she is now. But I will find her and collect my Chardonnay.</div>
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</a>If I were good at blogging I'd have these two photos of Megan side by side. But I haven't figured out how to tell Blogger (my blog host) what I want. I like the two shots. Megan is a natural for the Annie Outlaw role.<br />
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I try to shoot a lot of the Outlaws because I think they like seeing their photos in the blog. Some of my random photos are hard to explain. What can I say about some players just standing there waiting for something to happen? <br />
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A long time ago I did some photos for a local theater group, I noticed something interesting. In every scene, every actress/actor was acting. Even those on the side or background, who weren't part of the main focus of the scene. I've noticed something similar in many of my Outlaw's actions shots. One player may have the football but other players are acting as if they have it. In the play below, I Shadana doesn't have the ball, Toni does, but Shadana is pretending. The idea is that if the defense thinks Shadana has the ball, they'll tackle he and Toni will romp to the end zone. <br />
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This faking is common. Watch any NFL game and you'll often see the player without the ball trying to decoy the defense.<br />
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If you were Shadana, what would you do? Let someone else win the Oscar?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shadana leading Toni, pretending to have the ball so 250 pound Erica, #50 will tackle her and let Toni<br />
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Another of my favorite players is Rubi Reyna. I think she's every body's favorite. She's one of if not the smallest Outlaw but she has all kinds of fire on the field. I'm posting this just because I like Rubi and I think it shows her looking good on the field.<br />
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All Star game. Someone just scored. I think it was Cabrerra, a Detroit Tiger. Did you know I'm a native Detroiter? End of four, American league leads 1-0.<br />
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Did you know I'm becoming a website creator? <a href="http://www.dstostad.com/">www.dstostad.com</a> <br />
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<br />Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02145897040549804367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490640080599031.post-42732470683122160282013-07-12T12:01:00.000-07:002013-07-12T12:01:17.703-07:00Tackle by Precious CPR; Update on the blog<em>First the update on the blog. I love doing the blog and plan to continue as long as I have material and you drop in for a visit from time to time. But I'm engaged in another fun activity, website creation. Websites are easier to create now than when I first explored them a few years ago. I've done one for myself and I'm working toward doing websites for money. This has been occupying my time and attention so much that I've almost forgotten about posting to the blog. I think I can do both, websites and blog. We'll see. </em><br />
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I'm beginning to think I'll never have a face-to-face interview with Lucinda "CPR" "Precious" Benitez. She lives south, I live north. I don't travel much and she's busy busy busy. <br />
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I'm sad about it, about not interviewing and featuring Lucinda. She is one of the most interesting personalities on the team. I know because I did have her do a pre-interview information form. And I've been following her exploits on Facebook. Sorta. I think she's been utility poles for Time Warner? I'll save player profile information until I get to interview her. Right now I just want to show her in action, <br />
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CPR is an outstanding player, an eight year veteran who is always hanging around where the football is, often hanging on to the opposition running back. I have lots of shots of her in action but today I'm just featuring a single typical play. With one cool bonus photo at the end.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Number 14 is in trouble. CPR, number 21, is coming up fast.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can just see CPR. She has a hold on the runner.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little better shot. Runner looks bigger, looks like she may be<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grab the legs, always the best way to bring a runner down.</td></tr>
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Different game. Another CPR tackle. I asked her by email if she remembers this play. Looks painful. But got the job done. <br />
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I liked QT Preston, #55, before I met her, before I knew her name. It was her smile! At one of the tryouts I noticed how she smiled through it all, even the hard parts. A nice smile, a beautiful smile; suggesting a beautiful person behind that smile.<br />
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QT plays in the line, blocking, protecting the quarterback and running backs from defensive line-women with ill-intent. Serious business. Just ask the backs who rely on her blocks. <br />
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QT does a pretty good job of it, as you'll see in the photos in today's post. <br />
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Line play is a fight. A test of strength. Every play a struggle to control a big strong opponent. Somehow QT, with her delightful smile, doesn't seem a likely person to be getting engaged in violence on the football field. But that's her number, 55, waging war against frustrated and annoyed defenders.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elbow to the chin, slipping under the helmet face mask.<br />
I don't think #74 is going to make the tackle on this play.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rubi Reyna, quarterback, relies on QT to keep the Arkansas<br />
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When I interview Outlaws I always ask how strong they are. I don't get very clear answers because few measure how much they can lift. But these ladies are physically strong. Football is a battle of strength. It is difficult to see just how strong our athletes are because opponents are strong, too. When we see standoffs, we're seeing a lot of energy at work.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The roster lists QT at 6 feet tall and 240 pounds, so she is generally a match for opponents.<br />
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When I see QT in these serious battles, I wonder: is she smiling? <br />
<br />Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02145897040549804367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490640080599031.post-53748599689383846922013-06-30T18:34:00.000-07:002013-06-30T18:34:01.635-07:00Tackling in the Arkansas Game; New WebsiteToo much material. Maybe a couple hundred action and entertaining photos I want to share with you. I keep wanting to organize them in some fashion and provide my commentary on what is happening. But with lots of things going I'm not having enough time to do things the way I'd like. <br />
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What am I doing that's taking so much time? Learning basic website design. Hey, do me a favor and check my website. <a href="http://www.dstostad.com/">www.dstostad.com</a><br />
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So I'm going to browse my photos and find shots I think you will like, especially if you're one of the players in the shots. <br />
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Today's photos give a freeze-frame view of #36, Francesca Stabel and #23, Davida Morris, bringing down Arkansas running back #11, Raquel Williams. Outlaws #1, Toni Fuller, participates in the play.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not much blocking for Raquel Williams. Don't mistake her<br />
for Erica Williams, the 280 pound running back. Raquel is a <br />
mere 150 pounds. Note the long camera lens compresses<br />
distance. Ski, #8, is farther from the runner than it appears.<br />
The Outlaw with arms wide open offering a big hug to <br />
Raquel is #36, Francesca Stabel. I like that she is getting low.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stabel has grabbed the runner around the middle, <br />
while #23 Davida Morris gets the low position, shoulder<br />
in belt buckle, arms around legs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stabel and Morris have runner in their grasp, while one of <br />
my favorites,Toni Fuller joins the party. Close behind and<br />
ready to help if needed is Ski and some other Outlaws.<br />
This play is going nowhere.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She's coming down. I wonder if Davida Morris remembers <br />
this play. It appears the runner's knee is coming down on her. <br />
Did that hurt? </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is just a close up of the runner, Ski, and Toni. I like the way the camera gets<br />
facial expressions even though I'm forty or fifty yards away when I take the shot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The runner is on the ground.<br />
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Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02145897040549804367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490640080599031.post-31155612073529404592013-06-27T04:34:00.000-07:002013-06-27T04:34:24.341-07:00Fan PhotosWhen there's no action on the field I turn my camera toward the bleachers and get photos of the fans. From time to time I'll post some fan photos in the blog. I don't know who these fans are so I can't email them and tell them to check my blog. If you know them, please give them the link.<br />
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Permission to publish - If I post photos you'd rather not have on the internet, for any reason, please let me know which ones to delete and I'll remove them. <br />
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Photographer's secret - if you select good subjects you'll look like a good photographer. Case in point, the photos that follow.<br />
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Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02145897040549804367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490640080599031.post-48839380858220169462013-06-23T20:01:00.000-07:002013-06-24T07:06:06.557-07:002013 Outlaws a really really good team<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">My compliments to Outlaw fans and players.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know the 2013 Outlaws are a really good
football team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You aren’t letting the
Dallas Diamonds games cloud your vision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(I
don’t know how the Diamonds and a half-dozen other teams in the league got so
good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just know they are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Diamonds outscored all opponents
411-20!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They scored 391 points more than
opponents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They averaged 58.7 points
