Shawn Hindy

Born: 20 July 1975

Position: Defender

Height/Weight:  5-11, 205

International Caps: 60


International Goals: 28

Years on National Team:
1993 USA Under-21 Team
1994 USA Under-21 Team
1995 USA National Team
1996 USA National Team
1997 USA National Team
1998 USA National Team
1999 USA National Team
2000 USA National Team
2001 USA National Team
2002 USA National Team
2003 USA National Team
2004 USA National Team
2005 USA National Squad
2006-07 USA National Squad
2007-08 USA National Squad

Birthplace: Albuquerque, N.M.

Hometown: Westlake Village, Calif.

Residence: Lehighton, Pa.

High School: Westlake HS,
Westlake Village, Calif. ('93)

College: San Diego State Univ. (BA); Radford University (MBA)

• BA Financial Services, San Diego State Univ., 2004
• Masters of Business Administration, Radford Univ., 2007

Occupation: Athletic Director and head field hockey coach,
Lehighton Area School District, Lehighton, Pa.

Playing Career:

• Early  Career
  Began playing field hockey at age 12 after seeing the sport played at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
  
• International Career

  1993 - US Under-21 Team...1994 - US Under-21 Team...1995 - U.S. National Team...1995 Olympic Festival...1996 - U.S. National Team...Pan American Junior Championships (9th)...World Cup Qualifying Tournament (10th/Cagliari, Italy)...U.S. Olympic Team alternate...1997- U.S. National Team...1998 - U.S. National Team...1999 - U.S. National Team...European Tour...U.S. Pan American Games team (5th/Winnipeg)... 2000- U.S. National Team...1st Pan American Cup (5th/Havana)...U.S. Field Hockey Male Athletes of the Year...2001 - U.S. National Team...World Cup Qualifying Tournament team (14th/Edinburgh)...2002 - U.S. National Team...Mexico 4 Nation Tournament (2nd/Salamanca)...U.S. Field Hockey Male Athlete of the Year... 2003 - U.S. National Team...1st Indoor World Cup (11th/Leipzig, GER)...Pan American Cup Qualifying Tournament (2nd/Santo Domingo)...USA Eagles California Cup champions...Pan American Games (5th/Santo Domingo)...2004 -Pan American Cup (7th/London, Ontario)...2005 - U.S. national Squad...U.S. Indoor Team...3rd Pan American Indoor Cup (3rd/Kitchener, Ontario)...2006 - U.S. National Squad...Canada Test Series (Chula Vista, Calif.)...USA vs. Trinidad & Tobago Test Series (Virginia Beach, Va.)...2007 -USA vs. Mexico Pan American Games Qualifying Series (USA wins series 2-0-1)...USA vs. Trinidad & Tobago tour (Port of Spain, TRI; USA wins series 4-0)......China 4 Nation Tournament Team (4th, CHN, JPN, EGY, USA - Lanzhou City, CHN)

   

• National
  
  High Performance Center: Mid-Atlantic
  
  2006 - Placed fourth at USA Field Hockey National Championship with Mid-Atlantic (Chula Vista, Calif.)...2007 - Placed second at USA Field Hockey Men's National Championship with Mid-Atlantic (Chula Vista, Calif.)

  Club: Univ. of Alicante, Alicante, Spain (2000-01); South Perth Wasps, Perth Australia (1998), Bulldogs Field Hockey Club (1987-2000)
  
   

• Personal
  
  Career High: Playing in the 2003 Indoor World Cup
  Career Low: Selected as first alternate for the 1996 Olympic Games
  Sport Ambition: To play in the Olympic Games
  Ambition after field hockey: Athletic Director at a major university
  Favorite place to play: Australia. They love hockey and they're great people.
  I would characterize my style of play as: Powerful, Strong
  Before every game I: Visualize the game and my playing in my head
  Most people don't know: I can speak Spanish
  I can't live without: Family, friends and Mexican food
  Other than field hockey, my favorite Olympic sport is: mogul skiing
  Favorites: Food: Mexican; TV show: Seinfeld; Movie: Ferris Bueller's Day Off; Pro Team: Lakers, Athlete: Kobe Bryant Musical group: Pearl Jam,
  Hobbies/Activities: Playing poker, coaching field hockey
  
  Other: Coached Leighton Area High School Team to a 23-1 record and a state quarterfinals appearance in first year (2006) as head coach.
   

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