Cleat Sheets - A Podcast on Women's Tackle Football

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This episode is Marissa being interviewed by Kiara, a football player from France who played in Minnesota for a year previous.

If you were also interested in being interviewed about women's football and helping her out with her project, please do reach out.

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This week, Mac and Ten cover what to do during the offseason, including a bunch of football-specific workouts linked below, as well as how to behave and what to expect at tryouts.


DR MAC'S FIVE HOUR DRIVE FOOTBALL WORKOUT PLAYLIST

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https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/topicoftheweek79.htm

https://www.catapult.com/blog/preseason-four-success-elements




Opening theme "Wild" by Redlands

Closing theme "The Comeback Kid" by the Midnight

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Moose and Ten get together for a quasi-crossover show to catch up after a long absence and to preview 2024 in their respective capacities.

This episode, 10 and Mac recap championship weekend, look forward to who may be moving up a division, and preview the 2024 outlook for the league.

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Producer and editor Marissa has started her own sister show, "The Five Hour Drive: Stories of Women's Football." This is the first episode, and is now available on all your podcast platforms. She is looking for guests and maybe even a cohost. Feel free to reach out at rislaimanlop@gmail.com or on Instagram at QB10MML.

This is not the end of Cleat Sheets, as Marissa will remain at work on the show, but Marissa also wants to do stuff on the mic more often for the game too. Please subscribe and contact if you're interested in participating.

Music by The Midnight

Moose and Redwood chat with Jacqueline Cook of the Pittsburgh Passion. We learn about her football journey, discuss the impact of the late Franco Harris, and introduce a new game that gives us a closer look at Cook's teammates.

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Edited and produced by Marissa Alexa McCool

Moose and Redwood are joined by Marissa McCool to discuss the 2023 season.

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Edited and produced by Marissa Alexa McCool

Moose and Redwood come together for the first time after a break that was longer than anyone expected. How do you connect with football in retirement? How do you approach football in your final season? We discuss it all.

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Edited and produced by Marissa Alexa McCool

Retirement at 32 is a finicky thing. Redwood records one final episode where she discusses her decision to retire from football and what it means for her and her relationship with the sport.

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Edited and produced by Marissa Alexa McCool

SYNOPSIS: The Duluth Superiors, a women's football team out of Minnesota, are groggily heading toward Michigan City, Indiana. Half the team has quit, half the coaches have gone with them, and what's left of the squad still has a chance to play in the WFCA championships in Fargo if they can defeat the Millers. Lake effect weather is a thing though, and traveling through the Great Lakes region at any time of year can bring unexpected consequences, like an ice storm. With their season already in dire straits, the driver nopeing off to look for help, and the coach trying to fix the bus in frigid conditions, how will the team pass the time before their big showdown? A women's football comedy, Superiors vs. Millers, Sounds About Cleveland, tells the story of the ups, downs, and realities of the sport of women's football with likely every kind of teammate you've ever had and then some.

CAST

Ten - Marissa McCool

Nia - Jessica Osborne Riddle

CJ - Ashlyn Noble

Sequoia - Erin Truex

Phonebook - Asdis Karsbarn

TJ - Melissa MacDonald

Bearcat - Ari Stillman

Jay - Tony Opelt

Woodstock - Jodi Rehlander

TikTok - Amy Withawhy

Semi - Jacqueline Taylor Cook

Kiki - Natalie Newell

Commentator 1 - Eric Hanna

Commentator 2 - Don Ford Jr.

Previous holidayish audioplays by Marissa McCool: Bitter Tea the Way the Volcano Gods of Rainier Intended, Dinner with the Binaries, Have a Very Meta Christmas, and Fall of Frosty: Modern Warfare are all available on Marissa's podcast network, as well as the podcast home of all the audioplays, Queer Drama in Northern Minnesota.

Written, Directed, Cast, and Edited by: Marissa McCool With contributions from: Jodi Rehlander, Erin Truex, Stacey Davis, Eric Hanna, Don Ford, Jr.

Theme: "The Comeback Kid" by The Midnight

Cue Welcome Back by Mase. After the longest break we've ever taken, Cleat Sheets returns. Moose and Redwood catch up and talk about the state of the game, personal feelings from 2022, and the anxiety that comes with being public with our opinions. We discuss Team USA, the WFA vs WNFC debate, and reconciling perception with reality.

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Edited and produced by Marissa Alexa McCool

In this episode, producer Marissa McCool takes a different view of the trans question (tm.) Whereas the argument often involves people who disagree with their rights against those experiencing it themselves, Marissa sits down with four mini-interviews with her teammates the past few seasons to get their perspective on it. The experience varies, but this perspective is often ignored, at least when it's not the subject of useful propaganda.

Guests:
Rebecca Jacobson
Shelly Simon
Julie Sullivan
Mary Ellen Six

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Edited and produced by Marissa Alexa McCool

Part two of Cleat Sheets' take on the National Championship. Jodi "Moose" Rehlander shares her thoughts on the game in a solo recording.

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Edited and produced by Marissa Alexa McCool

Where do I go from here? Erin "Redwood" Truex records solo and talks championship weekend, grievances, and her future.

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Edited and produced by Marissa Alexa McCool

It is championship weekend and we're giving you our final episode of season 2 early to get you through your travel! The Capital Pioneers' own #62 Kala Moynihan, offensive and defensive line player, joins us on Cleat Sheets to tell us all about football in Salem, OR. She shares some surprising recruitment strategies and who she wants to see on her schedule.

The Pioneers are a women’s full contact tackle football team based in Salem, Oregon. The Pioneers are a part of a great non profit, the Salem Women's Football Association (SWFA), that empowers and uplifts women through the sport of football. You can find out about the SWFA by visiting www.salemwomensfootball.org and learn more about the Pioneers at www.capitalpioneersfootball.com. The Pioneers and the SWFA are always looking for new partners and sponsors. All these opportunities are available on their website.

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Edited and produced by Marissa Alexa McCool

Cliff Ashley, Special Teams Coordinator and Kicking Coach for the Boston Renegades joins us to talk all things Massey Ratings! Coach Cliff knows so much about the game that we chose to focus on Massey Ratings for the purpose of this episode.

Production Note: Due to health issues on our team, the editing of this episode was delayed. We have chosen to remove our playoff predictions as they were no longer applicable at the time of this release.

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Edited and produced by Marissa Alexa McCool

Courtney Burkett of the Baltimore Nighthawks joins Cleat Sheets to share how she found the sport, what her season is looking like to date, and furthering the game. Moose manages to say one nice thing about the Boston Renegades and Courtney breaks down what it's like preparing rookies for the line.

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Edited and produced by Marissa Alexa McCool

The WFA Playoffs are upon us and we have feelings. Moose and Redwood are joined by producer and Midwest Mountain Lions' quarterback, Marissa Alexa McCool. How does a 6-0 team not make the playoffs? How does 6-0 team get removed from playoffs? Will this podcast survive another Minnesota vs. Boston Championship face-off? We sound off on our hot takes. Our opinions are our own. This is our final recording of the 2022 season. You don't want to miss it.

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Edited and produced by Marissa Alexa McCool