scored per game while giving up only 2.9.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They are ranked in the top four of the 49 teams in the league. )<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Forget the three games against the Diamonds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Against all other opponents, the Outlaws scored 261
points, allowed 38.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s a 223 point
advantage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Among the 49 teams in the league, the Outlaws
ranked #18 in points scored, #16 in points allowed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Their games were fun to watch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Offense is fun to watch and the Outlaws had a
lot of offense, averaging 37 points per game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I love hard hitting defense. The Outlaws defense held opponents to an
average of 5 points per game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I’ve been posting action photos in this blog and I
have a couple hundred more to share with you in the coming weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cool action shots because of the outstanding
play by Outlaw players.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The Outlaws had five players make the league All
American team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are (in order of
jersey numbers:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Toni
Fuller, #1, Defensive Back<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Joy
Barry, #9, Wide Receiver, Kicker<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Charmaine
Jackson, #22, Running Back<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Shadana
Hurd, #24, Running Back<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sasha
Avila, #62, Center<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">As I worked on this blog post, I noticed I have
shown you lots of photos of Toni, Maine, and Shadana.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Backs get all the glory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not so many of Joy and Sasha.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I resolved to fix that with today’s
post.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I searched my photos and found a
lot of shots of Sasha, very few of Joy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Joy is listed on the roster as a wide receiver.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a weakness of this photographer that I
focus on the center of the field, trying to follow the ball from center to
quarterback to running back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I rarely
get good shots of the outliers, the players farthest from the middle, the ends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But then I noticed Joy Barry kicks the PATs
(points-after-touchdown).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I did have
a photo or two of her doing that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Although even in the PAT plays, I, being a former lineman, tend to focus
on the line play.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kicking Points-after-tochdowns is much much harder<br />
than it looks. Center has to get the ball to holder,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kicker has to time her approach, starting before the ball<br />
is down, then has to hit it squarely. This kice split<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Remember the Houston game that was suspended because
of bad weather and had to be finished here in Austin?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The score at the time of the suspension was
Houston 14, Outlaws 12.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two point
differential.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two missed PATs?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m speculating here; anyone who knows better
please straighten me out in the comments section of this post.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But on the season, Joy hit 24 PATs in 26
attempts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Missed only 2 out of 26.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wonder if those 2 were in the first Houston
game, still early in the season. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Kicking PATs looks easy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It isn’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It takes coordination between center, holder, and kicker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The kick must travel about 27 yards, clear
the goal post cross bar, and sail between the uprights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t be fooled by the way it looks in the
NFL and college games.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It takes skill
and practice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">And it affects the outcome of the game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were losing to Houston 12-14.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went on to win but those missed PATs could
have cost us a win. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I only saw a couple
Outlaw games this season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t see a
single missed PAT.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joy kicked 24 of 26.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is good.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Now to Sasha Aguila, #62.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The roster shows her as Offensive Line but I
know she played center.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The center is
generally the best athlete in the line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The center starts each play bent over with one had reaching out to grip
the ball, then handing or passing the ball back through her legs to the
quarterback.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All the other line players
have hands free and focus on attacking their opponent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The center is delayed in attending to her
opponent because first she has to get the ball into her backfield.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can't read the number on the player lined up against<br />
Sasha. But she's big. And she doesn't have to worry <br />
about getting the ball back to the quarterback. When<br />
the ball moves she has one msssion, attack.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Centers have to be quick and strong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Quick enough to compensate for the time
involved in snapping the ball.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Snap the
ball and then fire forward to establish a block. Strong enough to avoid getting knocked over
by a hard charging defensive line player.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Sasha is 5'5" weighs 205. Most of the defensive line players she faces are much bigger.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">My photos of Sasha give you a good idea of how she
won a spot on the All American team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sasha is 5'5" and weighs just over 200 pounds. Here she's taking on a larger opponent, <br />
and clearly she is in control. No way #62 is getting anywhere near the Outlaw ball carrier.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sasha taking on 280 pound Arkansas Erica Williams.<br />
Sasha is giving up nearly 80 pounds of weight <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sasha stays with the block. The larger defender is going to <br />
have to go around because she isn't going through Sasha.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And Sasha is successful. The runner (#24) scampers away <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Imagine playing fifty plays in a game and every one pitting yourself against big strong oppoents. <br />
Sasha is in the middle of that mess somewhere. Makes me tired just looking at these shots.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Play after play after play, a physical struggle with big strong opponents.<br />
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Viewing these photos, it is obvious to me why Sasha was named to the All American team. She is good! <br />
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She is one of many reasons the Outlaws are an outstanding team.<br />
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Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02145897040549804367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490640080599031.post-38274107866155559802013-06-21T10:03:00.000-07:002013-06-21T12:12:36.337-07:00How Do You Eat an Elephant?; Playing Dallas this SaturdayChances are I've forgotten your name. Names are important but my memory just doesn't retain them. Now really unimportant stuff, silly stuff, I remember. In the 1960s there were ridiculously silly jokes about elephants. Like how do you get four elephants in a Volkswagen? Two in the front, two in the back. Or how do you know an elephant has been in your refrigerator? Footprints in the jell-o. Why do I remember the silly but not the important?<br />
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But not all the elephant stuff was silly. Like this one: How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.<br />
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How do you defeat the Dallas Diamonds? One match at a time.<br />
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By match, I'm talking one player against another. Every play in a football game has eleven matchesm eleven offensive players taking on eleven defensive players. If you team wins every match, the play will be a success for you. Win every match in every play, you'll win the game.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This play went for a touchdown. Maine has the ball and<br />
scoots around the left end. The Outlaws offensive line<br />
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This is an over-simplification but not much. Coaches use whiteboards to diagram plays. Their diagrams account for every player on the field. They draw lines showing where the defensive player will be and showing the offensive player blocking taking that defender out. If every blocker is successful in executing his/her assignment, the play will go for a big gain. If not...<br />
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One of my coaches made this point on practice by having wrestling matches between players. The team would form a circle around an open area. Coach would pick two players and those two would wrestle each other. The premise - if I'm tougher than my opponent, if can dominate him in one-on-one combat, I'll be helping my team win.<br />
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When the Outlaws face the Diamonds, each player has a job - to beat one opponent. On offense, every linewoman needs to beat the defender assigned to her. Refuse to allow that player to get at my running back. Control her, knock her over backwards, take her out of the play. On defense, defeat the blocker who is in your path, secure the lane you're in, refuse to allow the runner to get by you. And, sometimes tackle the runner in the backfield. <br />
