Post by Banana Cat on Aug 16, 2010 5:29:53 GMT -5
www.lfl360.com/articles/diegos-dethroning-degarbotts-mission-to-lead-sd/
DIEGO’S DETHRONING: DEGARBOTT’S MISSION TO LEAD SD
A new challenger emerges.
Britainie Degarbott loves football and the San Diego Seduction; so much so that she is willing to tackle the six-hour commute from Los Angeles to San Diego to play the game. She followed her former coach, Eddie Chan, to San Diego to rebuild the Seduction, and bring them from the bottom to the top. She feels they have the talent to be competitive, and the determination to be the champs. And if the path to the top goes right through LA, then that would be even better for her.
She knows the Temptation have her number; the comments on last week’s article show there is no love lost between her and her former team. The story on the fallout between the players of the LFL’s best team is up to interpretation. Some say it was Degarbott’s selfish play, others say it was the way the team handled their internal issues with Degarbott that created the turmoil. But the fact remains: Degarbott and LA are no more, and never will be again.
And Degarbott would not have it any other way.
“LA perceived me to be something I wasn’t,” Degarbott said in an interview with LFL360. “ I did not mesh well with the players in Los Angeles. They were too ‘cheerleaderish’ in the LA locker room. Before the game, while they were messing around in the locker room and doing their hair and makeup, I was studying the field and analyzing the plays. I am not like that, the ‘rah rah’ attitude, I am too intense, when I do something, I do it.” And that mindset is what persuaded her to take on the challenge of rebuilding the Seduction. “In San Diego, we all put in hard work,“ Degarbott said. “I am impressed at how much more serious the athletes are then they were in LA, and how much better the team is here in San Diego.”
And why will San Diego be better this year?
“The coaching and the players,” Degarbott said. “The league’s exposure has brought in more serious athletes, and more serious players. The new players catch onto the game much more quickly than the others did last year.” Especially coach Eddie Chan. “Coach Chan held the team together, he kept us in the games last year. He was the reason I came to San Diego, I believe in coach Chan.”
She realizes the hurdles San Diego has to overcome to do what LA did last year. She saw the 6th position rankings in this week’s power ratings. “I do not believe that at all,” she said. “Look at LA, they were not on anyone’s radar last year, and we won the championship.” And this is true, LA was not perceived as the giants in the Western Conference last year, but they rallied together and ended up beating Chicago in the LFL championship. And she acknowledges that was a team effort, despite her troubles with certain individuals. “The championship was all a result of the player’s effort last year.”
But the unity ended on the final snap, and the Western Conference juggernaut broke apart. According to Degarbott, player’s strife and egos soon took over the team. Degarbott felt like the head coaching was not able to hold the team together, often separating bigger team issues into personalized battles. Forcing the team to take sides and handle their issues internally. In the end the two biggest stars, Monique Gaxiola and Degarbott, polarized and left each other with no choice but to part ways and create their own stories.
The past is the past, and the future of San Diego now lies with two former Temptations, Degarbott and Chan. Degarbott says the drama of last season has helped her become a better person, “I learned to turn the other cheek,.” And in the end, Degarbott contemplated, “I would rather drive the eight hours a day to play for this team than LA, I love the Seduction.” And if they end up playing like Degarbott says they will, then maybe the underdogs will finally have their day this year. In Vegas.
A new challenger emerges.
Britainie Degarbott loves football and the San Diego Seduction; so much so that she is willing to tackle the six-hour commute from Los Angeles to San Diego to play the game. She followed her former coach, Eddie Chan, to San Diego to rebuild the Seduction, and bring them from the bottom to the top. She feels they have the talent to be competitive, and the determination to be the champs. And if the path to the top goes right through LA, then that would be even better for her.
She knows the Temptation have her number; the comments on last week’s article show there is no love lost between her and her former team. The story on the fallout between the players of the LFL’s best team is up to interpretation. Some say it was Degarbott’s selfish play, others say it was the way the team handled their internal issues with Degarbott that created the turmoil. But the fact remains: Degarbott and LA are no more, and never will be again.
And Degarbott would not have it any other way.
“LA perceived me to be something I wasn’t,” Degarbott said in an interview with LFL360. “ I did not mesh well with the players in Los Angeles. They were too ‘cheerleaderish’ in the LA locker room. Before the game, while they were messing around in the locker room and doing their hair and makeup, I was studying the field and analyzing the plays. I am not like that, the ‘rah rah’ attitude, I am too intense, when I do something, I do it.” And that mindset is what persuaded her to take on the challenge of rebuilding the Seduction. “In San Diego, we all put in hard work,“ Degarbott said. “I am impressed at how much more serious the athletes are then they were in LA, and how much better the team is here in San Diego.”
And why will San Diego be better this year?
“The coaching and the players,” Degarbott said. “The league’s exposure has brought in more serious athletes, and more serious players. The new players catch onto the game much more quickly than the others did last year.” Especially coach Eddie Chan. “Coach Chan held the team together, he kept us in the games last year. He was the reason I came to San Diego, I believe in coach Chan.”
She realizes the hurdles San Diego has to overcome to do what LA did last year. She saw the 6th position rankings in this week’s power ratings. “I do not believe that at all,” she said. “Look at LA, they were not on anyone’s radar last year, and we won the championship.” And this is true, LA was not perceived as the giants in the Western Conference last year, but they rallied together and ended up beating Chicago in the LFL championship. And she acknowledges that was a team effort, despite her troubles with certain individuals. “The championship was all a result of the player’s effort last year.”
But the unity ended on the final snap, and the Western Conference juggernaut broke apart. According to Degarbott, player’s strife and egos soon took over the team. Degarbott felt like the head coaching was not able to hold the team together, often separating bigger team issues into personalized battles. Forcing the team to take sides and handle their issues internally. In the end the two biggest stars, Monique Gaxiola and Degarbott, polarized and left each other with no choice but to part ways and create their own stories.
The past is the past, and the future of San Diego now lies with two former Temptations, Degarbott and Chan. Degarbott says the drama of last season has helped her become a better person, “I learned to turn the other cheek,.” And in the end, Degarbott contemplated, “I would rather drive the eight hours a day to play for this team than LA, I love the Seduction.” And if they end up playing like Degarbott says they will, then maybe the underdogs will finally have their day this year. In Vegas.