Meet the Coaches

Overview
G-FORCE Field Hockey has a highly qualified coaching staff, consisting of former international players, college coaches, high school head coaches and elite college players. Each coach is well-trained in the most innovative and latest techniques in field hockey. The coaches are also monitored to ensure that they are upholding the standards that have been established by G-FORCE, to give players high-level instructions and motivation.
Collectively, our coaching staff has competed or coached field hockey internationally in six of the seven continents in the world. With such vast wealth of coaching knowledge, and playing experience, G-FORCE encourages and maintains field hockey excellence in every aspect of the game.

Our elite coaching staff brings a wide range of international coaching knowledge and coaching techniques from some of the top leagues in the world. Some of the regions where our coaches hone and applied their international skills are Holland, Germany, England, Africa, United States and the Caribbean.

The elite stars of tomorrow, start training here today!

Director/Lead Coach

Coach Mayers leads this distinguished group of coaches with over 18 years of playing and coaching at the international level. G-FORCE Field Hockey structures and develops our innovative training programs in relation to the high-level skills required to be elite players.

He'salso a former assistant coach at Ramapo College. He was instrumental in helping revitalize the Road Runners field hockey program in the four years he served at Ramapo College.

Coach Mayers was a member of the Barbados Junior National and Senior National squads from 1988 to 2003.
Coach Mayers, later committed his trade to USA field hockey, also spending time training at the Olympic Training Center in San Diego from 1994 through 1998. He was also a member of the USA East team that won the Bronze-medal at the 1994 US Sports Festival.

And in 1995 at the US Sports Festival held in Colorado, Coach Mayers was instrumental in helping the USA East team capture the coveted Gold Medal.
He was a Gold Medalist in 1997 competing in the Caribbean Championships in Barbados and a Silver Medalist in 2002 at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) games in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Mayers also played in the 2003 Pan-American Games in Santo Domingo. Coach Mayers has competed internationally in more than 15 countries in the Caribbean, North America, Central and South America and Europe.

• 2005: USA Club Championships, Virginia, USA
• 2004: JFK International Tournament, Virginia, USA
• 2003: Pan-American Games, Dominican Republic
• 2002: Central American and Caribbean Games, Puerto Rico
• 2001: Pan-American International Indoors, USA
• 1999: Pan-American Club Championships, Kingston, Jamaica
• 1998: Central American and Caribbean Games, Venezuela
• 1995: USA Olympic Sports Festival, Colorado, USA
• 1993: Presidents Cup, Ottawa, Canada
• 1990: National Indoor Tournament, Trinidad and Tobago
• 1989: European Invitational, Manchester, England

Coach Mayers graduated from Rutgers University in 1994 with a B.S. in Computer Science and received his Masters in Computer Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in 2002.

Favorite Quote: Individuals win games, teams win championships.

Greg Best

Lead Coach - Goalie Specialist

Coach Best determination and dedication during his playing/coaching career have enabled him to win multiple Tournament Championships and garner numerous awards. One of the most notable championship victories was in 2005, when he systematically led his team to lift the Championship trophy at the Banks International tournament in Barbados. He was recognized as one of the Most Valuable Players in the tournament.

Coach Best has a B.S. in Telecommunications.
Favorite Quote: Where theres a will, theres a way.

Jamal Grosvenor

Coach

Coach Grosvenor has developed the reputation amongst his peers, as being one of the most skillful players of his generation. As a midfield general, he dominated the center-mid position for many years.

As captain of the USA Junior team, he wore the captains arm-band with pride and honor; representing the USA with distinction at all levels of major competition. At the Junior Pan-American Games in 1996 (Barbados), he was instrumental in leading the USA to huge success throughout the tournament.

Coach Grosvenor was also captain of his club team for over 5 years as Tri-State Falcons piled up the accolades as being one of the most successful clubs in the history of the North East Field Hockey League. From 1995 to 2004, the club won 7 League titles and 8 Playoff Championships with Coach Grosvenor playing a dominant role.

Coach Grosvenor is a graduate of C.W. Post College with a degree in Mathematics.
Favorite Quote: Demand the best from yourself.

Laura Elmo
Coach

Coach Worbetz is currently a junior mid-fielder at Fairleigh Dickinsn University. Last season, the Devils reached both the Middle Atlantic Conference Tournament and the ECAC Tournament finals. Alyssa is working towards her Bachelor's Degree in Biology and Masters Degree in Secondary Education. She is a member of the Relay For Life committee and the treasurer for the Student Athletic Advisory Committee at Fairleigh Dickinson.

Alyssa began playing field hockey at High School in 2001, where she won three Freedom conference titles, two Group I State Sectional titles,

Rael Otieno

Lead Coach

Coach Otieno is a formerhead coach of the Morristown Beard Schools field hockey team. She was instrumental in developing many of the leading playerson the Crimson Tide Varsity team. Her vast internationalplayingknowledge and coachingexperience are refreshing within our programs.

Her National and International playing honors, are a testament to her wide range of field hockey knowledge; from being an instrumental part of her team the Blue Eaglets, winning the silver medal at the first East Africa Championships in Uganda, to representing Kenya at the Afro-Asia Games in Hyderabad India, in 2003.

Coach Otieno also has the distinction of being the youngest coach ever to be appointed by the Kenyan Hockey Union into their development committee. During this time Coach Otieno was responsible for identifying, grooming and subsequently developing the future elite players of the youth teams. After her almost immediate success with some of the countrys future stars, she was appointed assistant coach to the Kenyan U21 National team.

Coach Otieno has a degree in Engineering. Shes currently pursuing another degree, a B.S. in Economics.
Favorite Quote: True strength comes from within.

Kate Alderman

Coach

Coach Alderman is a first yearhead coach of the Morristown Beard School JV field hockey team. This season shell be injecting her coaching philosophy and vast knowledge of the game into theCrimson Tide game. She brings a wealth of field hockey playing and coaching experience.

Coach Alderman has played field hockey to a high standard in her home country of England. While still at high school, she was selected on the All-County team. During this time, she was also selceted to be a member of the West of England squad.

While studying for her bachelors degree in Sports Science, she was a prominent member of her university team, competing against the top universities in England. For many seasons, she played in the South of England Premier Division, where served as vice-captain on the team. While playing in the Premier Division, Coach Alderman became a development coach for the junior players in the club; later to become an assistant coach for the club's junior team. As a coach on the youth team, she continued to help players realize their full potential.

Coach Alderman is currently a teacher of Sports Medicine, Health Physical Education.
Favorite Quote: If at first you don't succeed, try and try and try again.

Michelle Howard

Coach

Coach Howard has competed in countless tournaments around the globe. She was instrumental in her clubs success in perennially finishing in the top 3 of the league championships. As captain, Coach Howard continually orchestrates the attacking play from her central-midfield position.

Coach Howard joins the elite coaching staff, bringing her vast experience and high-level skills to the forefront. She has twice been recognized as the Most Valuable Player in the league for her team and continues to be an attacking force no matter which team she plays for.

Coach Howard consistently encourages players to continue to improve their game at all levels. She believes in field hockey development from the earliest of stages.

Coach Howard holds a degree in Sports Management.
Favorite Quote: To be the best, you have to compete with the best.

Coach Smithholds a degree in Business Management.
Favorite Quote: Play the game in the right spirit.