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Winning these one-on-one matches takes strength and skill. Our team has been working hard for several months now. They're strong. But so are the Diamonds strong. If two are equal in strength, skill determines the outcome. Who fires off the line faster? Who gets in a stronger - that is a lower - position. In physical battles, there is leverage in being lower than the player you're fighting. <br />
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I learned the importance of getting low in a practice scrimmage. I was playing defensive tackle. My line coach watched each play and between plays gave me direction. He had me start low (the three point stance is low) and fire across the line driving the palms of my hand into the chest of the blocker, in an upper cut motion. This would force the blocker to be more upright than I, and give me the lower position. And control. In one play the blocker was so frustrated he tried to punch me; I didn't notice, coach told me. In another play coach told me I had made the tackle, not with my arms but by pushing the blocker back into the path of the runner.<br />
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I hate to admit how oblivious I was. I really didn't understand the game, didn't know what was going on. I just knew my job was to control the guy across from me. That's the job for the Outlaws tomorrow. Every player on every play, win the fight against the Diamond player across from you.<br />
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I looked for photos to illustrate this. The following photo sequence kind of makes the point as Maine Jackson takes on a Houston defensive back, one-on-one, and frees Shadana Hurd to score.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shadana's job is to run to the end zone. Maine (red shoes) is<br />
charged with leading the way and taking out any would-be<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two prospective tacklers here but really only one is in the play, the one Maine is engaging.<br />
Telephotos lens tends to compress distance. In the next photo #60 isn't even visible.<br />
Note the yard line(s). Initial contact between Maine and the defender is about the <br />
fifteen yard line.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maine is in a battle, one-on-one. The action has moved five yards to the ten yard line.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The separation between Maine and the defender is a result of Maine's strength. She<br />
has driven the other player to the turf. A clear and decisive win in this particular<br />
one-on-one match-up. Every football player should aim to win his/her match<br />
this decisively, with the opponent tumbling over backwards.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The end of the sequence, Shadana scoring while the energy of Maine's block <br />
has the defender on her back. And note she has been driven all the way back<br />
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The Outlaws mental focus Saturday should be to beat the player across from you. On every play. Like Maine did in this scoring play. Do it and we could just pull off the upset.Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02145897040549804367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490640080599031.post-10046066580494741742013-06-18T03:31:00.001-07:002013-06-18T03:31:59.991-07:00Another Way The last post featured my friend Ski Tejeda demonstrating one way to tackle a seriously large running back. By getting low and hanging on. Even if it means a 280 pound runner is going to land on top of you. (I asked her about the play, did it hurt? She said her original contact was higher, wrapping around the legs, but her helmet broke and she slid down, hanging onto a foot. She doesn't recall feeling pain at being squashed but definitely the broken helmet hurt.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lucinda "CPR" "Precious"<br />
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Another of my favorite Outlaws is eight-year veteran Lucinda "Precious" "CPR" Benitez, #21. She plays the game the way I like it, hard hitting all-out full-speed. She's not as big as Ski, weighing only 140 pounds, but she plays big. Someday she'll be the subject of in my player profiles. She's a fascinating person on the field and off.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jennifer Taylor</td></tr>
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Saturday CPR joined rookie Jennifer Taylor, #75, in taking down Little Rock's huge fullback, 280 pound Erica Williams. I haven't met Jennifer but decided I liked her when she responded clowned around in front of my camera. <br />
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Being a rookie, Jennifer can be excused for not doing things quite the way I would have coached her. In this sequence of photos, you'll see she starts right but... well, let's just look at the pictures.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outlaws #75 Jennifer Taylor has eluded her blocker and<br />
has a clear shot at 280 pound Little Rock Fullback. At just<br />
215 pounds, Jennifer is going to have to overcome a<br />
65 pound weight deficit.</td></tr>
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The next photo is the same as the first but zooming in so you can see the faces of the players. In a future post, I'll refer back to this one in explaining how the Outlaws can win against Dallas next Saturday.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the eyes, Jennifer's determination, the runner's surprise,<br />
in the background Little Rock's blocker realizing her missed<br />
block left the runner exposed, and Outlaws #99 Lakisha Jones<br />
waiting for a huge collision.</td></tr>
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In the next shot, you'll see Jennifer violating my "get low" advice. Instead she gets high. A big strong runner like Erica could just ignore Jennifer on her back, carry her piggyback down the field. Unless CPR Benitez joins the battle.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jennifer goes high. Not the best strategy for taking down a runner. But CPR arrives <br />
and aims for the belt buckle. The runner weighs twice what CPR does, literally, <br />
280 pounds versus 140. Does CPR look afraid? Nope.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jennifer pulls, CPR pushes. CPR is so much smaller you can hardly see her but she's <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the big full back goes down. Notice her left foot off the ground. This picture suggest<br />
CPR is strong, strong enough to drive a 280 pound fullback into the air on the way<br />
to the ground. Can you see why I'm a CPR fan? Note that Jennifer cleverly manages to<br />
keep out from under the falling running back. Smart.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's CPR! She came out on top.</td></tr>
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In my next post I'm planning to talk about how the Outlaws can defeat the Dallas Diamonds. This photo sequence gives a hint, in particular the second shot where Taylor has a clear shot at the fullback.Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02145897040549804367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490640080599031.post-13473279607374258122013-06-16T17:36:00.001-07:002013-06-16T17:36:05.464-07:00A Few Photos from the Little Rock Game<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erica Williams, 280 pound fullback for <br />
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One of my favorite Outlaws it Ski Tejeda, grandma, thirteen-year veteran, and blue-collar linebacker. She plays with reckless abandon and I love that. I'm going to end this blog post with a series showing Ski being "reckless." The photo here is a hint - the Ski series involves Little Rock #50, Erica Williams, a 280 pound line-woman and, would you believe, fullback. </div>
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But first a couple fan photos. I love Outlaw fans. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Didn't get the name. Trick to<br />
photography - beautiful subjects<br />
make photographer look good.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiamuBb_O9EyppIGidKztxsgQ4zDN4vvCdGSgvoKLhOvETKAlh6hfqRv3PaCjdT7b-TxRPTwjiwLm4DA_VjbTa0LlXNPKs0OI49NqaX9gyjVwLw1e-vL2O1L-OcP1t7jjqL_qUOfOI7dg/s1600/DSC_0078e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiamuBb_O9EyppIGidKztxsgQ4zDN4vvCdGSgvoKLhOvETKAlh6hfqRv3PaCjdT7b-TxRPTwjiwLm4DA_VjbTa0LlXNPKs0OI49NqaX9gyjVwLw1e-vL2O1L-OcP1t7jjqL_qUOfOI7dg/s400/DSC_0078e.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my favorite former Outlaws, Tiffany "Crash"<br />
James. Always a big smile. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was halftime. Outlaws firmly in control <br />
Good time to take a little nap. </td></tr>
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Before the Ski series, here are a few photos giving you an idea of why the Outlaws have been so great this season. <br />
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If you listen to NFL commentators evaluating running backs, you'll sometimes hear a player praised for being a blocker. Running is where the glory is, picking up yards, hearing cheers. Blocking isn't so much fun. But you can't be the ball carrier on every play. So what do you do when a teammate has the ball? Watch? No, you get out front and block. If you're a really good player. <br />
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Shadana and Maine are really good players.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three great Outlaws. Give one the ball and watch the others move out to run interference.<br />
In front, #22 is Maine Jackson. Next is #24 Shadan Hurd. Carrying the ball is<br />
#1, Toni Fuller. Toni and Maine play a lot of defense for the Outlaws. <br />
This photo has three of our very best.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I just liked this photo of Shadana and Toni.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks to the blocking by teammates, Toni picked up<br />
a lot of yards. I didn't write it down but I think<br />
over 30 yards.</td></tr>
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Now, about Ski Tejeda.<br />
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The Outlaws secret weapon was their new water boy - his name is Jacob Anthony Haney Blanco. The Little Rock secret weapon was a 280 pound running back named Erica Williams. Heavyweight runners don't go very fast but they're difficult to get down. The NFL occasionally uses a lineman in short yardage situations. They figure if they can get all that body weight moving, it will take the defense at least a few yards to get him down.<br />
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The key to getting a big runner down is to get low, grab a leg or two. Or an ankle. And hope teammates come along to finish the tackle. In this play, in photo below, Ski (#8) is doing that, getting low, grabbing an ankle.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How do you stop a 280 pound runner? Get low, grab a leg or an ankle, and hold on until<br />
teammates join you. I love #8, Ski Tejeda, because she's always willing to do whatever<br />
it takes, including getting down on the ground if she has to.</td></tr>
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But there is a certain risk to that tactic. What if your teammates push the runner over backwards? And what if you're in the LZ (Landing zone)?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teammates are here to help finish the job, driving the runner backwards. <br />
