Ian Scally

Born: 10 January 1979

Position: Forward

Height/Weight: -

International Caps: 41

International Goals: 7

Years on National Team:
2003 USA  National Team
2004 USA  National Team
2005 USA  National Squad
2006-07 USA National Squad
2007-08 USA National Squad

Regional Training Center: Moorpark

Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hometown: Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Residence: Thousand Oaks, Calif.

High School: Oak Park High School, Oak Park, Calif. ('97)

College:

• Moorpark College
• Business

Occupation: Business Development Director, RAAS
Agoura Hills, Calif.

Playing Career:

• Early Career
  Began playing field hockey at age 5 after being introduced to the game by family members. Grandfather Luis represented Argentina in the 1948 Olympic Games while father Gabriel played for Argentina at the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games.

• International Highlights
  2003 - U.S. National Team...U.S. Pan American Cup Qualifier Team (Santo Domingo/2nd)...USA Eagles Cal Cup Champions...U.S. Pan American Games team (5th/Santo Domingo)...2004 - U.S. National Team...Pan American Cup (7th, London, Ontario)...2005 - U.S. National Squad...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)...XV Pan American Games Team (Rio de Janeiro, 7th)...2008 - Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Auckland, NZL; 6th)
   
• National
  
2006 -Won USA Field Hockey National Championship Tournament with Moorpark (Chula Vista, Calif.)...2007 - Won USA Field Hockey National Championship with Moorpark High Performance Center (Chula Vista, Calif.)

Personal:

Career high: Cal Cup goal vs. San Jose in 2002. (It was kind of selfish actually)
Career low: Temper explosions
Sport Ambition: To win an Olympic medal
The most influential people in sporting career: Luis Scally (grandfather) and Gabriel Scally (father). They showed me how to love hockey. My whole family. All of them have played hockey or rugby in the past and are very supportive of everybody's athletic career.
Favorite place to play: Hurling club in Argentina because I grew up there
Other than hockey my favorite Olympic sport is: Soccer
Most people don't know that: I am of Irish descent
The most unusal thing that happend to me: I almost strangled a horse (don't worry he lived!)
Philosophy on life: Work hard and play hard
Favorites: Food: Meat; TV Show: SportsCenter; Musical Group: U2/Rolling Stones; Actor: Jim Carey; Athlete: Joe Namath; Actor: Tom Hanks
Hobbies: Snowboarding, surfing, wake boarding, bike riding, basketball, golf

Major International Competitions: