Different Teams, Same (or Similar) Sport

We have friends who are fans of unusual sports teams. They have invited us to go to a game of the Pittsburgh Power, an Arena Football League team that plays at the Consol Energy Center when the Penguins are away. (At least I imagine the Penguins are away, although the image of a football team and a hockey team sharing the ice is intriguing, to say the least.)

We'll be joining them on April 6, when the Power meets the Iowa Barnstormers (really? who names these teams?) in their second home game of the season. When we made the date, I scurried to the Power web site (http://pittsburghpowerfootball.com/), which I found hard to navigate. I had to go to the information for the actual game we will be attending to discover that they do, in fact, play at the Consol. I'm sure someone at Consol Energy who paid the big bucks for the naming rights wishes that information was trumpeted a little louder. I also had to dig to find the rules for arena football, which seem pretty bizarre to me. But I am intrigued, and I'll definitely report back after  the game.

The other football team in Pittsburgh is the Pittsburgh Passion, a 10-year-old women's football team that now plays at Cupples Stadium on the Southside. We've gone to several games and are huge fans. This is not powderpuff football, ladies and gentlemen. This is hard-hitting, full-contact football. The players all have full-time jobs and play for the love of the game, and that love shows. The team was undefeated in 2007, when they won the national championship, and they won the divisional championship in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2011. Their season starts in April. Check them out at http://www.pittsburghpassion.com/

So if you're a die-hard fan of the game and not just of the Steelers, check these options out and let me know what you think.