The SLAM invites you to the Alumni Day and 10th Anniversary Celebration of the St. Louis SLAM on June 16, 2012. The SLAM will take on cross-state rival, the Kansas City Tribe, at Oakville High School at 7:00PM. All SLAM alumni will be honored at halftime of the game and will be given a 10th Anniversary Souvenir.

We also invite you to come early for a tailgating party with SLAM alumni, friends, and family. Bring a dish to share. Bring your own drinks and remember we are tailgating at the school.

The SLAM is asking for alumni to pay for a ticket in advance to hold your spot for the halftime celebration and souvenir. To participate in the Alumni Day celebration, please purchase your ticket for $8.00 by June 1, 2012. This will give us time to order the souvenirs and plan accordingly.

Pay online by paypal by clicking on the Donate button and type in $8.00 in the donation field:

Please note in the paypal notes the year in which you began playing, coaching, managing, or became part of the medical staff of the SLAM. Once again, we must know by June 1st if you will be participating in the Alumni Day. We will order supplies according to the number of responses.

We hope to see many SLAM Alumni in the stands on June 16th, supporting the team and celebrating 10 years of women’s full contact football in St. Louis!

Thank you,
St. Louis SLAM

SLAM Tshirt = Kara CB
SLAM Tshirt = Barb Fuerst
Season Ticket = Sandi Heuser
Season Ticket = Nikki Morrissey
Beer Glass = Elli Snyder
Beer Glass = Brian Kitzmann
Beer Glass = Tim Ehrhart
SLAM Mug = Rachel Obajtek
$10 Discount to 1111 Mississippi = Heather LeBlanc
$10 Discount to Vin de Set = Molly Dilley
32 oz of Funkalicious Salsa = Jamie Ehrhart
$30 Gift Certificate to Aya Sofiya = Carrie Becker
In-home Tasting for 8 with Matt Sorrell = Michelle Becker

Saturday, March 31st
5:30-8:30pm (open house)
$35 advance tickets

Register online here: http://stlslam.eventbrite.com/

Stop by and meet the players, purchase SLAM merchandise and tickets, as well as taste a variety of craft beers. Appetizers will be provided along with SLAM door prizes too!

Beers and suggested pairings presented by local food and wine expert, STLwinegirl, Angela Ortmann.

*Cash ONLY bar is available for other bottled beers and wine. Non-alcoholic beverages are free.

Thanks,
St. Louis SLAM

P.S. Please let others know! The event is open to everyone 21 and up.

The SLAM now host the first round of the playoffs this Saturday, June 26, 2010.viagra The SLAM are moliva fans to fill the stadium in support of the home team. Kickoff is set for moliva at Oakville High School. Tickets are $12, $10 for seniors, $6 for children. For more game day and ticket information please visit the website at www.stlslam.com or contact the SLAM at slamfootball@hotmail.com.

Both on and off the field, these organizations exemplify the most
flourishing women’s football operations, victorious records, business
growth, and marketing exposure of the last decade. 11 National
Championships. 14 Conference Titles. 30 Division Championships. 28 members
of the Gold-Medal winning Team USA. 12 philanthropic youth programs. 5
Governor, Mayor, and City Council declarations. 4 feature films. 3 history
museum exhibits and Hall of Fame inductions. 1 Emmy Award nomination. Over
8,250 community events for charity. Cumulative media exhibition on NBC
Sports, ESPN, Fox Sports, ABC, CNN, CBS, Comcast Sports, New York Times,
Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, and Sports Illustrated in addition to
thousands of publications in every major metropolitan region.

In the preceding decade women’s football has been segmented into multiple
leagues, fragmenting the highest talent pool and separating the resources
required to move the sport forward. This 2011 unification and landmark
growth structure echoes that of Women’s Basketball and Women’s Tennis. In
addition to delivering fans the most competitive match-ups seen to date,
this is an imperative threshold to creating a sustainable and blossoming
future for the sport.

“This is an exciting time for women’s football and the WFA. With 62 teams
across the country working together for a common goal, there is nothing we
cannot accomplish. We are looking forward to one of the most competitive
seasons in women’s football history,” said Jeff King, WFA President.

