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Is the fake 9th place Olympic finish better than the real 10th place WC finish? Zero improvement in 2 yrs.

18 HCs from the soccer WC have resigned, been fired or not extended. 37% of all the coaches! It is time for Parnham & Passmore 2 b fired

@USAFieldHockey make changes!

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Burning preseason ???s
1. How many internationals will b on the NC team?
2. Does @nufhcats win another NC w/out Zimmer?
3. Can @TerpsFH get back 2 the tourney?
4. Who wins the ACC?
5. Can Matson win a semifinal?
6. Does @PennStateFH have the softest schedule?

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Hoskins - Fail
Parnham - Fail
Passmore - Fail
Pipeline - Fail
Centralization - Fail
Player development - Fail
Grow the game - Fail
World ranking - Fail
FIH pro league - Fail
World Cup - Fail

Final Grade: F

2 yrs to LA @USAFieldHockey what do u do?

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@FHROX1 yep. Swing and a miss on that take. A tie against the #2 team in the world seemed like progress but in hindsight it was apparition

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best game the US has played in 7 yrs. should get them into the medal round. defense played great. Moving Hoffman out of the middle was smart. Please stop with the aerials 8 turnovers in 1st half. Dont care what Passmore said. they were better in the 2nd h with less aerials

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That just sucked. Initial observations
-Is Caarls Simon Hoskins niece? Playing her over Yeager is terrible on every level
-D appears better but really isn’t. Dedicating entire team 2 D leads to no O
-Zero ability to transition thru midfield see #2
-Pay2play isn’t working

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Scotland game was a win = good thing but the team went back 2 over handling & bad passing against a team they knew they would beat. Well coached teams work on getting better against inferior opponents. When Zimmer and Sessa pass the ball the team is so much better

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don’t sh*t the bed against GER

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naming a Dutch player 2 the WC team who spends more time in Europe than she does in the US is a big FU to all American players who r in the pipeline. well done @USAFieldHockey

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4 anyone who thinks a program can’t be turned around in 2 years 👀 @USMNT. Pochettinno hired in ‘24

From ESPN
“Pochettinno went about creating a culture where there were no guaranteed spots, reputations counted for little, and everything had to be earned”

@USAFieldHockey

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Cont

- Yeager isn’t a forward
- defense of Dykema, Crouse and Danahy needs to change
- Subbing every 3 min isn’t tiring other teams out & destroys any flow
- Relying on 60 yd aerials from Schoenbeck to move the ball isn’t a strategy

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When will @USAFieldHockey get tired of losing?

2 years to LA. There is time to get better but

- Passmore & Parnham need 2 go
- Hoffman passes it to the other team more than the US
- D’Ariano is no Matson
- Dixon & Adams should never b on the team
- Deberdine can’t pass

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Credit where credit is due. Sessa & Zimmer have showed up so far in this tournament

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same ol’ same ol’

only one game but all the same problems

Hiding in Charlotte for 6 months hasn’t improved a thing

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Fail. The social media person isn’t a smary pants

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Smary pants 🧠🤓🕺
🗞️: https://t.co/HL2t7ojF92

#GoHoos

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@FHROX1 Why do they even track stats if they aren’t important?

Yeager had 9 game winners & carried her team to the finals

Heck wasn’t even nominated which is a joke

and i’m not even sure she was the best player on her team

that’s my take

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Stats matter except when selecting the Honda winner
G A Pt GW
van Kempen 23 7 53 4
Yeager 15 10 40 9
Zimmer 5 17 27 0
Brough 6 3 15 1

Zimmer stick stopped for a player who scored 15

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If stick stopping gets u the Honda then why wasn’t van Kempen’s stopper nominated

add in @NUFHCats questionable stat counting history to promote certain players….other nominees had no chance

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which org does more damage to FH’s growth in the US @USAFieldHockey or @NFHCA? Sad that both orgs r so incompetent

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@Herby6896621 @USAFieldHockey Good point on the selection process. I fear it is broken beyond repair. Too many $$s at stake to change it

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Legit question about @USAFieldHockey. What is a successful ‘26 for the WNT? Top 10 ranking? Medal round at WC? Pro league qualification? Curious for opinions