And Ski in the landing zone. This photo bodes ill for our star.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is she going to land beside Ski? </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 280 pound runner lands on Ski's back. See her left foot under the runner's left shoulder.<br />
The price of being a star. A little pain. And note a teammate involved in the tackle<br />
is part of the load landing on Ski. Ouch!</td></tr>
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If you see Ski, ask her about the play. Having 280 pounds landing on your back - does that hurt?<br />
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Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02145897040549804367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490640080599031.post-68317386535419313462013-06-12T09:01:00.002-07:002013-06-12T09:01:41.460-07:00Why the Outlaws Will Win Saturday; The Outlaws' Secret Weapon
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><em>First a caution – Playoffs are always dicey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Outlaws will have to play and play their best
on Saturday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything I say below
assumes they’ll <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bring their A game,
ready for a tough opponent.</em><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><o:p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">That said, I predict an Outlaws victory over the Little Rock Wildcats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My analysis of both teams tells me the Outlaws are the better team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus, the Outlaws have a secret weapon. </span></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Outlaws' secret weapon is in this photo.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">First my three-point analysis.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u><strong>Performance against common opponents –
Advantage Outlaws<o:p></o:p></strong></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The Outlaws have a 6-2 record, Wildcats 5-3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Outlaws two losses were to the Dallas
Diamonds, one of the four best teams in the league.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Wildcats didn’t play any team of that caliber.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The Wildcats three losses were to the Mustangs
(14-20), Tulsa (8-28), and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zydeco (22-30).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Outlaws beat all three, the Mustangs twice,
28-14 and 38-0; Tulsa 50-10; Zydeco 48-0.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In our four games against common opponents, the Outlaws outscored the
opposition 164-24.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The
Wildcats did win rematches against two of the teams that defeated them, beating
Tulsa 28-16 and Zydeco 30-0.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In their
five games against common opponents, they outscored the opposition 102-94 (only
an 8 point advantage, compared with the Outlaws 140 point advantage against the
same opponents.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This tells me the
Wildcats improved as the season progressed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>They’re a better team coming to the playoffs than they were during the
regular season.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Still, against common opponents, the advantage
clearly goes to the Outlaws.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong><u>Number
of Players – Advantage Outlaws<o:p></o:p></u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The Wildcats’ roster has thirty players; the Outlaws
forty-four.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In a tough game on a warm
Austin evening, a strong bench can influence the outcome of the game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Outlaws’ fourteen player advantage could
become a factor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong><u>Size
of Players – Advantage Outlaws (I think)<o:p></o:p></u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">You know I’m a big guy so I believe bigger is
better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you weigh 240 and line up
against a line- woman weighing 300, you’re at a definite disadvantage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In line play, bulk is definitely an
advantage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Wildcats have one player
who weighs 300 pounds or more, the Outlaws have three.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, the Wildcats do have six players
weighing in at 250 pounds or more, the
Outlaws have four.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Still, I'll take our three 300+ pounders as a significant advantage for the Outlaws.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The average weight of all Wildcat players is 187;
the average of all Outlaws is 176.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
remember, in football big is an advantage in the line while quickness and
speed are more important in the backfield and end positions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Outlaws weight distribution suggests a more
balanced team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once again, my analysis
says advantage to the Outlaws.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong><u>The Outlaws Secret Weapon<o:p></o:p></u></strong></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Outlaws' secret weapon -<br />
the water boy.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Waiting for the start of last Saturday’s game I sat
on the Outlaws bench and visited with a handsome <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>young man who wore a Capers-Christobal jersey
(honoring players Malia and Maile Capers-Christobal).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It happens the young man is the water boy. He
joined the Outlaws this season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We discussed the Outlaws amazing improvement
in 2013 compared with our poor record in 2012.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Then we discussed the importance of maintaining hydration in high
powered athletes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We concluded that it wasn’t just coincidental
that when my friend joined the team, the Outlaws started winning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, we concluded, the water boy is the
reason for this winning season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The Outlaws’ secret weapon – a conscientious water
boy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(And a water girl, too, as I
observed during game timeouts.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water boy administering hydration to star Maine<br />
Jackson. I'm confident she attributes some of her<br />
success to his ministrations.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVNlKO4q6RJqgZtzMD8TxOIqUng48pCaqYMTDfAvDSB5jOu9s5lEsCQJChNZao6s8YGlcHvCbpy6bz7Vcds8P4zR0uS3CMLAPIiwGVhZIVmSSmAGZwF3-QrmmKr9tt5mNuxHTSVtbR_E/s1600/1DSC_0572send.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVNlKO4q6RJqgZtzMD8TxOIqUng48pCaqYMTDfAvDSB5jOu9s5lEsCQJChNZao6s8YGlcHvCbpy6bz7Vcds8P4zR0uS3CMLAPIiwGVhZIVmSSmAGZwF3-QrmmKr9tt5mNuxHTSVtbR_E/s640/1DSC_0572send.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Actually, there were two young folks providing hydration Saturday. Our water boy<br />
should share some of the credit with the water girl, don't you think?</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">You can draw your own conclusions about this but I
think the facts speak for themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I should have asked his name, and hers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or did I?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And forgot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This old blogger…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02145897040549804367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490640080599031.post-39393144164429837062013-06-10T18:12:00.005-07:002013-06-10T18:12:53.705-07:00Cool Photos from Saturday's Game
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m not a hugger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Maybe because I was born up north and Yankees don’t hug?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or I’m Scandinavian; I’ve heard Scandinavian’s
aren’t good at displays of affection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Last Saturday I got in a year’s worth of hugging at the Outlaws
game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I didn’t even mind it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not very much.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">After nearly a full year away from the team I
was reminded Saturday just what cool people gather around Lily Messina (team
founder and general manager).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Players
and fans alike, even the officials, even opponents – really nice people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many are frequent readers of my blog posts –
I think some of the hugs were because of the blog.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Enough chitchat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I have some great photos to share with you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My three favorites for today will be near the
end of this blog post.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because I want to
publish them large and to do that I have to wait until my posting is long
enough to get below the sidebar so the photos don’t cover sidebar words.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Must be a better way to handle that but I don’t
know what it is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">So let’s start with some fun photos.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4x7A6dADLYjThcmIK3L3GWIBJYUlIdzIRpl_NA1YQARHmUUMIcdMAkXulrei9_xlLGQJpL_wZoZ_NX6pRRiDSl2N2ha-XHerWuRgN6v9_LrtpCPO_Mc3rd49O7EhN1cn9NBzsdcpXTI/s1600/1DSC_0005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4x7A6dADLYjThcmIK3L3GWIBJYUlIdzIRpl_NA1YQARHmUUMIcdMAkXulrei9_xlLGQJpL_wZoZ_NX6pRRiDSl2N2ha-XHerWuRgN6v9_LrtpCPO_Mc3rd49O7EhN1cn9NBzsdcpXTI/s320/1DSC_0005.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's Patricia Kincheon pushing the stroller. And <br />
QT Preston in the foreground. I always like <br />
to include QT because she I love her smile.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Have you ever been to a football game where the team
makes a grand entry pushing a baby stroller?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>With a baby inside?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m pretty
sure the baby is Ava, daughter of Coach Narlen Baker and his spouse, defensive
linewoman, Jessica.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ava got a lot of
attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well deserved, I might add.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think this is Ava Baker, daughter of coach Narlen and<br />
linewoman Jessica. Ava got lots of attention.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">How about a few photos of some nice people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve found Outlaws and fans to be among the
