Hockey - POWELL Katrina

Date of Birth: 8 Apr 1972

Gender: Female

Function : Head Coach

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events Entered

Discipline	Event	Rank
Hockey	Women AUS Australia	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Women's Pool B #W04 AUS Australia 3 ESP Spain 1	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Women's Pool B #W08 AUS Australia 6 CHN China 0	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Women's Pool B #W17 JPN Japan 0 AUS Australia 1	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Women's Pool B #W22 NZL New Zealand 0 AUS Australia 1	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Women's Pool B #W27 ARG Argentina 0 AUS Australia 2	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Women's Quarter-final #W34 AUS Australia 0 IND India 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

She played in 252 games for Australia, scoring 141 goals. She served as Hockeyroos captain for four years, and won gold medals at the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000, a World Cup gold medal in 1998, three Champions Trophy wins in 1997, 1999 and 2003, and gold at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (theguardian.com, 30 Mar 2021; smh.com.au, 30 Mar 2021)

She was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia [OAM] in 1997. (thehockeypaper.co.uk, 30 Mar 2021)

Appointment:

Other role:

She works as the coach of the New South Wales Institute of Sport [NSWIS] women's hockey programme in Australia. She has also served as a member of the International Hockey Federation [FIH] Rules Committee since 2013.

Previous role:

Since 2005 she has served in a variety of coaching roles with Hockey Australia, including national women's assistant coach from 2005 to 2012, and a member of the national women's coaching staff at the 2010 and 2018 Commonwealth Games, as well as the 2010 World Cup. She was a member of the national women's coaching support staff at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games, and assistant coach to the national women's side at the 2019 Oceania Cup. She was also head coach of the Australian team at the 2009 Junior World Cup. At club level she served as the New South Wales Arrows head coach in the Australian Hockey League [AHL] from 2015 to 2018, and was New South Wales Pride head coach in Australia's Hockey One League [which replaced the AHL] in 2019.

General Interest

General
LATE CALL UP
She was named coach of the Australia women's hockey team in March 2021, and is the first female coach of the Hockeyroos since Colleen Quinn in 1978. "It is a really quick turnaround to the Olympics and I am well aware of that but I am so excited by the opportunity that is in front of me. My objective is not to overhaul the hard work that has already been done. I am keen to bring in a fresh set of eyes, ideas and approach that will help this team be successful. My coaching style is one of athlete well-being but high expectation and discipline. We are going to work really hard with the athletes about building a purpose and having a strong way of play." (hockey.org.au, 30 Mar 2021)

SPORTING RELATIVES
Her sister Lisa also represented Australia in hockey. (hockey.org.au, 30 Mar 2021)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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