Expect to see some serious football drills at a Seattle Mist minicamp Wednesday for the women’s Lingerie Football League team, a league official says.<\/p>\n
“We have a format similar to the NFL in preparation for the season,” said Stephon McMillen, media director for the Lingerie Football League, in a phone interview Tuesday from his office in West Hollywood, Calif. “We’ll have training camp in July and they will report for practice in August.”<\/p>\n
The main exception to the NFL format? They’re playing in their underwear<\/p>\n
Lingerie Football League officials announced last month that the Mist would have two games at the Kent ShoWare Center: Sept. 11 against the San Diego Seduction and Jan. 1 versus the Phoenix Scorch.<\/p>\n
They’re also planning two road games: Oct. 23 at the Dallas Desire and Nov. 27 at the Los Angeles Temptation.<\/p>\n
But locals won’t have to wait until September to see them play.<\/p>\n
Wednesday’s mini camp runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Starfire Sports Complex, 14800 Starfire Way, in Tukwila. The two-hour session is open and admission is free.<\/p>\n
“We take our play on the field very seriously,” McMillen said. “The players have been in training and in the classroom studying terminology. They’ll have about a year of preparation leading up to the first game.”<\/p>\n
Most of the Mist players were selected at a tryout last fall in Seattle. The team has a roster of 12 with another six or so players on an inactive roster in case someone needs to be replaced because of injury.<\/p>\n
Like grass abrasion? The games consist of scantily clad women playing seven-on-seven tackle football on a 50-yard field. Each offense has a quarterback, center, two running backs and three receivers.<\/p>\n
McMillen said the players must have athletic ability as well as beauty to make the cut.<\/p>\n
“Beauty draws the crowds initially, but to keep them we have to take it to a level of quality football,” McMillen said.<\/p>\n
At the minicamp, the players will run through offensive, defensive and special-teams drills under coach Rob Long. The drills will be followed by a meet and greet between players and fans.<\/p>\n
“It’s a good opportunity for the fans to come out from Kent,” McMillen said.<\/p>\n
The minicamp will continue next weekend for the Mist, but those sessions will be closed to the media and the public.<\/p>\n
Ticket sales already are going strong for the opening game, and the minicamp is expected to give a boost to sales, McMillen said. Tickets range from $14 for end zone seats to $107 for VIP midfield seats.<\/p>\n
“We won’t start our media outreach campaign until July,” McMillen said. “Both games will be sold out.”<\/p>\n
When told the Kent Reporter had received numerous letters to the editor in protest of the team coming to Kent, McMillen was not surprised.<\/p>\n
“It’s not for everyone,” he said. “But it will be a fun night out. It’s not bottom-of-the-barrel programming. There’s no nudity or language issues. We take this seriously. If we did not take it seriously, we would just have half-naked models out there.”<\/p>\n
The players will wear sports shorts, a sports bra, a helmet, pads and shoes.<\/p>\n
For more information, go to www.myseattlemist.com.<\/p>\n
Tickets are available at www.showarecenter.com.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
If you go<\/p>\n
What: Seattle Mist lingerie football minicamp<\/p>\n
When: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday<\/p>\n
Where: Starfire Sports Complex, Tukwila<\/p>\n
Cost: Free<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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