Cleat Sheets - A Podcast on Women's Tackle Football Jodi Rehlander, Erin Truex, 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

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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