ABOUT THE OWNER
BACKGROUND - COACHING STYLE - COACHING PHILOSOPHY - DIRECTOR PHILOSOPHY
ABOUT THE OWNER​
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Coach Bishop is proud native of Maine.
She was born and raised in Brunswick Maine.
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Bishop grew up with a large family - all athletes. Her father was a soccer coach and all her siblings played sports year round.
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She is the oldest of 4. She has younger twin sisters and a brother who is the youngest.
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A 4 - Varsity sport athlete at Brunswick, she played field hockey, basketball, indoor track and outdoor track.
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She participated in the USAFH Futures Program for 3 years and competed in the USAFH Track and Field Junior Olympics for High Jump and 4x100.
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Graduating from Brunswick in 2000 - she then attended Keene State College. She graduated from KSC in 2005 with a BS in Physical Education / Teacher Certification.
​After graduating from KSC - she relocated to Middletown, CT.
In 2006 she was hired as the Assistant Coach at Mercy High School. 3 years later she became the Head Coach and remained there until she moved home in January of 2012.
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During her time in CT - she also coached Track & Field at Middletown High School and was a lead coordinating coach for NSR - an organization specializing in Recruitment and Recruitment Videos.
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Upon moving home - her goal was to offer more off season opportunities.
By March of 2012 - MAINE STYX Field Hockey was established.
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With the help of many talented coaches and committed parents and hardworking athletes - STYX is the largest club in Maine under the longest running ownership.
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Bishop is still a teacher at heart and attends and participates in multiple coaching development opportunities each year.
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USAFH Member
NFHCA Member
SafeSport Certified
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USAFH Level 1 Certified
USAFH Level 2 Certified
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Played since 1993
Keene Middle School Coach 2001 - 2004
Mercy High School Coach 2006 - 2011
MAINE STYX Field Hockey Owner 2012 - Present
Saint Joseph's College of ME Coach 2017 - 2021
USAFH Futures Coach 2018 - 2020
Sports have always been a big part of my life. They taught me life lessons, kept me out of trouble, gave me lifelong friendships and memories and made me the person I am today.
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On March 12, 2012 - we ran our first program. I had been coaching for 11 years at this point. But even after all those years - I never really knew what my coaching style or my coaching philosophy were.
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The alums will tell you - I am not the same today as I was back then. I am okay with that. I love evolving. Change is healthy and fun and exciting.
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MY COACHING STYLE
I have expectations. I will hold myself, my coaches and my players accountable.
I come prepared. I come with a plan and with purpose.
I am vocal regardless of my proximity.
I do not let mistakes go.
I like high intensity practices but I appreciate and understand the importance of slowing things down.
All feedback is important, corrective but constructive and positive reinforcement.
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MY COACHING PHILOSOPHY
The position I have allows me to work with both athletes and coaches.
And both are equally important.
I am most passionate about mentoring and empowering. Guiding my athletes to see value in the lessons and the experiences surrounding them while they play club. Empowering them by building their confidence and their life skills in an effort to prepare them for life beyond the game, beyond sports, beyond this moment in their life. I love field hockey. I love sports. But it is a part of life.
I am also extremely passionate about providing the same environment for my coaches. It is so important that they have access to information and resources. I want to build their confidence, improve their knowledge, expand their community. Collaboration is really important to me. We all bring something to the table.
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MY DIRECTOR PHILOSOPHY
I am always looking to evolve. I have a heightened sense of awareness. Always listening, watching and brainstorming. Even in the moment - I am planning for the future.
Programs, curriculums, terminology, expectations are all fluid.
Growth, transformation, progression. Yes, yes and yes.
This is a team sport - but the decisions regarding an individual are made with that individual in mind. Athletes all need different things at different times. What is good for one, is not good for another, even if they are from the same town or same family, they are the same age, have played the same amount of time, had the same coaches.
We have to consider the person, physically, mentally, emotionally, intellectually, socially.
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I never make an uneducated decision. I am always using my experiences and my knowledge to drive my decisions. If there is something I do a certain way - there is a reason. I am always weighing the pros and cons.
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