NFHCA Blog
Ally Hammel – Staying in the Game
By Cassidy Strittmatter, NFHCA Digital Communications TeamState College, PA - Before beginning her career as an assistant coach at Penn State, Ally Hammel learned lessons of commitment, resilience, and responsibility while representing the United States Women’s...
Emma Mawn – Staying in the Game
By Cassidy Strittmatter, NFHCA Digital Communications TeamManchester, N.H. - Winning the 2025 NFHCA Division II Regional Coaching Staff of the Year honor does not happen by chance. It reflects a growth mindset, a willingness to pursue new opportunities, and a...
Hannah Havrilla – Staying in the Game
By Cassidy Strittmatter, NFHCA Digital Communications TeamAmbler, Pa. — As Hannah Havrilla closed the final chapter of her playing career, she reflected on how deeply field hockey had shaped her life. She knew she wanted to carry the game’s impact forward, even as she...
Hannah Maisano – Staying in the Game
By Cassidy Strittmatter, NFHCA Digital Communications TeamGambrills, Md. — Acknowledging that an athletic career has an expiration date can feel daunting. For Hannah Maisano, it became an opportunity. Rather than stepping away from field hockey when her playing days...
Marnie Reidell – Staying in the Game
By Cassidy Strittmatter, NFHCA Digital Communications TeamHarrogate, TN - As field hockey continues to evolve and grow, so does the need for coaches who understand that success is measured not only in wins, but in the lives shaped along the way. For Lincoln Memorial...
Greenleigh McGehee – Staying in the Game
By Cassidy Strittmatter, NFHCA Digital Communications TeamKUTZTOWN, PA - Most athletes experience the sport of field hockey on only one side of the whistle. But for this Kutztown University alum and standout Greenleigh McGehee, staying part of the game meant stepping...
Kristiina Castagnola – Staying in the Game
By Cassidy Strittmatter, NFHCA Digital Communications TeamGlassboro, NJ - Fate brought her full circle—back to the university where she first left her mark as a standout student-athlete. She chose to stay in the game not only for her love of field hockey, but because...
From All-American to Coach: Annabel Skubisz’s Next Chapter
By Cassidy Strittmatter, NFHCA Digital Communications TeamShippensburg, PA - Staying in the game takes many forms. But after joining the U.S Women’s National Field Hockey Team, this goalkeeper continues to make an impact in collegiate coaching-even from afar. While...
Coach Butz-Stavin’s Legacy: 50 Years & 1,100 Wins
A Half Century of Impact NFHCA Hall of Fame Coach Sue Butz-Stavin continues to solidify her status as a legend in American field hockey, and the winningest field hockey coach in U.S. history. Now in her 50th year of coaching (leading the Emmaus High School program in...
Skill, Style, and a Little Bit of Luck: Inside Wrappit Wrappit
MANAHAWKIN, NJ — For Wrappit Wrappit founder Sarah Kocmond, the spark for her business began more than a decade ago with a simple question from her then eight-year-old daughter. She had spotted a rainbow chamois wrap on an older player’s stick and wanted one of her...
Become a Member
Join the field hockey coaching community through an NFHCA membership
NFHCA members get FREE access to the NFHCA Drill Booklets, the full Drill Library, and free and discounted admission to NFHCA events, plus more!