Thursday, April 18, 2013
The women's pro team gets attention for more than its performance at the Gwinnett Arena.
The opening kickoff for the Atlanta Steam's first game in Gwinnett had not even taken place, when the comment was made. And the fallout continued after the contest. A Suwanee Patch commenter said of the Legends Football League: This is, by far, the worst excuse for a sport I believe I have ever seen. Really? It's the equivalent to jello wrestling and wet t-shirt contests, but in a team environment. Another comment followed after the first game: What a joke. It must be free to attend. Surely no one would pay to see this!!!!! The comments were directed at the Atlanta Steam, a women's pro football team in the Legends Football League. The Steam played its first game in Gwinnett on Saturday, defeating Omaha. The league recently was known as the…
Saturday, April 13, 2013
The women's football team has its home opener Saturday.
Gwinnett, women's pro football officially arrives in the area Saturday April 13). The Atlanta Steam has its home opener in the Gwinnett Arena (game time, 8 p.m.) when it plays the Omaha Heart. Both are first-year teams in the Legends Football League. The league was called the Lingerie Football League until a recent rebranding that included "performance wear" for uniforms. For the Steam, it also will be a chance for redemption. Atlanta lost its season opener 48-0 at Jacksonville in March. According to an article on lfl.com, the Steam players may have felt overwhelmed in the opener. Quarterback Brittany Morgan said in the article, “The game was a challenge, but it allowed us to take in the speed of the game and the intensity.” She went on to…
Thursday, February 21, 2013
The women's football league team, which debuts in Gwinnett in April, has been predicted to go winless in 2013. Share your thoughts.
The debut of the women's Legends Football League in Gwinnett is less than two months away. Already, the Atlanta Steam is practicing -- and chafing under the prediction of an 0-4 season in 2013. According to an article in lfl360.com, linebacker Adrian Purnell of the Jacksonville Breeze talked some smack on Commissioner’s Corner, “…everyone thinks we are looking forward to the Atlanta game this year because everyone is talking a big game about them. (They) are the least of my worries right now.” Literally days later, “The List” guaranteed Atlanta to go 0-4. Atlanta wide receiver Krista Cross’ response was “{forget} the world. They got it backwards, 4-0.” Wide receiver Holly Oakes stated, “While 0-4 is totally not going to happen, it …
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The women's league formerly known as the Lingerie Football League plans to debut in Gwinnett in April.
The women's football league that plans to open play in April 2013 in Gwinnett has evolved further. It has completed its roster and named a head coach. The Legends Football League, which until recently was known as the Lingerie Football League, has announced the roster for the Atlanta Steam on its website. Also, former Arena Football League player Ray Norell is the head coach. The roster includes 20 players. In the LFL, football is seven on seven, with no kickoffs, punts or field goals. -- Do you plan to attend any Atlanta Steam games in Gwinnett? Do you know any of the players? Share your thoughts in the comments below. The Atlanta franchise will debut in the Gwinnett Arena on Saturday, April 13, vs. Omaha. Tickets are $15-75, according to…
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Get ready, Gwinnett. The women-only league re-brands itself as Legends, and introduces 'peformance wear' for the players.
The women-only football league that plans to debut in April in the Gwinnett Arena has a new name and new uniforms. The Lingerie Football League announced Wednesday (January 9) in Los Angeles that it now is calling itself the Legends Football League. And its uniforms will now be "performance wear," instead of the lingerie that characterized its previous years. "This is the next step in the maturation of our now global sport. While the Lingerie Football League name has drawn great media attention, allowing us to showcase the sport to millions, we have now reached a crossroad of gaining credibilty as a sport or continuing to be viewed as a gimmick," said Mitchell Moraza, LFL founder and chairman, in a news release. -- What do you think of the…
Thursday, November 1, 2012
The league announces the winner of the fan-based contest. A tryout is coming in November.
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
That Lingerie Football League team that plans to play in Gwinnett in 2013? Just call it the Atlanta Steam. In a news release, LFL officials announced that "Atlanta Steam" was the most popular choice of almost 4,300 team name submissions. That was among the strongest responses for such an effort in an expansion market. It's an appropriate team name for the LFL, which is not shy about its marketing appeal. Other team names include "Sin" and "Temptation." -- Do you like Atlanta Steam as a name for the LFL squad? Do you plan to try out for the Gwinnett franchise? Tell us in the comments below. Also, the league noted again that it will be holding a tryout in the Atlanta area -- November 10 in Fairburn. (See link below for tryout details.) …
Scott Dixon
9:53 pm on Thursday, April 25, 2013
I have watched the LFL games on TV in the past and I am glad we have our own team. If you just sit and watch you would any other football game and not focus on what the girls are wearing, you would see that they have a lot of heart and passion for the game. These girls kick butt !!! I am also proud that they had a great opening game . It would have only been a joke if they had come out and lost… more ›