Field Hockey
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Overview
The field hockey program at Bement is designed for beginning to more advanced players. Currently, we have one team with an emphasis on teaching basic skills to new players while helping more advanced players learn new techniques. Position play is emphasized as players learn how to be effective on the field in game play in a variety of positions. Often the older players act as mentors to new players, helping them learn the basic skills. This helps not only in skill development but also coming together as a team. We compete against other middle school teams as well as reserve teams from local private schools. A highlight of our season is the Bement Field Hockey Jamboree which includes 12 middle school teams from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont and has been held at Bement for more than 40 years.
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Coaches
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Amanda Carter
CoachAmanda Carter attended secondary school at Tabor Academy in Marion, Massachusetts where she played a multitude of sports, including field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, and rowed first boat in crew. Ms. Carter enjoys athletics and all of the attributes that come with it: mind, body, spirit being of the most important pillars that support the foundation of a well-rounded student athlete. In her free time, Ms. Carter enjoys riding horses, biking, hiking, and sailing. -
Alexandra O'Sullivan
CoachFrom a long lineage of teachers, Alexandra attended the same independent school in Providence, Rhode Island from nursery to her senior year! After graduating college, she sought out a teaching position in an independent school and wound up in Denver, CO teaching at a wonderful K-8 private school for ten years. After moving back east to be near family and nurturing her daughters for several years at home, Alexandra is ready to bring her energy and joy for life-long learning back into the classroom. Alexandra delights in connecting with all of her students, their families, and her colleagues. She is passionate about designing curriculum that maximizes student learning. Her hobbies include snuggling her daughters, reading, traveling, cooking and making music and art!
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Mary Katherine Waldie
CoachMary Kate started taking Spanish in Kindergarten, and has loved it ever since. She majored in Spanish and Economics at Union College, studied abroad in Spain, and just took another trip to Spain this past summer.
She is looking forward to teaching in the lower school this year, focusing on Spanish language and the cultures of various Spanish-speaking
countries. Outside of Spanish Mary Kate is passionate about health and wellness. She has a Masters in Public Health from UMASS Amherst. In addition to teaching Spanish, Mary Kate will be working on further developing wellness at Bement, coaching Field Hockey and Lacrosse, and is a dorm parent at Haas House.