Girl Power

Lauren Silberman became the first female kicker to tryout for the NFL on Sunday.

She reminds me of a girl I was friends with in middle school.
Bear in mind, I grew up in Texas.

I like to think all the girls there are tough.. but Amanda was something else.

In the seventh-grade Amanda moved to my small town in Texas. She was born and raised in Alaska. The only memorable thing about the time I met her was the venison packed in her lunch box. I couldn't believe she had Bambi inside her locker all day. She was a hard-core chick.

Well, Amanda had the nerve to try out for the football team. One week into school and she was the talk of the town. Most of the boys were half her size and intimidated, and the other half thought she was just too good looking to play football. Our principal and coaches decided that football was not "meant" for a girl and that it was in her best interest to not let her tryout.

Silberman is that "girl-power" chick i have been missing since Amanda.... and the Spice Girls.

She came out on the field.

Despite her performance, and making a distance of only nineteen yards, Silberman is a role model for many young female athletes. She pushed the boundary.

Silberman also had a pre-existing quadriceps injury, which resulted in her poor performace. Despite the pain, she decided to tryout.

It takes a lot of strength to try out in front of the world for male dominated sport.

Calling it "male dominated" is almost a joke. It IS a male sport. On top of the pressure, she went to the tryout despite her injury. She proved herself to be strong-willed, strong-minded, and a strong woman. We need more females like Lauren Silberman.