nicest people you could ever want to meet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A possible exception is on the field.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Maine Jackson and Toni Fuller may be nice at work or in social settings
but you wouldn’t want to meet them on the football field.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hint – I have photo evidence of this
below.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08Jow0wlorvLr9L_UgOJK4xmcWkGiypgNPPNJo_d0ixP1kG4r1YyrXPJOKfhJ3BZhsOAMfjpX5XgdMJMHv1zSSz1MSwJ3wgdv4QTC4avrOuzu-CpuOfVT6-Z9620xiaYpKA1ITSnDYQg/s1600/4DSC_0186.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08Jow0wlorvLr9L_UgOJK4xmcWkGiypgNPPNJo_d0ixP1kG4r1YyrXPJOKfhJ3BZhsOAMfjpX5XgdMJMHv1zSSz1MSwJ3wgdv4QTC4avrOuzu-CpuOfVT6-Z9620xiaYpKA1ITSnDYQg/s400/4DSC_0186.jpg" width="207" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ski Tejeda</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">One of my favorite Outlaws is Ski Tejeda, linebacker
on the field, grandma and amazing hard worker off the field.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve admired the level of her play from the
day I first saw her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Football is a tough
sport and she’s plays it that way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
is playing her thirteenth season as a pro football player.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I love when fans notice I’ve turned the camera
toward them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve never met these young ladies
so I can’t give their names.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I can
tell I’d like them if we did meet.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmsweV_dSg0txw3qZN5536i8-d3bACaadmZ43twO6OvrVDM_ZfoLXTYtU72vApYFmlc_12PMLSs9i0vdBwxaLzSWvvgrTbNxSOzLsGltPxAmrQkSohjGWsvC1o6afwbtgGJhmXVWR_4I/s1600/4DSC_0212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmsweV_dSg0txw3qZN5536i8-d3bACaadmZ43twO6OvrVDM_ZfoLXTYtU72vApYFmlc_12PMLSs9i0vdBwxaLzSWvvgrTbNxSOzLsGltPxAmrQkSohjGWsvC1o6afwbtgGJhmXVWR_4I/s400/4DSC_0212.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some Outlaw fans. Hint to wannabe photographers - <br />
good subjects make good photos.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Now for the feature photos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First two photos were taken about a half-second
apart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first predicts something bad
is about to happen (or good if you’re an Outlaws fan).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The second shows it happening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sequence features two of the Outlaws all
star players, Maine Jackson(#22) and Toni Fuller (#1).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-nbr8ZLuCggExM04HZFxDfIkNphLhRG-ssk1G4WXtlWoLFdJZINHgSa1yaBnFlF6iV6bd7qvDsnRP4EPFNVnJWRoAVRuY2f5ASMpsVGCI4CIqa5t2MhCLmML22JbtZoNOpLo3GSDX8w/s1600/2DSC_0144e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-nbr8ZLuCggExM04HZFxDfIkNphLhRG-ssk1G4WXtlWoLFdJZINHgSa1yaBnFlF6iV6bd7qvDsnRP4EPFNVnJWRoAVRuY2f5ASMpsVGCI4CIqa5t2MhCLmML22JbtZoNOpLo3GSDX8w/s640/2DSC_0144e.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coming from the left is #1 Toni Fuller. Coming from the right is #22 Maine Jackson.<br />
Houston runner #2 is in trouble. I wonder if she knows it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3c7EQkrf3WQeRD2ARcqqL_bLywpnlkLQxqE8umDB02H2QtcWBMgrwxQCp244Kb0xtteA6CGIjufpMoeG_hyphenhypheneUM8-L3-sP9uQVBE9cxjAvb01Q1mJYvldQTW9iyum9hAW4boiJ_AqbYto/s1600/2DSC_0145ee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3c7EQkrf3WQeRD2ARcqqL_bLywpnlkLQxqE8umDB02H2QtcWBMgrwxQCp244Kb0xtteA6CGIjufpMoeG_hyphenhypheneUM8-L3-sP9uQVBE9cxjAvb01Q1mJYvldQTW9iyum9hAW4boiJ_AqbYto/s640/2DSC_0145ee.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Football is not a contact sport, it is a collision sport. Whew! Glad I'm a photographer and<br />
not a running back.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The next feature photo is the offense in action and
features Shadana Hurd (24).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shadana
started the second game Saturday running the kickoff back for a touchdown.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Later in the game she ran through all kinds
of would-be tacklers and almost made the end zone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought she did make the score but the
officials disagree and placed the ball on about the two yard line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What impressed me about the photo is that
Shadana isn’t all that big but she sure is strong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have a half-dozen shots of this run and I’ll
give the whole sequence in a future post.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This play went on for maybe tweny yards for about a ten-photo sequence of shots.<br />
Shadana just wasn't going to be denied the end zone. She dragged several Houston<br />
tacklers with her. I thought she scored; the officials didn't. They were wrong.</td></tr>
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The wins against Houston qualifed the Outlaws to host the Little Rock Wildcats in the first round of the playoffs. </span>My next post later this week will give my analysis of that game coming Saturday,
June 15.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Future posts will feature fans action photos from this weekend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
from next weekend, too, if I manage to make it to a second game this season.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02145897040549804367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490640080599031.post-45419937893477939432013-06-04T19:03:00.000-07:002013-06-04T19:03:15.424-07:00This is "Next Year"<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Wait
till next year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">That’s
the mantra of sports teams after a losing season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It ranks right up there with “the check’s in
the mail” as a hollow promise.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Not
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Last
season was about as bad as a season can get.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The 2012 Outlaws were well over half rookies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Record of 1 and 7.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Totally demoralizing?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">They
said “Wait ‘til next year.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">This
past Saturday the Outlaws defeated Zydeco, a Louisiana team, 49-0.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They opened this season defeating Tulsa
50-10.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They whipped the Lonestar
Mustangs twice, 28-14 and 39-0.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Last
season the Mustangs trounced the Outlaws.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Saturday, June 8, we’ll play the Houston Power to determine the winner
of both our games against them this season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The first game, in Houston, was suspended because of weather with 8:36
left in the fourth quarter and Houston ahead 14-12.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Saturday we’ll finish that game and then play
the full second game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the Outlaws win
both, they’ll end the season 6-2 and will qualify for the playoffs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Do
you realize the Outlaws have outscored opponents by 140 points!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">That is - If<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>you don’t count the Dallas Diamonds. And you shouldn’t
count the Diamonds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They’re in a special
elite class – scoring 388 points this season while allowing only 14 by opponents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unreal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They’re in the top four Women's Football Alliance teams nationally.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Outlaws are a very good team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shadana is back, averaging 15.5 yards per carry (!).<br />
This an older photo but gives you the idea -<br />
the Outlaws are once again a very good team. Just like the photo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rubi Reyna averaging 4.8 yards rushing this year.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">On
offense Shadana Hurd is leading the team in rushing and scoring, averaging 15.5
yards per carry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Four other runners are
averaging over 4 yards per carry, Charmeine Jackson (7.7), Rubi Reyna (4.8),
Marq Avery (5,8), and Toni Fuller(6).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
use 4 yards per carry as a standard because it takes 10 yards in three plays to
get a first down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Average 4 yards per play,
x 3 plays = 12 yards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you can make
your 4-yard average on every series of downs, you’ll score a touchdown on every
possession. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charmeine Jackson averaging 7.7 yards rushing<br />
this year. This photo is an old one you've seen <br />
before, shot while she was playing defense.<br />
I really really love this picture.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">On
defense, we have three defenders with over twenty tackles and seven with ten or
more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Leading tacklers are Toni Fuller
(28), rookie Francesca Stabel (22), and Lakisha Jones (22).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rookie Jennifer Taylor has accounted for 3
sacks and four other Outlaws have 1 sack each, Jessica Baker, Bridgette Brown, Alexis
White, and Marq Avery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sacks are
good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(If you’re on defense.)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toni Fuller leading the Outlaws with 28 tackles this season.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lakisha Jones is credited with 22 tackles this year.</td></tr>
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is fun browsing stats on the league website.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span> <a href="http://www.wfafootball.net/statistics.html" target="_blank">Here's the link</a> if you’d like to give it a try.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This gets you to the league-wide stats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you click on any team, you’ll get the
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Come to the game Saturday. The Outlaws are a very good team and you'll see some good football. And if you cheer and shout and support the Outlaws, you just may help them make the playoffs.</span></div>
Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02145897040549804367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490640080599031.post-10373322635169935242013-05-29T07:36:00.004-07:002013-05-29T07:36:48.269-07:00Two More Games; Future of this BlogThe Outlaws are having a great season. <br />
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Impressive wins against Tulsa and the Lone Star Mustangs. <br />
