Name: Jess Jecko Position: Goalkeeper DOB: 3/31/1994 Hometown: Sauquoit, N.Y. High School: Sauquoit Valley College: Syracuse University Team/Club: CNY Team USA: 2016 – Present Where did it all begin for you? Field Hockey came into my life when I was 13 years old. I grew up in Upstate New York, where field hockey […]
Give us a brief history of your playing and coaching career? Playing After finishing school, I joined the hockey club down the road where the South African goalkeeper at the time (Wayne Phillips) was playing. I started in the 6th team that year and ended up playing a game for every team in the men’s […]
1. Tell us a bit about your hockey journey to the national team I was fortunate to get my first cap when I was 18 and have kept my place in the squad since. That same year I moved to America for a hockey scholarship at the University of Louisville for 4 years. During that time, […]
A few days ago, in a pitch side meeting after training, I found out that I had been named International Goalkeeper of the Year! The announcement was made in front of our whole program including all the girls and boy did I feel special! I was completely shocked but also instantly grateful and proud having […]
During 2019, STOMP and Laura Del Colle (London Olympian Argentina Hockey) created the Stomp Spanish Program to share Goalkeeping knowledge with those from Spanish speaking countries. The program continues to be a great success and Lau is currently sharing her skills and knowledge at a huge clinic in Argentina. Here Lau’s update on the […]
Michelle Flouch is among goalkeeping royalty. She has coached some of the best Victorian goalkeepers in her time as VIS goalie coach from 1997-2019. As a player, she was the emergency goalkeeper for the Hockeyroos for the 1988 Olympics. As a person who has played such an incredible part of my career, I would like […]
Sreejesh is India’s number one goalkeeper and a star of the game. Having recently caught up with Sreejesh I learnt that we actually have a lot in common. Both started hockey at age 12, wear OBO gear and both debuted in 2006. We also share many of our views on goalkeeping around the importance of […]
The mental toll of goalkeeping – How to reframe your mindset! Thud! That dreaded sound. Thud! The sound of the ball hitting the backboard. That sound can make you or break you. Your teammates smile, they say well-meaning things like: “Don’t worry. There’s always the next one.” Or “Chin up, Mate!” or the most clichéd […]
I have worn OBO gear throughout my whole international career and feel the safety, comfort and protection provided by the gear is what allows me to perform at my best. The OBO Pelvic guard is one smaller item that makes up my kit but is crucial to my safety. The shape of the guard matches […]
Tell us about your debut and the lead up to that moment. I’ve been in all the national youth teams. So I started off at the u16’s, went up to u18 a year early, and then u21 a year early as well. On my 19th birthday I got a call from the senior national team […]