Abi Mendonca
Director and Coach
Abi Mendonca is the Owner and Director of A&C Field Hockey Academy. Abi is one of the most experienced coaches for girl’s and women’s field hockey in Ontario. She has extensive experience coaching athletes from beginner to elite, from club and high school to Canadian university, in both indoor and outdoor field hockey.
Abi is authentic and truly passionate about helping to develop the sport of field hockey in Canada. Her honesty, respect, integrity, persistence, and warmth is naturally imparted to athletes and parents with whom she works and interacts.
Please see her playing and coaching experience below:
University
- Assistant Coach & Defence Specialist, University of New Brunswick, 1995-2000
- Atlantic Conference Champions, 1995-2000
- Head Coach/Camp Director Summer Camp University of Maine, 1998-2000
- Head Coach Summer Camp Harvard University, 1998-2000
- Holy Cross Summer Camps, 1999
- University of Connecticut Camps, 1999-2000
- Providence University Summer Camp, 1999-2000
- Brown University Summer Camp, 2000
- Assistant Coach for 6 years at the University of New Brunswick
- Competed at University Of Toronto from 1988-1992 Second Team OUA All-Star
- CIAU (now CIS) Gold Medalist 1988
Ontario/Provincial/High Performance
- Ontario Winter Games, Silver Medalist, Muskokas, March 2010
- U-18 Development Team, Assistant Coach, 2009
- Ontario Summer Games, Head Coach, Silver Medalist, 2008
- Canada Games, Assistant Coach, Silver Medalist, 1997
- U-21 Co-Coach, Gold Medalist, 1998
- Four Nations Observation Coach representing Ontario, 1998
- U-18 Co-Coach, Gold Medalist, 1997
- U-18 Co-coach, Gold Medalist, 1996
- Assistant Coach Senior and U-21, 1993-1995
- Provincial Indoor and Outdoor Assistant Coach, 1993-1998
- Competed as a provincial athlete from age 13-26 years
Club Hockey
- Silver Medalists, Ontario Winter Games, MFHC Coach U-14, 2010
- MFHC Indoor U-14, Philadelphia tournament, 2010
- Coached Titans Club Indoor Season U-18, 2005
- Coached GOA Ladies, 1993-2000
- Played club hockey for 25 plus years