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A close and as yet undecided game against the Houston Power. The first game at Houston was cut short because of weather and will be settled June 8. They'll play the final five minutes of that game before playing regularly scheduled contest. Houston has a slight lead but my money is on the Outlaws to record two wins on Saturday June 8.<br />
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The Outlaws lost twice to the Dallas Diamonds. Everybody loses to the Dallas Diamonds. They are among the top teams in the league, likely to play in the league championship game. <br />
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Two games left to play, plus the final five minutes of that Houston game. This weekend they're away at Zydeco, somewhere in Louisiana. Then June 8 they're home against Houston. The Outlaws could wind up with a 6-2 record. A serious improvement over last year's 1-7. <br />
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You won't want to miss the Houston game. If you can travel, the Zyedco game should be fun, too.<br />
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I won't be making the trip to Louisiana. Maybe I'll make it to the final home game of the season. <br />
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Maybe.<br />
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This blog has been neglected in 2013. I've been distracted by some family responsibilities and I haven't been to a single Outlaws game. Or practice. I missed the tryouts. Much as I love football, I just haven't had time.<br />
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Now my family projects are mostly complete and I'm ready to go back to blogging and writing and shooting photos. But I don't have current material for this blog. If I make it to the June 8 game, I'll have a lot of action photos but probably not enough to keep the blog going until next season.<br />
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Unless I focus on profiles.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7Ri11WJhRhCIOeQLwZIJiBLP5DgvgPnS_Z9HaCcgoZ_mqnjCXmtxOSs0Zdoe8Ns9vAgSHB7XBNqWZkfhYpqEAuqmOXjvuA4M2sj7E01mi5uDKWZ_QPCqDLVE0Tg_oy-IgkWj8iqL6NY/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7Ri11WJhRhCIOeQLwZIJiBLP5DgvgPnS_Z9HaCcgoZ_mqnjCXmtxOSs0Zdoe8Ns9vAgSHB7XBNqWZkfhYpqEAuqmOXjvuA4M2sj7E01mi5uDKWZ_QPCqDLVE0Tg_oy-IgkWj8iqL6NY/s320/blog1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Justine Wolfanger</td></tr>
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I've never met Justine Wolfanger. She played for the Outlaws in at least one season, 2009, but I'm pretty sure more. As with many of the Outlaws, Justine is one of my Facebook friends. Though I haven't met her I feel as though I know her just because of her Facebook posts. She is amazing! Most recently she backpacked in some mountains, sleeping in a tent. She has participated in marathons. She has done whitewater rafting. She did something called the TransRockies Run in 2012. Just visiting the photos on her FB page wears me out. <br />
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This blog started with a series of player profiles I wrote for the Outlaws website. My theory was that if people got to know the players, they'd come to the games and support the team. As the team grew in popularity, my career as a photographer of professional football would grow, too. I believed that women who play football might have interesting lives. Might be interesting people. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I haven't met Justine, #88, but I can tell I'd<br />
like to interview her for this blog.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lily Messina</td></tr>
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Like Lily Messina, whose Facebook posts are just as amazing as Justine's. She hunts hogs, runs marathons, keeps the Outlaws playing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ske Tejeda, #8</td></tr>
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Like Ski Tejeda who is still playing her eleventh (I think) season and who was a cop in Dallas targeted by some bad people who shot bullets into her home.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cookie</td></tr>
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Like Cookie, Outlaws quarterback who is working full time and on the deans list at college.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Malia Capers-Cristobal</td></tr>
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Like Malia Capers-Cristobal, who impressed me with her dedication to make the team while battling to lose weight (I identify with that). She is one of the Hawaiian sisters, whose mom just got her college degree, and Malia has remarkable stories to tell about her life here and on the Islands.<br />
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The blog evolved into a photo blog and is as much about football in general as about individual players. To keep it going requires my going to games, and there's only one home game left this season. It requires interviewing players. I have a lot of interviews in my files but most are of former players. I haven't kept up, haven't interviewed current players. I've interviewed Malia and just need to do some follow-up before I can post her profile. <br />
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Right now I'm debating. Do I have the time, and more importantly, the energy? To set up meetings at Starbucks, to interview, photograph, edit, post? And do I have enough material? And will there be an audience for a blog about football published in the summer months? Should I change the focus from the Austin Outlaws football team to interesting people in general?<br />
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I don't know. <br />
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Let's see if I make it to the June 8 game.<br />
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And I'd love input from anyone who visits this blog. What do you think?<br />
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<br />Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02145897040549804367noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490640080599031.post-21868172410813597332013-04-14T18:41:00.000-07:002013-04-14T18:41:36.392-07:00Putting Saturday's Loss in PerspectiveThe Outlaws are part of the Women's Football Alliance. The alliance includes something like fifty-eight teams from all across the country and from big cities like Boston, Chicago, Dallas. (I'm fudging on the number of teams because the WFA websites says forty-five but I count fifty-eight team logos in the website banner, and fifty teams in the standings list.)<br />
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A lot of teams. Drawing from some serious population centers with large talent pools from which to recruit. <br />
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The Dallas Diamonds finished the 2012 season as one of the top four teams in the league. They were one game away from the national championship, losing in the semi-finals to the San Diego Surge. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at the protection the O-line provides for the Dallas<br />
quarterback throwing a pass. They are good.</td></tr>
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In 2012 the Dallas Diamonds scored an average of 74 points per game while allowing an average of only 4. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And they completed a lot of their<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They were also pretty good at the run game.</td></tr>
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They started the 2013 season with a 41-6 victory at the Houston Power. <br />
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And we all know what happened in Austin Saturday: Diamonds 49, Outlaws zip.<br />
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Don't let that loss get you down. We lost to a great football team. Lots of talented athletes. Lots of experience. A large Dallas/Fort Worth community from which to recruit athletes. A top-four team in the league. A lot of teams will lose to the Diamonds this year.<br />
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We should be proud of the Outlaws holding Dallas to under 50 points. The Outlaws are a better team this season than last. The Outlaws will be a match for every team we face. Maybe even a match for the Diamonds when we visit them on May 4. But don't start looking ahead to that game. <br />
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On April 27 we'll travel to Houston where we'll meet a strong team. A team we can beat. Winning in Houston won't be easy. Like Dallas, they have a large community from which to recruit talent and they have had a great history, marred with some ups and downs. But they are a team we can realistically expect to defeat. <br />
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Forget about Dallas. Get ready for Houston. Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02145897040549804367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490640080599031.post-59302633208873965352013-04-12T05:12:00.000-07:002013-04-12T05:12:41.573-07:00Roster Reading<br />
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didn’t visit a single tryout, a single practice, a single team meeting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I missed the season opener, a 50-10 victory
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the roster says 2013 could be a very good year for the Austin Outlaws.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is an older photo of Shadan Hurd, wearing her original jersey<br />
number. Now she's #24. She is one of my all-time favorite<br />
Outlaws. One of these days we'll feature her in a player profile.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
roster says Shadana Hurd is back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shadana
is good!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Great!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is both quick and fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was the nicknamed BoPeep because she
didn’t want to get her uniform dirty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone
gets tackled but Shadana ended a lot of her runs in the end zone, standing on
both feet, uniform untarnished.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’ll
be wearing #24.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Watch her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Watch fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Bridgette
Brown is back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unlike Shadana, Bridgette
wants her uniform dirty, as long as she brings an opposing runner to the ground
with her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I first noticed Bridgette a
few years ago when I saw runners go from up to down so fast I almost missed
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bridgette is an amazing
tackler.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is listed on the roster as on
the defensive line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like her better at
linebacker but wherever she plays on defense, she will be a force for opponents
to reckon with. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’ll be wearing #42. Watch
her when the Outlaws are on defense.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’ll
