January 1, 2008
- What do an entrepreneur, a politician, a UPS
supervisor, a farmer, and an executive assistant all have in common
with a Detective Sergeant with the Michigan State Police? They
are Tree Town Spitfire teammates, of course!
Second year player Denise Powell is with the
State Police assigned from the Northville Headquarters. She has
had an awesome career with many opportunities. She started on the
road as a trooper from the Pontiac Post, she has been a report
writing instructor, assisted as a physical fitness assessor and
served as an undercover officer in narcotics. Her favorite
position has been her opportunity to work cold case homicides. She
has also worked with the Governor’s Security Detail.
Coach Val appreciates Denise’s job experience
because it helps her keep a calm head in the heat of the moment
while she can also be the voice of reason.
Denise was encouraged to tryout by 2007 teammate
Jessie Cole. She was at a point in her life where she could afford
to face the ultimate challenge, playing full contact tackle
football. She has found her biggest challenge in playing football
to be learning how to perceive potential plays and to anticipate the
moves of an opposing team. She is working on her appreciation of
the fundamentals while observing and learning more about the
dynamics of the Spitfire offense and defense.
When asked about her favorite football moment,
Denise only needs to look to last year’s pre-season scrimmage
against the eventual 2007 NWFA champion Pittsburgh Passion. As she
walked out to the stadium, she was proud and nervous to see what it
was all about, but she was grateful for the camaraderie of her
teammates, they kept her going.
