Fingernail polish and football helmets have been a winning combination for the Central Coast Heat--San Luis Obispo County's women's tackle football team and reigning two-time national champions. Practice has just begun, and the season's kickoff in the Independent Women's Football League Sixxes is only weeks away.   While preparing to defend their title, the team--which consists of players ranging in age and responsibilities from 18-year-old college students to mothers in their mid- 30s--has been going through meat grinder workouts four times a week at various playing fields throughout the county. Read More