or Soft Porn

or Soft Porn

It's been called everything from eye candy to soft porn in helmets and shoulder pads. The players wear helmets and they do wear shoulder pads. That's about it. What is it, you ask?

It's called the Lingerie Football League.

Think of Arena League Football played by girls. The league was created in 2009 and is in its third year of existance, with the games played in many NHL, NBA, NFL and MLS arenas.

The league, founded by Mitch Mortaza, has its administrative offices are in West Hollywood, California and the concept came from the Super Bowl halftime alternative television special called the Lingerie Bowl. It draws millions of viewers as a payperview event broadcast annually directly opposite the Super Bowl halftime show.

Since then, it has become a staple of Super Bowl Sunday festivities for millions worldwide and is broadcast in over 85 countries.

The playing style, according to the league's website, is fullcontact and similar to other indoor football leagues. Uniforms consist of shoulder pads, elbow pads, knee pads, garters, bras, panties and ice hockeystyle helmets with clear plastic visors in lieu of face masks.

There are no field goals and no punts. There is a kickoff to start the game and second half and a team must attempt to get a first down on every fourth down. Also in game play, teams will need to include the following every 4 downs: 2 passing plays 2 rushing plays.

After a touchdown, a team can attempt a onepoint conversion from the two yard line or a twopoint conversion from the fiveyard line.

There are seven women on each side of the 50yard field, one fewer than the eight players usually found in arena football or other indoor leagues. Teams consist of 20 players, only 14 of whom are active on game day. This means that there are usually three or four players who play both offense and defense.

The standard offensive formation features 1 quarterback, 2 running backs, 1 center, and 3 wide receivers. The standard defensive formation features 2 defensive linewomen, 2 linebackers, 2 cornerbacks, and 1 safety.

The field is 50yards between end zones, 30 yards wide and the end zones are 8 yards deep, roughly the same as other indoor leagues.

A game consists of two 17minute halves, separated by a 15minute halftime. There is also a 35second play clock, as in most college and pro leagues. In the event of a tie, one or more 8minute suddendeath overtimes are played until a victor is determined.

The Lingerie Football League is unique among indoor football leagues in that it plays its games during the traditional fall football season and not during the spring.