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aspects of BCS saying, “I love competition, I mean as an adult how many times do you
compete on a team?” It’s what Taylor says she enjoys most.
Second on Taylor’s list is having met 100’s of people over the last 3 years playing
various sports. “I can’t go to a bar in Huntington [Beach] and not know someone which
is pretty awesome,” said Taylor, who thinks BCS is one of the best things that she’s
done since finishing school. Adding, “It gave me a huge group of friends—a big network
to do whatever I wanted.”
After observing the competitiveness of BCS Thursday night coed-flag football games
there was little doubt that winning was a priority. The twist with these coed competitions
however, is that the ladies
are actually a big part of
team strategy.
The rules require that
each team have three
ladies in the game at all
times. Better yet, lady
touchdowns are worth
8 points—men 6
points—which
according to Lisa
Taylor, “makes you a
valuable player on the
team and gets you the
ball more.”
BCS Ambassador Levi
Smiley acknowledges with a smile, that girl’s get more points for scoring touchdowns,
“something about being prettier than us men.” Smiley added that a favorite aspect of
the experience for him, is “enjoying the beautiful city with friends, playing in the sand,”
mentioning also, the sunset and the US Open of Surfing in the backdrop.
“The fact that we get extra points for being women and scoring, adds another layer of
strategy to the game that doesn’t exist in regular football,” says Tiffany Tona, now a
BCS Ambassador who had no idea how to play football when she first “came onto the
field.”
“Everyone was helpful enough to explain the rules and kind enough to let me make
mistakes and learn slowly,” said Tiffany, whose friendly and affable demeanor supports
the idea that some participants starting out can begin on a party team and don’t need to