The St. Louis Rams have created a new community program to promote diversity and acceptance among youth football players. The Rams Blitz: Youth Working Together to Break Through Boundaries program strives to bring more respect and understanding to two high school football teams from completely different environments.
Nearly 130 players from both Parkway North High School and Seckman Senior High School will attempt to unite through program activities throughout the 2012-2013 school year.
Parkway North’s athletic director told The St. Louis American, “This is a groundbreaking sportsmanship program that we hope other schools will take part in. We are honored to be one of the first teams to take advantage of the Rams Blitz program.”
To develop this hopeful program, the Rams have been working and been long-time partners with the Diversity Awareness Partnership and CHARACTERplus. The goal of Rams Blitz is to bring players, coaches and members of each community outside of their daily routine and use football as the common bond to become more accepting of differences.
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Growing up in a household where football consumed much of our family’s time, my passion for the sport grew quickly and immensely. My father was a Division 1 college offensive coordinator for many years.
Being nearly absorbed by the sport, football displayed what hard work and competition was. It inspired me to become involved with many different sports at a very early age and aided in the development of my dream of becoming a sideline reporter for the NFL.
I completed an internship at News Channel 3 in Kalamazoo, Michigan assisting the Sports Director, worked as a color commentator for Cornerstone University women’s basketball and was a High School Sports Reporter for MLive Media Group.
I played softball at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and finished my softball career at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan where I earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications. Despite living in Michigan nearly my entire life, I am a fan of the Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints. I love to run, watch sports, spend time with my friends and family, BUT I live for NFL Sundays.
