Number and Position: #9, PK
Height/Weight: 5-4 (120 lbs)
NWFA Experience: Rookie
Nickname/ Why? Daddy; from last name Laudadio (La-daddy-o).
Hometown: Ligonier, PA
Occupation: Recreation Group Sales Manager/ Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and Spa
High school: Greensburg Central Catholic
College: Westminster College. BS in Business Administration.
Family: Cristy E. Laudadio, is the daughter of Donald and Concetta Laudadio, has one sister.
About Laudadio:
Cristy Laudadio began her athletic career in the early 90’s as a soccer player for the Ligonier YMCA, Penns Forest F.C., the Olympic Development Program and Harmarville Spartans. She went on to play four years on the Greensburg Central Catholic High School Varsity team. In her senior year, Coach Muzzy Colosimo asked Cristy to be a place kicker on the Varsity Football Team thus making her one the of the first women to play football at Greensburg Central. She demonstrated great proficiency at converting field goals from as far as forty yards. Upon her graduation in 1999, Cristy received the school's highest honor for women scholar-athletes, The Bishop Connare Award for Excellence and Achievement.
With an academic and athletic scholarship, Cristy continued her soccer career at Westminster College, where she played outside midfield. As an avid adventure sportsmen throughout college, Cristy also achieved certifications in Professional Ski Instruction, Rock Climbing and Ropes Course Instruction.
Cristy graduated in 2003 with a BS in Business Administration, and was subsequently hired by Red Bull Pittsburgh, a division of Red Bull Energy Drink. After three years of employment with Red Bull Energy Drink, Cristy moved on to work for Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and Spa. She is the Recreation Group Sales Manager at Nemacolin, where she works to this day. In the spring and summer seasons she is a certified Raft Guide and Rock Climbing Instructor with Wilderness Voyageurs in Ohiopyle, PA. Also, she is the head coach for the YMCA Kickers Youth Soccer Team in Ligonier, PA. She resides at Hidden Valley Ski Resort where she spends her spare time mountain biking, kayaking, doing yoga, skiing and playing the guitar.
The Pittsburgh Passion professional women's football team was formed in March 2002. The team is owned by Passion player, Teresa Conn. The Passion competes in the National Women's Football Association (NWFA), a five year old, 36 team league, headquartered in Nashville, TN. The Passion is a member of the Northern Conference and plays an 8 game regular season schedule. Two bye weeks are built into the schedule which runs from April and June each year. The season concludes with three rounds of playoffs and a championship game during June and July. The teams play according to standard NFL rules, with the following notable exceptions; TDY size football, only one foot in bounds required following a reception and no blocking below the waist down field. -www.pittsburghpassion.com 
