Stacia Joseph Explained

Stacia Joseph
Birth Date:7 November 1985
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:HC Melbourne
Nationalyears1:2009–2012
Nationalteam1:Australia
Nationalcaps1:42
Nationalgoals1:1

Stacia Joseph (born 7 November 1985) is an Australian field hockey coach and former player,[1] who represented the national team.

Career

Joseph made 42 appearances for the national team.[2] She made her international debut in June 2009 against Argentina in the 2009 Women's Hockey Spar Cup, and was later included in the Australian squad for the 2009 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy.[3]

At club level, she played for Southern Storm in 2008.[4] She was later captain of the Victorian Vipers from 2011 to 2015.[5] During that time, the Vipers won the 2012 Australian Hockey League.[5] In 2014, she was named the Victorian Premier League's most valuable player.[6]

In 2016, she became the Victorian Institute of Sport's head hockey coach.[5] During the 2018 Commonwealth Games, she was one of eight female coaches who worked in the Australian Institute of Sport's development program.[2]

Personal life

Joseph has worked as a physical education teacher.[5] She had a child in 2018.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. hockey.org.au. 25 May 2012. 30 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120530014011/http://www.hockey.org.au/index.php?id=190. dead.
  2. News: Development program opens up new possibilities for former Hockeyroos star Stacia Joseph. The Daily Telegraph. 21 April 2018. 14 April 2022.
  3. News: Hockeyroos unite for a common cause. The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 July 2009. 14 April 2022.
  4. News: Hockey: Australians joining Southern Storm. Otago Daily Times. 4 September 2008. 14 April 2022.
  5. Web site: Joseph Named Women's Hockey Coach. Victorian Institute of Sport. April 2016. 14 April 2022.
  6. Web site: Stacia Joseph. Australian Sports Camps. 14 April 2022.