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Head Coach Tracey Belbin

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Born: 24 June 1967

Appointment: U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach, January, 1999

Hometown: Tingalpa, Queensland, Australia

Residence: Virginia Beach, Va.

High School: Mackay State High School '84

College:

  • University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia ('93)
  • Double major in psychology

Personal: Married to John Pretorius, daughter Mariska
(born May, 2001)

Coaching Career

  • Head Women’s Coach, U.S. Field Hockey Association, January 1999
  • Head Coach Women’s Hockey, Queensland Academy of Sport, 1998
  • Head Coach Women’s Hockey, ACT Academy of Sport, 1997-98
  • ACT U21 Women’s Coach, 1997-98
  • Assistant Coach Women’s National Hockey League, Canberra Strikers, 1997-98
  • Assistant Coach, National Intensive Training, 1997
  • Assistant National Coach, South African Hockey Association, 1996
  • Hockey coach, Potchefstroom University, Republic of South Africa, 1996
  • 1st Grad Club Coach, Brisbane Women’s Hockey, 1992-94

Playing Career Highlights:

  • Member of Australian Senior Women’s Hockey Team, 1985-94
  • Olympic Games 5th place, 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games
  • World Cup silver Medalist, 1990 World Cup, Sydney
  • Order of Australia Medal, 1989
  • Olympic Gold Medalist, 1988 Seoul Olympic Games
  • Champions Trophy Silver Medalist, 1987 Champions Trophy, Amsterdam
  • North Queensland Sporting Hall of Fame, 1996
  • Mackay Sporting Hall of Fame, 1994
  • Member Canberra Strikers National League Hockey Team, 1997-98
Year Tournament Site Position
2002 10th World Cup Perth, Australia 9th
2002 International Atlantic Cup
(USA, IRL, SCO, MEX)
Virginia Beach, Va. 1st
2002 USA vs India WC Qualifiying Series Cannock, England 1st
2002 Japan 6 Nations International
(KOR, AUS, RUS, JPN, GER, USA)
Gifu, Japan 6th
2002 1st Champions Challenge Johannesburg, South Africa 5th
2001 3rd Korea Telecom Cup Seongnam, Korea 6th
2001 Americas Cup Kingston, Jamaica Silver
2000 Olympic Qualifying Tournament Milton Keynes, England 6th
2000 Argentina Four Nation
(ARG, NZL, ESP, USA)
Mar del Plata, Argentina 4th
1999 Sydney International Hockey Challenge Sydney, Australia Silver
1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada Silver
1999 Canada Four Nation Tourn
(USA, CAN, JPN, IRE)
Vancouver, Canada 1st