[5] Schecter relocated to Cheshire from the United States in 2012 at the age of 22, taking up a job at an equestrian centre near Congleton,[3] where she was helping the Dutch Olympic team practice for 3-day eventing.
Prior to moving to the United Kingdom, Schecter was not a football fan and had not participated in contact sports.
Schecter was one of the first members of the Great Britain women's national American football team,[3] and would go on to be the captain.
[4] As captain, Schecter led the team to the final of the Women's European Championship of American football in 2015.
[7] Schecter contributed to the silver medal in the 2022 IFAF Women's World Championship,[8] before retiring from the national team in 2024.
[6] She was selected to represent Great Britain in the 2024 IFAF Women's Flag Football World Championship, where she was one of the team's longest-serving members.