Rob Short is a former Canadian Men’s National Field Hockey team member; professional field hockey player in The Netherlands; and founder of Rob Short Coaching Academy (RSCA). He understands the dedication it takes to be the absolute best. Since taking on numerous coaching positions with Canada’s National Program he has never failed to qualify in…
Paul joins RSCA after 10 years of coaching at the international level, with both the Canadian men’s and women’s teams. As a full-time professional coach for the last 20 years, Paul has coached at the highest level and has qualified the Canadian Men’s Team to 2 consecutive Olympic Games and has coached at numerous events…
Lizzie Priest, a native of North Vancouver, BC, is a former member of the Canadian Junior National Squad and a standout Division I field hockey goalkeeper. A four-year starter at Northeastern University, she played every game from 2009 to 2012, amassing 5,772 minutes in goal—the most in program history and among the highest all-time in…
Bindi Kullar was a member of the Canadian Men’s National Field Hockey team playing in two Olympics (Sydney 2000 and Beijing 2008); two World Cups; three Pan American games and two Commonwealth Games. Bindi was an all-star athlete throughout high-school and earned accolades as one of BC’s best high-school american football and basketball athletes. Field…
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Brad comes to RSCA after completing a short but successful National Team Career. Brad is listed as playing 13 caps for Canada with his highlight being a spectacular come from behind series victory which granted Canada qualification for the Tokyo Olympics 2020. Brad is a very skilful fast defender with a lot of game intelligence.…
Sara Goodman made her first start for Canada in 2019. Since her start in 2019 she has played in Pan American Games, Pan American Cups and a World Cup. This World Cup was Canada’s first world cup in 30+ years. Sara is a stand-out young central defender who sees the game well and rarely makes…
Elliott began playing field hockey at West Vancouver Field Hockey club at age 8. Elliott played varsity field hockey for UBC as well as playing for Canada. In 2012, Elliott moved on from international hockey to work as an Exercise Rehab Specialist in Vancouver. Elliott subsequently completed a Master’s of Kinesiology and Coaching Science at…
Matthew Sarmento is a current member of the Men’s National Field Hockey team who competed at the 2016 Olympics, 2018 World Cup & Commonwealth Games, and has earned 3 Pan American Silver medals. As a fast, attacking, dynamic forward Matthew has played over 115 games for Canada in addition to playing professionally in Germany and Belgium. With the Men’s…
Kelly Vanry joined the RSCA team as Tour Manager in 2014 as her passion for high performance sport, positive energy, great organizational skills and love of teenagers made for a perfect fit. Why does Kelly love her job? She is energized and motivated by other people’s excitement and that’s what makes her one of the best managers in…
Oliver was born in Canada but raised in Jersey, UK. He moved back to Canada in 2011, and played for the UBC Thunderbirds. After graduation he focused all his energy on playing for Canada and was successful and played in 105 international matches for his country. Oliver has recently retired from playing for Canada and…
John Smythe has played 125 caps for Canada since making his international debut in 2013. John also was fortunate to play alongside his brother Iain in a number of major tournaments for Canada. John has not officially retired but has begun his career path after completing and MBA while working and coaching at RSCA. John…
Justin grew up in the Tri-cities of British Columbia and enjoyed an upbringing that revolved around community and sport. He realized from a young age he wanted to turn the things he loves most into a career and that is exactly what he set out to do. He went on to study Kinesiology – Exercise…