Also, in response to recent domestic violence cases, she has suggested relationship counseling for all players in order for them to remain positive role models on and off the field, but she also knows that domestic violence goes beyond the field and is a societal problem that needs to be fixed. As reported by CBS news, Welter wrote individual letters to the Cardinal linebackers, creating a personal connection with each of them.
In Welter’s short time working with Arizona, she has made tremendous contributions to the team and football at large.
If my opportunity in the NFL is a chance to show other woman what’s possible in this world, and show guys that there is another dimension to a lot of women - that this game that they love can be loved and respected by a woman - why wouldn’t I highlight that? At the same time, my most important obligation right now is helping Coach Arian and his team … I am focusing on attention to detail and technique with individual players, and the players have been very receptive." It’s not all of who I am, and I’m not here just because I’m a woman. However, even though I may not still be running with a track team, I still hold the values and mentality that my high school track team has taught me. (I wasn’t being lazy, I have a double major and minor, so there was virtually no way for me to give 100% to both). It broke my heart when academics got in the way my freshman year of college, and track no longer became an option for me to participate in. To be on a team like that is also to be a part of an incredibly supportive and talented community. It not only taught me physical strength but emotional strength and the importance teamwork as well.
Track, at N.P.H.S., was honestly one of the best things to ever happen to me and I wish I would have joined soon in high school. As it turned out, not choosing to run high school track and field earlier in my high school year was a big mistake. I ran track in middle school and figured why not try it out in high school as well. I played soccer for a solid thirteen years and never made it off of the junior varsity team. Sometimes life can be disappointing, though. Soccer quickly became my favorite past time, and actually lasted with me up through my sophomore year of high school. I thoroughly enjoyed the thrill of putting on the shin pads, the jersey, lacing up my soccer cleats and playing out with all my friend on the field. My favorite childhood athletic activity was soccer. As the only fourth grader who was 5’9’’, the gymnast life was also not the right fit for me. I even tried out gymnastics for a few years. I wasn’t terribly coordinated, patient, or quiet, so golf was also not the sport for me. I tried ballet, but little three-year-old me got bored too quickly and decided to terminate that route, (kudos to my friends who stuck with dance because it really is a beautiful thing). I started out my athletic career trying out multiple different options.
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