be around the ball.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bridgette covers a lot of the field. If you've played football you<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't have many clear shots of Patricia<br />
because she's always in the middle of<br />
a bunch of players. I like this shot because<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Patricia
Kincheon is back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She joins the
Capers-Christobal sisters to make three three-hundred pound players in the
line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m pretty sure this is a first
for the Outlaws.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>And a welcome first.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Football loves big.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’ll be wearing #54.<br />
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friend Tiffany “Crash” James is gone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She was one of the early Outlaws who retired for a couple years and
returned in 2012 for one more season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll
miss her reckless-abandon style of play, that earned her the “Crash”
nickname.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More, I’ll miss her positive
personality and ever-present smile.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiffany James inspired a blog posting titled "Socks." It was so much<br />
fun I did several other posts along the same line. She is one of the<br />
first Outlaws I profiled on the Outlaw website and she will always<br />
be one of my favorite people.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tara Andrickson, #33 and the 2012 defensive<br />
player of the year, chasing down an<br />
opposing ball carrier. She did a lot of that.</td></tr>
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Andrickson is gone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was the 2012
defensive player of the year and she will be missed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't think Ski likes this shot as much as I do. I like it <br />
because it shows her determination to make the play. In this play the <br />
runner was going up a lane not Ski's responsibility but Ski responded, <br />
dove to the ground, grabbed what she could, a foot, and hung on while <br />
teammates joined her to finish the tackle. <br />
Great down and dirty football!</td></tr>
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thirteenth season, a women’s pro football record.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I absolutely love her style of play ranging
far and wide on the field in pursuit of the ball carrier, hitting with power,
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the roster gives Outlaw fans reason to be optimistic about this season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lots of last year’s rookies are this year’s
veterans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The year of experience will make
them more competitive this season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Want
proof?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Look at the first game win, 50-10
over Tulsa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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roster lists eight coaches!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Including
the return of Frank Brown.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I recognize
some of the names but three are new to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Football is a complicated sport.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Many Outlaws hadn’t played the game before joining the team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Football is a sport traditionally reserved
for men (and boys).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Outlaws ladies
are eager to learn more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They’ll take all
the coaching they can get.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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want to compliment whoever is doing the Outlaws website this season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I especially appreciate <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the roster providing more player information.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is giving me subject material for this
blog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Expect at least one more posting
inspired by what I noticed “roster reading.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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</span>The blog has been fun and I hope to keep it going.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are some obstacles. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More on this later. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Imagine how you'd position yourself if you were asked to push a car or pickup truck. Something like the ladies in the photos, right? You wouldn't stand up tall. You'd bend at the waist. <br />
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Lily came up with a cool drill for her line. It is the kind of thing you do when your budget won't buy a blocking sled. Push a truck. It builds strength and makes a point. The point is you have more power with a low profile. You want head and shoulders higher than hips, back fairly straight. But this posture produces power. </div>
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I've been screaming (softly) at television images of the pros and college players missing tackles. Seems at that level of play they should rarely miss. But even at that level they seem to go high, grab for the runner's shoulders and try to wrestle him to the ground. </div>
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No no no no no no no! Get low. Shoulder into belt buckle. And wrap the runner up, shoulder in middle and arms wrapping around the legs.</div>
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Tackling dummies have been around forever to help football players practice tackling without having to hit teammates. Tackling dummies are about four feet high, while people are closer to six feet. What does that tell you? It tells you designers of tackling dummies expect tacklers to hit the lower part of the runner's body.<br />
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The Outlaws share their practice field with a men's team, the Austin Wolfpack. At one of the Wolfpack practices, I did some photos of the guys practicing tackling on the tackling dummy. The photos are kind of fun. I'd like it better if they got even lower but you can see there is a tremendous amount of power in these hits. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ball you see in this picture had been placed on top <br />
of the dummy. I think coach set it there to make the point<br />
you hit the runner below the ball. In his middle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big guy. You wanna bet whether he'd bring the runner down. He is hitting low because<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See the tears (rips) in the tackling dummy? It is taking a serious beating as the guys practice getting low and powering their bodies through it. The coach to the left is bent over a bit. You can still see<br />
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Now I'm going to get in a little trouble. After shooting the Wolfpack abusing the tackling dummy, I thought I'd like to get some photos of Outlaws doing likewise. And I didn't do so well. I did get them working the dummies but somehow this lacks some of the energy I saw in the guy's practice.<br />
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Remember I'm not a coach. Also remember that some photos distort whatever is happening on the field. I suspect there's a really good reason for this drill. Certainly the Outlaws are getting low as they engage the four-foot dummy. But beyond that, I'm not sure what is going on. I liked it better the way the Wolfpack did it.</div>
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Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02145897040549804367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490640080599031.post-35694153444641126952012-11-15T05:15:00.002-08:002013-06-05T08:22:26.324-07:00Football Rules - A Little Fun; Personal Note<em>Personal Note First - </em><br />
<em>It has been nearly two weeks since my last post to this blog. Where have I been? Dealing with elder care. My mother-in-law is 98 years old and doing pretty well except she needs 24/7 care. In the past few weeks we've had problems with caregivers - had to release two. So we've been interviewing replacements. In the process we've found a personal care home which was suggested to us as an alternate to our keeping mom in her own home and also an alternate to a nursing home. We've been doing lots of interviewing and evaluating and considering and money-counting. And not much blogging. The care home is really nice with very fine owner and caregivers; we'll be moving mom there around the first of December. Maybe after that I'll get back to frequent posting.</em><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Football Rules</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I've disliked field goals ever since November 8, 1970, when I watched in horror as field goal kicker New Orleans Saints Tom Dempsey beat my Detroit Lions with two seconds left in the game by kicking a 63-yard field goal for a final score of 19-17. I believe 63-yards remains the record now over forty years later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Which football rules would you change if you were in charge? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In his autobiographical book Terry Bradshaw suggested some rules changes. </span><span style="font-size: large;">One of Terry Bradshaw's ideas was to increase points for long field goals. I don't remember the details - maybe award 4 or 5 points for an over-fifty yard field goal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dumb! And I'm a Terry Bradshaw fan. But that struck me as a terrible idea. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A field goal attempt is an admission of failure. Failure to get ten yards for a first down. Failure to move the ball into the end zone for six points. A long field goals is evidence of a bigger failure. Not only didn't you get the ball into the end zone, you didn't even get it close. Why would we want to reward failure? Long field goals should get fewer points than short ones. Over fifty yards maybe one point. Over forty, two points. Over thirty, three. Closer than thirty, four? Nah, never more than three points.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If I were making the rules, I'd fiddle with field goals. