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What charities and/or causes do you support and would like to see the team do the same in some manner?
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| I currently support the Ohio Tigers Academy, INC in Massillon, OH. OTA is a 501(c)3 that promotes youth football in addition to mentoring, leadership, and community service which are key skills taught to the youth that participate in the program. |
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What groups/organizations are you affiliated with that might be good connections for us as community partners, sponsors, fans, etc.?
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| I was speaking to my barber, and she is interested in hanging posters and supporting the team. Her shop’s name is Snip N Styles Barbershop and it’s located Herndon, VA. She has a big clientele base and maybe useful in recruiting more players and/or potential sponsors. |
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What talent and skill sets can you offer to help the team and sport grow?
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| I am a certified Varsity football official in the state of Virginia. I also coach a youth football team in Manassas and I led (head coach) a youth team in Ohio to a national run two years in a row (2020/2021). My profession is in Cybersecurity, and I am familiar with various IT skills including being a webmaster. |
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What are your social media handles?
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Facebook – Carrie Hall
Twitter – CHallThaGreat
Instagram – c_hallthagreat
Snapchat – c_halldadon |
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Who was your childhood idol? Why?
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| Michael Jackson: he used a talent other than sports to inspire the masses across several decades. |
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Who is your biggest supporter?
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| My Girlfriend, Solemuli Afaese |
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If you could have a conversation with anyone, dead or alive, who would you choose? Why?
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| My Dad just to make sure that he is at peace and let him know that I am doing all the things I set out to do in life. |
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Who is your female sports idol? Why?
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| Pat Summitt: She dominated a position (Head Coach) that was primarily viewed as one that only a man could perform proficiently at. |
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Who is your favorite NFL player or WFA player? Why?
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| Nick Chubb (#24/RB Cleveland Browns): He does everything so gracefully and humbly. He doesn’t brag, he doesn’t trash talk; he just runs your ass over and hands the ball to the ref in the endzone. He works hard off the field in the weight room and he’s just a standup guy. |
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What are your favorite hobbies or special interests?
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| Football, LEGOs, cybersecurity, Marvel movies, suspenseful movies/tv shows |
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What is your favorite movie?
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| Remember The Titans |
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What is your favorite TV show?
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| The Blacklist |
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What is your favorite travel location?
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| Aruba |
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What is your favorite food?
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| Fried Chicken Wings |
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What is your favorite book?
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| Hatchet |
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Who is your favorite musician or group?
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| Michael Jackson |
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What is your favorite quote?
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| “ (Now) Faith is the substance of things hoped for, and evidence of things not seen.” – Hebrews 11:1 |
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How would you describe yourself in three words?
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| Alive. Optimistic. Determined |
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What are some of your lifetime aspirations or goals you wish to share?
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My aspirations and goals are ever changing because I’ve been blessed to achieve a lot of them. Some of my new goals include:
Winning the WFA Championship in my hometown in front of family and friends
Making Team USA, playing abroad and winning a gold medal Completing my master’s degree in Information Security Engineering Buying my first home
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What was the first sport you ever played?
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Baseball
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What is your favorite sports memory?
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Being the first female head coach to win the league championship back in OH
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How did you hear about women’s tackle football?
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| In 2009, I was just discharged from the Navy due to an undiagnosed illness. I was 19 and devastated. I planned on being in the Navy until I was in my 40s. I needed something to relieve my stress and release my anger. I was applying for college on Stark State’s campus, and I saw a poster about the Cleveland Fusion in the cafeteria… the rest was history. |
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Why do you want to play women’s football?
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| I was playing with boys from age 11 to 17. All of them had at least the opportunity to play the game at the next level and some even at the highest level but that was never the case for me. I really played it with no incentive, just pure love for the game. Women’s football now allows me to play with some incentive: to make a Pro team, to earn a starting spot, to break records and make records, to be the best and be playing the game that I love at the highest level. I’m truly in Heaven. I’m truly living in a dream that I didn’t have 20 years ago. |
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What does it mean to you to become a D.C. Diva?
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| To be apart of such a historic, prominent women’s football organization means everything to me. I remember being envious of Trigger McNair and Kenyetta Grigsby wishing I could be surrounded by likeminded women like them. Women who really wanted to play as one and win a championship so bad that they could taste it but also knowing that it wasn’t happening without hard work, dedication, and sacrifice. I know that that is the culture that I’m joining here as a Diva, and I am beyond ready to put that same kind of work in. |
