Varsity Field Hockey

HEAD COACH: Malcom Belin

MALCOLM BELIN, HEAD COACH: VARSITY FIELD HOCKEY

Having worked at Garrison Forest for the past two years, Malcom has seen exactly how great the GFS girls can be. He hopes to help them learn and grow while they work towards getting better everyday as players and people.

"I think we can do some damage on the field this season! We have been working the entire off-season to earn the outcome that we want this year."

Member of Ocelots Field Hockey from 2000-2005
Level 1 USA Field Hockey Coaching Certification-2017
Coach at Garrison Forest 2017-Present
Assistant Coach, Reach Field Hockey 2017-2018

Email: belmalc3@gmail.com

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Sarah Dawson

SARAH DAWSON, ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: VARSITY FIELD HOCKEY

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

University of Iowa, Bachelor of Arts, Health and Sports Studies

USFHA Level 2 Coaching Certification

Positive Coaching Alliance Double Goal Coach Certification

PLAYING EXPERIENCE:

University of Iowa Field Hockey Team, 2001-2004

2004 First Team All American

2004 First Team All Big Ten

2004 Big Ten Conference Champions

Member of US Women’s National Field Hockey Team, 2005-2010

2005, 2009 Champions Challenge

2006 World Cup

2007 Pan American Games

2009 Pan American Cup

COACHING EXPERIENCE

Braxgata HC, (Antwerp, Belgium), U18 Assistant Coach, 2008-2009

2008-2009 U18 Club Champions

Nijmegen HC, (Nijmegan, Netherlands), Trainer, 2010

Balanced Athletics (Moorestown, NJ), Clinic and Camp Director and Coach, 2010-2012

Freedom HKY (Annapolis, MD), Club Director, 2013- present

2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 U19 Regional Club Champions

2018, 2019 U16 Regional Club Champions

2018 U14 Regional Club Champions

2017 U14 National Club Championships- 2nd place

2019 U14 National Club Championships- 3rd place

Current National Ranking

Overall: #1 (MAX Field Hockey)

U14: #1 (USA Field Hockey, MAX Field Hockey)

U16: #8 (USA Field Hockey, #9 (MAX Field Hockey)

U19: #1 (MAX Field Hockey), #2 (USA Field Hockey)

USA National Indoor Team, U15 Head Coach, 2019-2020

PERSONAL:

Married to William Strydom and have three children: William Grayson (6), Berkeley (5), and Campbell (3). Currently resides in Edgewater, MD.

Email: sarah@freedomhky.com

ASSISTANT COACH: Leigh McDonald Hall '81

LEIGH MCDONALD HALL '81, ASSISTANT COACH: VARSITY FIELD HOCKEY

Garrison Forest School Alum- class of 1981: Field hockey, Soccer, Lacrosse.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE:

University of Pennsylvania B.S. in Nursing - Deans Award for the School of Nursing 1985. Field hockey four years, 1982 EAIAW Champions, Co-captain 1984, All-Ivy League Hockey Team 1984. Lacrosse four years, AIAW Mid-Atlantic Regional Champions 1982, Ivy League Rookie of the Year 1982, All-Ivy Lacrosse Team 1982-1985, Co-captain 1985. Three Ivy League Championships between hockey/lacrosse. First Women’s North-South All Star Lacrosse Game 1985.

COACHING EXPERIENCE:

Garrison Forest School - 1996 to 2002 - Field hockey and lacrosse coach for girls from Lower to Upper School. 2003 to present - Varsity Field Hockey Coach, IAAM Regular Season Champions four years, IAAM Tournament Champions 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012. Baltimore Sun Co-Coaches of the Year in 2010 with Traci Davis.

Pacas Lacrosse Program – 2002 – 2010 Program coordinator/Head Coach for elementary and middle school girls, the only inner-city girls’ team in Baltimore City. Included mentoring/coaching program for Garrison girls, including my daughter Poppy Hall. Assisted players in placement in camps, high schools, and colleges. Baltimore City Department of Recs and Parks Contribution Award 2002. Nancy Grasmick Excellence for Minority Achievement Award 2003. US Lacrosse Regions Council Commitment Award 2005.

Greater Baltimore Chapter of US Lacrosse Hall of Fame Inductee 2005 with her father Jim McDonald.

Physical Education Lower, Middle, and Upper Divisions and Varsity Field Hockey Coach

PERSONAL:

Leigh's hope, in both teaching and coaching, is that our students develop a love of movement which they carry with them throughout their lives. Friendships, life lessons, and an admiration for the capabilities of the human body and mind can all be celebrated in a gym or on a playing field. Garrison Forest School has outstanding facilities and dedicated teachers/coaches who enable our girls to create joy in everyday life.