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'd also get rid of the false-start penalty. I don't know the statistics but it feels as though this penalty is called a dozen times in a typical game. False "start" isn't quite accurate. If a lineman moves after being set, it is a penalty. "Move" means leaning a little tiny bit, shifting his down hand, raising his head. The rule was instituted because the O-line used to try to draw the defense off sides by appearing to start a play before the snap of the ball. Okay, if a lineman does a serious move in an obvious intent to fool the defense, maybe a penalty. But if he just blinks an eye, no penalty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">How about the illegal block in the back on kick-offs and punt-returns? It seems as though three out of four returns draw this kind of penalty. A kick receiver runs eighty yards and the play is called back because a blocker touched a defender's back. There has to be a better way. Maybe take the penalty from the end of the run, not the point of the foul. On kicks, you have twenty-two players racing toward each other at top speed, trying to get a bead on the guy with the ball. A blocker may aim at the front of a defender and miss because the defender turns to expose his back. That shouldn't be a penalty should it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another idea - at the end of the game when one team has the ball and the lead and the other is out of timeouts, why waste time taking a snap and a knee to kill the remaining 80 seconds? Why not just call it a game and everybody go home?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Couple more silly ideas and then I have to get back to my elder-care duties: On the opening kickoff, kickers are routinely kicking the ball all the way through the end zone. A couple years ago the league moved the kickoff line closer to mid-field with the intent of reducing run-backs because those special teams situations invite injuries. This has inspired a couple ideas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One is to have the kickers trying to split the uprights. If he succeeds, award the kicking team a point. Effectively kicking a field goal. And applying my graduated field-goal point system noted above.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The second idea is why kick off at all? Why not just give the receiving team the ball at the twenty yard line? That would avoid the injuries and blocks in the back and all the other troubles with kickoff returns. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course it would also eliminate those thrilling 99-yard kickoff returns.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Actually, football rules are pretty good overall. I probably wouldn't really make changes. Would you?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02145897040549804367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490640080599031.post-66407866679327671402012-11-03T05:49:00.002-07:002012-11-03T05:49:42.571-07:00The Second Half - Available DarknessAvailable light. That photographer-speak for shooting in low light without a flash. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice the sky. The sun is setting. <br />
The second half, I'm shooting in available <br />
darkness. That's Lily Messina in the<br />
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Way back when I first thought of being a photojournalist, I did some photography for the Battle Creek (Michigan) Enquirer. The photo editor was Corky Wherret (spelling?). He was shocked when I resigned my day job to do full time photography. And his shock validated when a few months later I returned to my day job because photography wasn't paying the bills. He called photos "pieces of art" rather than photos. I asked myself but not Corky why he'd call a news photo "art". (The question calls for a separate posting about what is art and what isn't and how you can tell.) I didn't care what they called it as long my photos got published and paid. <br />
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Corky hated low light photography. He called it shooting in "available darkness."<br />
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His solution was a good strong flash, one that would light up an area of 75 to 100 feet. His flash was plugged into a battery pack that was about half the size of a car battery and hung over his shoulder by a big strap. My own flash wasn't nearly as effective as Corky's. It operated on four AA batteries and had a reach of maybe 30 feet. These days no serious sports photographer uses a flash. Instead they have $10,000 lenses with huge glass that can inhale lots of available light. My lens cost $500 and just inhales darkness. <br />
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I suspect you visit my blog out of an interest in football, not photography. I won't bore you further with technical issues involved in shooting under low-light conditions. Rather, I thought you might enjoy the artistic work of a not-very-artistic photographer dealing with available darkness. The photos that follow were shot in the second half of the Houston game. By the second half the sun is setting. The stadium lights come on. My camera with my lame little $500 lens becomes useless at shooting action on the field. So I start looking for any subject, any image, that will capture some of the fun of football. <br />
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And the result? Pieces of art?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Bobby James. The photo is shot about halfway through<br />
the third quarter. I think I was shooting the sky and Bobby<br />
just got in my way. You can see I'm not an artist. The <br />
composition isn't quite right. But I still like the shot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another sky photo in the third quarter.<br />
Bobby getting in the way again. And a<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice the sky is totally dark now. This is a fourth quarter photo. Players are taking a knee, which <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't know if this is connected to the photo above. This<br />
is Rubi Reyna telling the team trainer her elbow is fine, just a <br />
little tender, and she's ready for play. Trainer says "No." <br />
Later x-rays reveal a fracture. Rubi is tough. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stephanie Marshall, normally a defensive back<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Does this one qualify as art?</td></tr>
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what he is telling her. Or is she telling him?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">His name is Julio. His daughters, Maile and Malia, play in the line for the Outlaw and he<br />
helps out with the chains and down maker. And he also helps keep Jackson cool with <br />
a refreshing spray of water. My intent with candid photos is that the subject doesn't <br />
know I'm shooting. I think Julio knew. My clue? He asked "Did you get that?"</td></tr>
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Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02145897040549804367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490640080599031.post-27816921729639310102012-10-27T08:37:00.000-07:002012-10-27T08:37:39.077-07:00BlockingJust browsing photos from the Houston game. Offense on the field. I'm looking for fun photos, photos you might enjoy. After selecting a few to post, I wonder if there is a pattern. And a pattern emerged. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To spoil the suspense, I'll tell you up front that<br />
Cookie got the pass away. She did have a collision <br />
with this tackler but didn't get knocked down. This<br />
is an example of what happens when the blockers<br />
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Quarterbacks and running backs are smaller than defensive guards and tackles. So football custom inserts offensive guards and tackles between the offensive backs and defensive line. The job of the offensive line is to keep the defensive line from crushing the quarterback and running backs. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tara Andrickson playing offense and doing a good job<br />
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</a>A couple previous posts featured Tara Andrickson as the Outlaws defensive player of the year. I studied her play and suggested she might do well on offense. When she saw the post she told me that in fact she did play a little offense. Effectively, I might add. She is featured in two of my blocking photos. <br />
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The running back normally starts with a plan. In the huddle the tell her where to run. Hopefully the blockers will be successful clearing a path for her. Things rarely go perfectly so the runner needs to identify where the path is. And then blast through it fast!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the foreground left, number 33, Tara Andrickson, is holding off<br />
a larger defensive linewoman. Deidra Hollad has the ball and <br />
is checking the path Tara has opened for her. Her job is to<br />
blast through there in a second or two, quick enough to capitalize<br />
on Tara's block. And she hopes Houston number 74 doesn't <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Number 14 is Deidra Holland, taking the hand off from<br />
quarterback Cookie Rivas and hoping number 50 Malia <br />
Capers-Cristobal will be able to sustain her block for <br />
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Normally you have large offensive linewomen blocking large defensive linewomen. But everyone has to block. If you're a back who isn't carrying the ball, you're expected to participate in the blocking. Ideally, the line takes care of the bigger defenders and the backs either pick off a blitzing defensive back or linebacker, or run ahead of the running back clearing away any stray tacklers. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This looks like a passing play. Whether a pass or a run, backs are expected to block, to protect<br />
the quarterback or ball carrier. Cookie, the quarterback, looks pretty safe, doesn't she?<br />
I don't know the outcome of this play. I just liked the photo.</td></tr>
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Sometimes, though, you have a small back going against a large defensive linewoman. In most cases that can be a problem. However, if the smaller black is Charmeine Jackson I'm ready to bet the defender won't be making a tackle. Even giving away a hundred pounds, Jackson is super strong and likely to win any one-on-one contest. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Number 22 is Charmeine Jackson. She works out a lot and<br />
is extremely strong, extremely tough. Even against a<br />
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In a previous post I noticed how fast things happen in football. The quarterback has about three seconds to do something with the ball. Likewise the runners have about three seconds to get the ball and blast through the path opened by her blockers. And Griff, the punter, has about three seconds to get her kick in the air. That means the blockers need to contain the defense for three seconds. </div>
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Sounds easy, doesn't it. Only three seconds. But three seconds is a long time. If you're trying to control a two hundred pound athlete who is quick and strong, three seconds is forever. And what happens if the blocker maintains the block for two seconds?</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Griff the punter again. This time the blocking didn't hold long enough. I think this <br />
is a case where the snap from center wasn't true and Griff used up her three seconds <br />
retrieving the ball. If the blocking doesn't work, things can go hard on the punter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If the blocking doesn't work, things can go hard on the runner. Deidra Hollad getting caught<br />
in the middle of two Houston defenders. I selected this photo because it is a great <br />
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What happens when blockers can't sustain their blocks? Runners and punters find themselves being handled roughly by unfriendlies. </div>
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