ANNOUNCER: NOW, THE NEWS 8 BACKLOG.
BACKLOG.
BACKLOG. PRESENTED BY SAN DIEGO COUNTY
CREDIT UNION.
CREDIT UNION. >> WHAT DO YOU SAY IN FOOTBALL?
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT
SPORTS.
SPORTS.
SPORTS. HAPPY THURSDAY.
HAPPY THURSDAY. I AM SUPER EXCITED FOR THIS
SEGMENT.
SEGMENT.
SEGMENT. IT IS THE FIRST EVER ALL FEMALE
FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE IN SAN
DIEGO.
DIEGO.
DIEGO. HOW EXCITING?
HOW EXCITING? WITH ME IS MICHAEL TO TELL US
MORE ABOUT IT.
WE ARE PUTTING TOGETHER THE LEAK
AS WE SPEAK.
>> CORRECT.
>> CORRECT. >> YOU HAVE BEEN DOING THE MEN'S
LEAGUE FOR A WHILE, SINCE 2000
WHAT?
WHAT?
WHAT? >>
WHAT? >> 2007.
>> 2007.
>> 2007. WE HAVE BEEN GOING STRONG EVER
SINCE.
SINCE.
SINCE. WE
SINCE. WE ARE IN FOUR STATES AND ARE
LOOKING TO GET A WOMEN'S LEAK IN
SAN DIEGO.
SAN DIEGO. >> WE STARTED A TEST LEAK IN
MASSACHUSETTS.
MASSACHUSETTS. IT WAS AN OVERWHELMING SUCCESS.
NOW IT IS ACTUALLY JUST THIS
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. I
YEAR. I SAID HEY, WE HAVE TO BE IN SAN
DIEGO.
DIEGO.
DIEGO. >>
DIEGO. >> DO YOU HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST
THE FAR?
THE FAR?
THE FAR? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. MY FACEBOOK POST HAS 100 LIKES.
I AM TRYING TO GET EVERYONE
SIGNED UP.
SIGNED UP. >> I WAS ASKING YOU IN THE
COMMERCIAL BREAK, DO PEOPLE NEED
TO AUDITION FOR FLAG FOOTBALL
BUT, NO, ANYONE CAN SIGN UP AND
PLAY.
PLAY.
PLAY. >>
PLAY. >> EVERYONE IS WELCOME.
I WOULD SAY THE MAJORITY OF THE
GIRLS WHO ARE GOING TO PLAY ARE
GOING TO BE FIRST TIME AND HAVE
NEVER PLAYED FOOTBALL.
THIS, THE GREAT THING ABOUT THIS
IS IT IS GOING TO BE OF WOMEN
WHO HAVE NEVER PLAYED FOOTBALL
BUT HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO WATCH
THEIR BOYFRIENDS A CHANCE TO GET
OUT THERE AND PLAY.
>> THIS IS LESS INTRUSIVE
BECAUSE THERE IS NO HELMET
REQUIRED AND NO HUGE FEAR OF
HURTING YOURSELF.
HURTING YOURSELF. >> THERE IS NO CONTACT.
NO BLOCKING, NO CONTACT AT ALL.
THERE IS NO MAJOR COLLISION.
JENNY: FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME, IT
IS A LITTLE MORE INVITING.
DO YOU KNOW THE GIRLS NAMES WHO
WE HAVE?
WE HAVE?
WE HAVE? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THIS IS LISA AND FOXY.
>> IS THIS A DRILL THEY ARE
DOING?
DOING?
DOING? >>
DOING? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THE PLAYER WILL RUN ONE WAY.
IT WAS ABOUT A SIX YARD GAIN.
JENNY: THE RULES ARE PRETTY
SIMILAR TO FOOTBALL, RIGHT?
>> IT IS A SMALL FIELD.
WE HAVE FOUR DOWNS TO GET FROM
THE TINT TO THE 30.
ANOTHER FOUR DOWNS FROM THE 32
THE 10.
THE 10.
THE 10. AND THEN THE 10 TO THE GOAL LINE
IS THE RED ZONE.
YOU HAVE THREE PLAYS TO SCORE
FROM THE RED ZONE.
JENNY: YOU BROUGHT A BELL FOR
ME.
ME.
ME. I
ME. I KNOW I AM NOT DRESSED FOR FLAG
FOOTBALL.
FOOTBALL.
FOOTBALL. BUT I HAVE KICKED SOCCER BALLS
AND PLAY DOUBLE DUTCH.
WHAT ARE THE RULES OF GRABBING
THE FLAG?
THE FLAG?
THE FLAG? ARE THERE ANY RULES?
CAN YOU GRAB ONLY AT A CERTAIN
PART?
PART?
PART? >>
PART? >> AS THE BALLCARRIER --
JENNY: THAT IS THE TECHNICAL
TERM?
TERM?
TERM? BALLCARRIER?
BALLCARRIER? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. YOU CANNOT FLAG GUARD
>> YES. YOU CANNOT FLAG GUARD.
THAT MEANS NO SLAPPING THE
DEFENDER.
DEFENDER.
DEFENDER. YOU CAN'T STIFF-ARM OR SLAP AWAY
THE HAND.
THE HAND.
THE HAND. JENNY: OK SO IF THEY GRAB, I
JUST LET THEM.
AND NO HAIR PULLING, I ASSUME.
>> NO HAIR PULLING.
YOU CAN SPIN AND YELL JUKE.
JENNY: JUTE.
JENNY: JUTE. THIS BRINGS ME BACK TO GRADE
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. I
SCHOOL. I THINK WE HAD A PIECE OF FELT
LOCKED IN YOUR GYM SHORTS AND
THAT IS HOW WE PLAYED FLAG
FOOTBALL.
FOOTBALL.
FOOTBALL. >> NOW, WE HAVE REAL FLAX.
JENNY: CAN WE --
>> REAL FLAGS.
JENNY: CAN WE DO A DRILL?
>> YOU CAN PICK RIGHT OR LEFT,
EITHER WAY TO GO.
JENNY: I HAVE TO TAKE THIS AND
GET IT TO THE OTHER SIDE.
>> AND GET INTO THE LITTLE MINI
END ZONE.
END ZONE.
END ZONE. JENNY: ALL RIGHT, LADIES.
DON'T PULL MY FLAG.
>> WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
JENNY: I'M AFRAID TO RUN.
>> TOUCHDOWN!
>> TOUCHDOWN! JENNY: IS THIS WHEN I JUKE?
MY ISP FELL OUT.
WHERE CAN PEOPLE GO TO SIGN UP
FOR THIS
WHERE CAN PEOPLE GO TO SIGN UP FOR THIS?
FOR THIS?
FOR THIS? >> X LIKE FOOTBALL.COM.
OR, YOU CAN EMAIL ME.
JENNY: I AM JOINING YOUR TEAM.
WHAT POSITION SHOULD I PLAY?
>> YOU MOVE PRETTY GOOD AT
RUNNING BACK.
RUNNING BACK. I PLAYED LACROSSE.
I USED TO DO SOME SCORING.
I DON'T SCORE ANYMORE.
ERIC: I THINK SHE WOULD BE A
GREAT