USA Field Hockey Fills Boys Engagement Manager Roles

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – After an extensive search, USA Field Hockey is pleased to name Jesse Larson and Paul Singh as the two individuals who will fill the Boys Engagement Manager role. Larson will oversee the east coast while Singh will manage the west coast.

“We were very impressed with the level of interest and number of quality applicants who applied for the Boys Engagement Manager positions,” said Grant Fulton, USA Field Hockey’s Director of Junior High Performance. “We will put together a robust and sustainable boy's development plan to grow the game for boys across the country. We are very fortunate to have Jesse and Paul to help build a central resource for grassroots growth for boys.”

To better align with the revamped U.S. Men’s National Team’s Junior High Performance Pathway, the Boys Engagement Manager role was restructured into a two-person job that is split between the east and west coast. Larson and Singh will work remotely with Fulton to drive the growth of boys’ field hockey in the United States, leveraging the excitement of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games to measurably expand participation.

This dynamic role focuses on creating sustainable recreational opportunities to discover, play, learn, compete, and improve field hockey, in targeted "hotspots" across the country. The position will expand awareness, interest, engagement, and opportunities for boys to play field hockey from grassroots to recreational levels, ultimately feeding into USA Field Hockey’s Men’s Olympic Pathway programming.

Larson has an extensive coaching background that includes heavy involvement in the club scene. In 2008, he started coaching at SPark Field Hockey Club out of Severna, Md. In September 2019, he became the club president and supervisor where he implemented curriculum to more than 200 athletes of all different skill levels between the ages of 8 to 40, while also mentoring coaches and umpires. In 2021, when SPark Field Hockey Club merged with Freedom HKY, he joined as the indoor technical director, bringing his expertise from years on the U.S. Men’s National Indoor Team. Since 2025 he has been the assistant club director of Freedom HKY.

While simultaneously involved in the club scene, Larson has been the president of the dcDragons adult organization since 2015 and since has operated the successful nonprofit with year-round programs for more than 200 members. He was the head varsity coach at Indian Creek School from 2017 to 2024, has earned his USA Field Hockey Level III Certification, and was a Futures Sites Director in 2011. In May 2025, Larson was named as assistant coach of the men’s U-16 and U-18 Performance Team and “A” Team.

“Field hockey has been such an important part of my life, opening the world to me in terms of travel and more importantly in the friendships that I have made,” commented Larson. “I love the sport and the community and I’m excited to work with USA Field Hockey to ensure those experiences are available to the next generation of male hockey players.”

A name already known within the men’s side of the game, Singh has truly dedicated his time to coaching since retiring from playing internationally in February 2024.

Singh has coached within the junior men’s program since 2014 in various roles. He was a volunteer assistant coach in a handful of training and Talent Identification camps, and was an assistant coach at the 2021 3-Nations Series featuring Chile, Mexico and USA, hosted in Moorpark, Calif. In May 2025 he was named the technical specialist for the junior men’s pathway and he was recently the U-21 squads’ assistant coach at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games, where the Junior Wolves finished fourth. In September, he was named the U-21 USMNT Head Coach. Singh holds a USA Field Hockey Level 3 Coaching Certification and is the director and coach of the Ventura County Red Devils in Moorpark, Calif.

On top of Singh’s USA Field Hockey involvement, his coaching resume extends to other organizations and clubs. In 2014 he became an assistant coach and umpire for RUSH Field Hockey Club. That stint lasted two years before his playing career took him abroad and he became the head coach of the U-16 Boys and Women’s 3’s teams at Southgate Hockey Club in England. From 2017 to 2019 he was the assistant coach of the U-14 Boys and Girls, U-16 Boys and U-16 Girls groups at the HTC Stuttgarter Kickers in Germany.

In February 2024, Singh retired from the U.S. Men’s National Team following a 12-year playing career. He competed in many international tours, friendlies, and series, including three Pan American Cups (PAC) and two Pan American Games (PAG). Most notability he helped USA to bronze medal finishes at both the 2017 PAC and 2019 PAG, ending a 24-year medal drought at the latter event.

“Field Hockey is given me a lot, from growing up in Moorpark and playing since I was 6 years old and then representing Team USA at the highest level,” commented Singh. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to give back as Boys Engagement Manager for the west coast and to work with Jesse and all clubs, coaches, and families to expand access and opportunities for boys across the region and build a talent pool for our next generation of boys for 2032-2036.”

Congratulations to both Larson and Singh on their new roles with USA Field Hockey!