NFHCA News
Empowering Field Hockey’s Future through Service and Mentorship
By Kelly Blackhurst, NFHCA Awards & Digital Communications ManagerIn our Quarterly Spotlight, we bring attention to individuals who exemplify extraordinary dedication to service within the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA). Today, we are excited to...
NFHCA announces Honorary Member class
GENEVA, NY — The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) is proud to announce this year's class of Honorary Members. The Honorary Member designation was created with the adoption of the new NFHCA bylaws in January 2021. The structure of the Honorary Member...
Empowering Athletes through Mental Health Awareness
By Angela Teeple & Melissa Katz, All In Athletes As someone who has been in the coaching profession for over two decades, I can attest to the importance of taking care of your mental health as a coach. It is easy to get wrapped up in the demands of the job and...
Creating A Healthy Team Environment
By Valerie Lohr, Director of Student Well-Being & Performance Mindset at Saint Mary's Hall (TX)Healthy thriving is the way forward. To truly thrive and connect with the reasons people choose coaching as a career, coaches and their teams must be holistically...
Baumgardner, Clark selected as Redwood Grantees
Danielle Baumgardner, The Collab, and Katie Clark, Rocky Mountain Field Hockey Club GENEVA, N.Y. — The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Sport Development Committee is pleased to announce Danielle Baumgardner and Katie Clark as the recipients of this...
Mind and Body Matters: Prioritizing Student-Athlete Health!
By Kaitlyn Wahila, Head Coach at Ithaca CollegeThis fall will be my seventh season as the head field hockey coach at Ithaca College. I have been a head coach for 12 years and an assistant coach for five. With my trusty math skills this means I have been coaching for...
NCAA Field Hockey Expansion: The Field Hockey Forward Project
GENEVA, N.Y. — Several institutions in the United States are expanding their athletic programs to include field hockey at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) level, creating new opportunities for student-athletes, coaches, and umpires while igniting...
Spotlight on Service: Celebrating Dalton Beaver
By Kelly Blackhurst, NFHCA Awards & Digital Communications ManagerPhoto Credit: Mark Palczewski In honor of National Volunteer Month, we would like to introduce Dalton Beaver, an accomplished and dedicated coach who has devoted over two decades to the development...
Unwavering Dedication: Celebrating Laura-Ann Lane
By Kelly Blackhurst, NFHCA Awards & Digital Communications ManagerIn honor of National Volunteer Month, we chatted with Laura-Ann Lane, the accomplished head field hockey coach at Nichols College and one of the 2023 recipients of the prestigious NFHCA President’s...
The Karren Mann NFHCA Collegiate Senior Team
GENEVA, N.Y. — The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) is thrilled to announce that Karren Mann has signed a gift agreement to donate $3,000 annually for ten years, from July 2023 to July 2033, to support the NFHCA Collegiate Senior Team recognition,...