The Women’s Football Alliance is a full-contact American football league
comprised of 62 teams across the United States and Mexico. From Florida to
Oregon and from New England to California, the WFA is the largest and
fastest growing league in America.

It was almost 10 p.m. on a Wednesday in May. Members of the St. Louis Slam were almost done with the three-hour practice, spent in the gym because of rain, working on specialty teams, running drills and coaches talking strategy.

The women practice three to four times a week, usually after they’ve finished a full day of work or school, with many handing off kids to spouses and family so they can train.
“We don’t get paid. It’s full contact. This isn’t the lingerie league,” said veteran nose guard Myrt Davis, 36, of Highland. The LFL (Lingerie Football League) is famous for its heavily endorsed, scantily clad players.

None of that in St. Louis. Slam players buy their own uniforms — a helmet can cost $200. They pay for hotel rooms, meals, bus rental and the gas to fuel the bus when traveling to away games. They seek out individual endorsements to raise funds.

They get injured, despite many of them being fit former prep, college and club athletes.

Second-year wide receiver Brooklyn Dunihoo, 27, of Pinckneyville, is a former college basketball player. She held up her hands, showing off several crooked fingers.

“This is what you get for not catching the football correctly,” she said of the broken bones. She was grinning.

So was Myrt Davis. This is not a game for wimps.

“We make our mistakes at full speed,” she said.

Seated in a classroom at Ladue’s Horton Watkins High School after practice, the players gathered up granola bars, water bottles and gear after watching game film on a new opponent in their league, the Chicago Force.

Head coach Quincy Davis, surrounded by several of his coaches, had only a few parting remarks as players took off jerseys and pads, reconfigured sweaty ponytails and stuffed helmets into duffel bags.

“They’re a tough team,” he said looking around the silent room. “Please study your notes so you can recall them quickly.”

Heads nodded and about 40 women of many sizes, ages and backgrounds made their way out the door.

The St. Louis Slam is a full-contact, professional football team that has been in existence since 2003 and is a member of the Women’s Football Alliance. Division champs since 2006 and national champs in 2009 (among more than 50 teams), the Slam would go on to lose to Chicago in both of its matchups, ending its 2011 season 4-3, missing the playoffs.

Computer programmer Michelle Marcus, 36, of St. Louis, is the team’s assistant general manager. Finding talent isn’t the biggest challenge, she said. “It’s getting the word out.”

Practice is in Ladue. Home field is Oakville High School. Games are played at night. It’s hard to fill the stands. As many as 1,000 have turned out, but the number is usually considerably lower.The regular season runs from April to mid-June. Practice starts in January. About 20 percent of the team’s 50 or so players are from Illinois.

Outside linebacker Amy Lopez, 40, of Troy, just finished her rookie season. Older son Alex, 15, plays for Triad High School.

“It’s like not normal,” Alex said, shaking his head about Amy playing what is largely considered a man’s sport. “It’s just Mom.”

It’s a wonder these women want to play.

But they do.

Read more: http://www.bnd.com/2011/06/26/1759493/girls-tackle-a-tough-sport-st.html#storylink=misearch#ixzz1RooWPLY1

The SLAM scored early and often in the game. League leading receiver, Kate Evers, added 3 more touchdowns on a TD reception, a punt return, and a kickoff return, giving her 7 touchdowns on the season. Quarterback, Liz Lacy, spread the ball out, passing for 143 yards and 3 touchdowns in the game. The defense was solid throughout, with linebacker, Tiffany Pugh, putting the first points of the game on the board with a 15 yard fumble returned for a touchdown.

The SLAM head into a bye week and next take on the Chicago Force in Chicago on April 30th. The next SLAM home game takes place on May 21, 2010, against the Chicago Force. Kickoff is set for 7:00pm at Oakville High School. Tickets are $10, $8 for seniors, $5 for children. For more game day and ticket information please visit the website at www.stlslam.com or contact the SLAM at slamfootball@hotmail.com.