Email: leighhall@gfs.org

ASSISTANT COACH: Catie Corbin '00

CATIE CORBIN '00, ASSISTANT COACH: VARSITY FIELD HOCKEY

In her "hay-day" Catie was an AIS and IAAM all-metro all-star field hockey goalie with a three-season total of 34 shutouts for the Garrison Grizzlies. Catie strongly believes that she owes most of that success to the cadre of assistant coaches who - although they knew little about goal-tending themselves - dedicated their time to creating workouts that would make her quick, skilled, and resilient.

Catie went on to serve as the Head Varsity Field Hockey coach at the Fountain Valley School in Colorado from 2004-2007 and has been happily assisting on the GFS coaching squad since 2015, as the goalie coach. Her philosophy as a coach is to tap into the already-existing competitiveness and drive - which all goalies must have - to help them achieve their goals by building their confidence and skills to stop the ball from going into the goal at all costs.

With the help of "Betty", our esteemed hockey ball throwing machine, she plans to organize tough conditioning drills for our goalies, to prepare them so they can push themselves to their own unique limits. Catie also hopes to build the goalies' skills and confidence to see the whole field and to voice what they see. Although she assists the Varsity Field Hockey program primarily, she will work with the coaching staff of both Varsity and JV teams to set aside times to specifically work with the goalies at both levels. She is really looking forward to working with you!

Email: catiecorbin@gfs.org

Schedule and Scores

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Team	Opponent	Date	Time	Location	Advantage	Details	Alerts
Varsity Field Hockey	Langley High School	Sep 1 2020	4:00 PM	Garrison Forest School, Zolenas Turf Field	Home	Details	Subscribe to Alerts
Varsity Field Hockey	vs. Severna Park High School	Sep 4 2020	5:00 PM	Severna Park High School	Away	Details	Subscribe to Alerts
Varsity Field Hockey	vs. Our Lady of Good Counsel	Sep 11 2020	4:00 PM	Garrison Forest School, Zolenas Turf Field	Home	Details	Subscribe to Alerts
Varsity Field Hockey	vs. Arundel High School	Sep 16 2020	4:00 PM	Garrison Forest School, Zolenas Turf Field	Home	Details	Subscribe to Alerts
Varsity Field Hockey	vs. Severn School	Sep 17 2020	4:00 PM	Severn School	Away	Details	Subscribe to Alerts
Varsity Field Hockey	vs. St. Mary's	Sep 21 2020	4:00 PM	Garrison Forest School, Zolenas Turf Field	Home	Details	Subscribe to Alerts
Varsity Field Hockey	vs. McDonogh School	Oct 1 2020	4:15 PM	McDonogh School	Away	Details	Subscribe to Alerts
Varsity Field Hockey	vs. Notre Dame Preparatory (NDP)	Oct 6 2020	4:00 PM	Garrison Forest School, Zolenas Turf Field	Home	Details	Subscribe to Alerts
Varsity Field Hockey	vs. Archbishop Spalding High School	Oct 8 2020	4:00 PM	Archbishop Spalding High School	Away	Details	Subscribe to Alerts
Varsity Field Hockey	vs. Maryvale Preparatory	Oct 13 2020	4:00 PM	Maryvale Preparatory	Away	Details	Subscribe to Alerts
Varsity Field Hockey	vs. Bryn Mawr	Oct 15 2020	4:00 PM	Garrison Forest School, Zolenas Turf Field	Home	Details	Subscribe to Alerts
Varsity Field Hockey	vs. John Carroll	Oct 20 2020	4:00 PM	John Carroll	Away	Details	Subscribe to Alerts
Varsity Field Hockey	vs. Mt. De Sales Academy	Oct 22 2020	4:00 PM	Garrison Forest School, Zolenas Turf Field	Home	Details	Subscribe to Alerts
Varsity Field Hockey	IAAM Tournament: First Round	Oct 27 2020	TBD		TBD	Details	Subscribe to Alerts
Varsity Field Hockey	IAAM Tournament: Quarter-Finals	Oct 29 2020	TBD		TBD	Details	Subscribe to Alerts
Varsity Field Hockey	IAAM Tournament: Semi-Finals	Nov 3 2020	TBD		TBD	Details	Subscribe to Alerts
Varsity Field Hockey	IAAM Tournament Championship	Nov 8 2020	TBD		TBD	Details	Subscribe to Alerts