Felicia Schroeder

Felicia Waldock (; born December 3, 1986) is an American retired soccer player who played for Åland United. Born deaf, she also received gold medals at the 2009 and 2013 Deaflympics with the United States women's deaf national team.

Early life and education Felicia Schroeder was born in Cincinnati on December 3, 1986, to Tom and Andrea Schroeder; she also has a sister. Schroeder was born deaf. Due to a lack of appropriate accommodations, she attended nine different schools by the time she was in third grade. As of July 2023, she continues to hold records at her high school for number of goals and assists.

She graduated from Oak Hills High School in 2005 before attending the University of South Carolina, where she was the only deaf student on campus; In 2007, while at Purdue, the team won a Big Ten Conference tournament.

In 2009, she represented the United States as a member of the US Deaf National Team and was selected to play at the 2009 Deaflympics in Taipei. Upon learning she had secured the position, Schroeder learned that "because the U.S. Olympic Committee does not sponsor the games, each player had to raise $5,000 for the trip to Taiwan". She played for a Swedish team in 2012.

In 2013, she received another gold medal at the Deaflympics.

Coaching In 2012, Schroeder took on the role of assistant coach for the women's soccer team at Texas A&M International University, where she helped the team increase their national ranking. She also coached at the University of Cincinnati, Benton Central High School, and the Ohio Elite Soccer Academy.

Teaching As of 2019, Waldock taught American Sign Language at Colerain High School and was the coach for the school's girls' soccer team. Waldock now teaches ASL 1 and 2 at Lakota West High school and is the Head JV coach for wemons soccer

Personal life Schroeder married Adam Waldock in 2014. As of 2019, they lived in Liberty Township, Ohio, and Felicia has two kids.