News Release
February 7, 2010

Local Women's Football Team Announces New Partnership to help Women

Contact: Black Widows Owner Ahmad Newton, 805 652, info@blackwidowsfootball.com

Contact: Ron Petrovich, Creator, I Am A Woman and I Know Football 484 560 5410, amawomanandiknowfootball@gmail.com

The Ventura Black Widows love football and they want other women to learn to love and know football. This is why they have teamed up with I Am A Woman And I Know Football, an organization that has one
goal- Make Learning Football Fun for Women.

Women's Tackle football is one of the fastest growing sports in the
United States. Teachers, lawyers, students, and women who never knew about the sport are now joining in to play the sport. Some of these women never learned the rules until recently because nobody taught them or they were too intimidated.

Today, there are more than 130 women’s tackle teams across this country, Canada, Japan and Europe.  These women, who play in full pads and utilize NFL rules, participate in several leagues, including the Women’s Football Alliance, http://www.wfafootball.com,Independent Women’s Football League, http://www.iwflsports.com, and Women’s Spring Football League, http://www.WSFLwomen.com.

Ahmad Newton, of California, owner of the Black Widows http://www.blackwidowsfootball.com jumped into this sport. He says, "There is a bright future for women's football and it's exciting to watch women play so hard."  Ahmad said it's about fun and education right now. "If more women can learn the game, they'll enjoy our team, our league and any other type of football. Football is the number one sport, so, whatever we can do to teach women, we all win."  He adds that, "The I Am A Woman and I Know Football lessons are fun and a simple way to learn the basics."  He also runs another women's team, the Utah Frost, an indoor/arena women's football club www.utahfrost.com. 

The creator of I Am A Woman And I Know Football, http://iamawomanandiknowfootball.com, Ron Petrovich, says, "Ahmad and his team have such dedication for the game and it's a privilege to partner with them on this mission."   I Am A Woman And I Know Football breaks down learning into 10 Secret Rules in which women will learn about all facets of the game. Experts who have reviewed this say it's one of the best teaching videos they have ever seen." The former television producer  adds, "No matter what your background in sports is, "You will learn and have fun with our program." In this partnership, The DVDs, I Am A Woman And I Know Football will be sold at games, with a portion of profits being donated
to local charity. 

Women Teach Women Football

By Lisa Mitchell

Kutztown Patriot Editor, September 17, 2009 For more of this story, click on or type the URL below:

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A desire to help his daughters better understand football, creator Ron Petrovich, of Upper Macungie Township, was inspired to create the DVD “I Am a Woman and I Know Football.”

Petrovich said the DVD is meant to be entertaining, educational and fun, teaching football to girls and women.

“Just to make the world a better place and to help women learn about football,” he said.

His college-aged daughters, Mantha and Alexis, who attend Penn State, wanted to learn football.

“During our research, we discovered that many women seek a better understanding about rules and basics,” he said. “These women who wanted to know included moms, grandmothers, women who never played sports, cheerleaders and former cheerleaders.”

Petrovich is a former television producer and news manager. He works for Medstar Television based out of Allentown, selling medical stories to TV stations and Internet Web sites. He conducted this project in his spare time.

“Our goal at I Am A Woman and I Know Football is to teach women about football. We call our DVD The 10 Secret Rules to Female Football Success, but there are no secrets. We just like to poke fun of goofy, self-help gurus,” stated the Web site, http://iamawomanandiknowfootball.com.

More than a dozen women of all ages and backgrounds collaborated with award-winning television producers, photographers, editors, actresses, coaches and players to deliver a DVD that entertains and teaches, said Petrovich.

Petrovich really enjoys watching football. “I like that it’s so easy to watch. It’s a great TV sport. I like the scheming and the hitting,” he said.

Petrovich often attends KU football games. He thinks the quality of play is really good.

“I think that for this size school there’s a lot of school spirit,” he said. “I like to be close to the action.”

Petrovich contacted Coach Monica in spring 2007.

“I took a chance and everyone was super nice and accommodating,” he said.

By fall 2008 the project began with filming at the Kutztown University stadium, home of the Golden Bears.

KU players Shane Kadlac, Keith Massey, Jason Henshaw, Miles Scott, Mike Dietrich, Ryan Kemmerer, Jared Haas, Craig Croman, Andre Fisher, Sam McKellar, and Mike Clark demonstrated plays and real game situations.

According to Petrovich, KU Athletic Director Greg Bamberger, Coordinator of Media and Information Josh Leiboff and Coach Raymond Monica “generously delivered credibility.”

Associate Professor Leonard J. Barish was instrumental in securing actual game footage for this DVD.

Women were the instructors, local actors who answered questions, explained elements of the game step-by-step in simple and fun ways, and demonstrated lessons.

Civic Theater actress Kate Oswalt served as an instructor and recruited Renee Lorenzetti, Traci L. Ceschin, Patricia Welle, Melissa Haas, Will Morris and Starlitt Navarro. Also, actress Courtney Mitchell joined the crew from DeSales University’s theater program.

After many revisions and editing over a two-year period, the video has been released in time for the football season. The DVD can be purchased online via or at the Kutztown University Bookstore.

“It’s been fun,” he said about the project.

His favorite part of the process was being creative and working with everyone. Petrovich was surprised at how much fun he had working with the players, the instructors and everyone else who had a hand in this DVD.