Vanita Krouch

Vanita Krouch (born September 1980)

Career After graduating SMU in 2003, Krouch continued to play basketball in semi-pro and adult leagues. She started playing flag football in 2006 after looking for local Dallas-area activities. With the US national team she won gold at the 2018 and 2021 IFAF Flag Football World Championship as well as the 2023 IFAF Americas Championships. She also led the team to the silver medal at the 2022 World Games. In Finland in 2024, she led the American team to a third consecutive title at the 2024 IFAF Women's Flag Football World Championship.

She was the offensive coordinator for the NFC at the NFL Pro Bowl flag football game in 2023, alongside Eli Manning as NFC head coach and DeMarcus Ware as NFC defensive coordinator.

Personal life As of 2024, she lives in Carrollton, Texas and teaches PE at La Villita Elementary School. She has helped raise funds for the Texas flag football team Austin Fury, founded by the parents of her US national teammate Ashlea Klam. She wears the number 4 jersey and has her own clothing line, 4Ward Apparel.