Academy staff members are chosen based on their experience, their ability to teach a diverse skill level, and their ability to identify and translate individual needs into exciting successful performance.

Stacey Gaudette






The Head Coach is Stacey Gaudette

Stacey is a very dynamic and progressive field hockey coach. She has served as a top level Division 1 assistant coach for many years specializing in all phases of field hockey. Stacey was the Northeast Regional Goalkeeper coach, has been the primary field hockey coach for top level hockey camps throughout the USA and the Site Director/ Head Coach for the Pennsylvania Goalkeepers US Futures Program. Stacey is currently the head coach at Mercy Hurst College in Pennsylvania

Stacey’s background is like a who’s who in Field Hockey, she was a goalkeeper for the US AAU’s, the US Junior National Team, US Olympic Festival Team GK and a 4 year US Field Hockey “A” Camp keeper. She remains one of the most creative US coaches in the game today. She not only motivates, but also brings excitement to the modern technical and tactical game for both field players and goalkeepers. She’ll often be found around the world at major international tournaments in an effort to keep herself up to date in the modern game of field hockey. This is Stacey’s 11th year as Head Coach of the Academy’s exceptional staff at East Coast Field Hockey.