David Passmore, U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach
With more than 20 years of coaching international field hockey under his belt, Passmore has worked with men, women and junior teams as well as regional and club programs. He joined the USA staff after serving as the assistant coach for Ireland’s Women’s National Team and Ireland’s National Development and U-21 Head Coach. He combined his field hockey coaching roles with being an Assistant Professor in Sports Science at Dublin City University, where he specialized in coaching science and talent development.
Prior to that, Passmore was the assistant coach for Great Britain and England from 1999 to 2005. In that time, he was the assistant coach at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, where the team finished eighth. In 2001, he was the assistant coach for the England’s Men’s Team that claimed fifth at the Champions Trophy. He was at the helm of the Ireland’s Men’s National Team from 2004 to 2009, where he increased their world ranking from 25 to 18, a role he performed simultaneously with that of Performance Director.
Passmore was named head coach of the USWNT in 2022, leading his team to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the FIH Olympic Qualifier in January 2024.
Maddie Hinch, U.S. Women's National Team Goalkeeper Coach
A world-renown goalkeeper, Hinch is a decorated athlete who made her debut for Great Britain in 2008. She went on to represent England and Great Britain in 186 combined international caps. She is a two-time Olympic medalist, leading her teams to gold at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. She earned FIH Goalkeeper of the Year awards in 2016, 2017 and 2018, and was named Officer of the Order of the British Empire by the King of England in 2023. After a 13-year career, Hinch retired in 2023.
In 2017, Hinch founded MH1 Coaching which specialized and focused on goalkeeping specific training. After its inception, it rapidly grew and is now considered the United Kingdom’s most successful goalkeeper coaching company running camps, clinics and coach education worldwide. Hinch served as the assistant coach at the University of Connecticut in the 2023 season before joining the USWNT staff in March 2024.
Thomas Tichelman
Tichelman’s career is distinguished by his contributions to the sport as the founder of SportWays BV and co-founder of SportsInq BV, organizations dedicated to advancing field hockey excellence. He has served as an assistant coach for the Netherlands’ Men’s and Women’s National Teams, working alongside iconic coaches like Paul van Ass, Max Caldas, and Roelant Oltmans. His achievements include gold medals at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the FIH Hockey Pro League in 2023 and 2024, and the 2023 European Championship, as well as silver medals at the 2014 World Cup and London 2012 Olympic Games.
Currently, Tichelman is active in the Hockey India League as an assistant coach and consults for the U.S. Women’s National Team, lending his expertise to support their growth on the international stage. His diverse experiences offer invaluable lessons for coaches looking to enhance player development at all levels.
Hannah Jaussen, USWNT Physiotherapist
Hannah Jaussen works for the United States Performance Center (USPC) as the Head Athletic Trainer for the USWNT. She is primarily responsible for athlete management, GPS monitoring and team periodization.
Prior to joining the staff at USPC, Jaussen served as the Head Athletic Trainer for the Navy men's basketball and squash teams. She also was a Co-Investigator for the CARE Consortium Concussion Research at USNA. She joined the Navy athletic department after working at Virginia Commonwealth University and Saint Francis University.
Hannah earned her B.S. in Athletic Training from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. She then graduated from Utah State University with a M.S. in Health and Human Movement with an emphasis in Sports Medicine.
Mark Egner, U-18 USWNT Head Coach
Mark Egner currently serves as Head Coach of the U.S. U-18 Women’s National Team and has led the Dartmouth College field hockey program since 2020.
Prior to Dartmouth, he spent five seasons at William & Mary and two years as an assistant coach at Longwood University. Before moving to the United States, Egner coached for four years in his native Ireland, including roles as assistant coach and video coordinator for the Irish U-18 and Senior National Teams in 2012. He later took the helm at Fermoy Hockey Club as head coach.
A dedicated coach educator, Egner has led numerous Level 1 and Level 2 Instructional Coaching Clinics and workshops across the country. He recently earned his FIH Level 5 Coach Certification and holds a Master’s degree in Performance Coaching.
Bert Remmerswaal, Guest Coach
Remmerswaal brings a plethora of coaching experience, most recently as the head coach of the first mens team at Xenios Hockey Club in Amsterdam and staff educator at SportWays hockey camps. Previously, he was assistant coach for the first ladies team at SCHC and assistant coach for the first mens team at Almeerse Hockey Club.
Remmerswaal has also competed at the international level, as a member of the Dutch National Indoor Team from 2009 to 2012. He is also an FIH Level 3 Coach.
