Nigel H. Traverso

Nigel Traverso








Education: St John’s University, New York, NY – BS. Accounting 1982

Honors

2014 – Hall of Fame, USA Field Hockey 2011 – 2014: Pan American Hockey Federation – Hockey Development Council 2008 – Present: Pan American Hockey Federation - Competitions Committee 2002 – 2006: NYC2012 – Director, Audit Committee 2000 – 2004: United States Olympic Committee (USOC) – Director 1992 – 1996: USOC Committee on Sports for the Disable 1992 – 2004: USOC Athlete Advisory Council (AAC) 1992 – 2004: United States Field Hockey Association (USFHA) – Director 2001 – 2004: United States Field Hockey Foundation (USFHF) – Director 1996 – Olympic Torch Run, Huston, Texas 1995 – Olympic Festival – Selected to light the Cauldron at Opening Ceremony 1984 – Present: Olympian

As a Player:

1983 – 1995: Member of the USA Men Field Hockey Team 1995: Pan American Games – Mar De Plata, Argentina 1991: Pan American Games – Havana, Cuba 1991: Olympic Qualifier – New Zealand (Captain) 1989: Inter Continental Cup (ICC) – New Jersey, USA 1984: Olympic Games – Los Angles, California USA 1983: Pan American Games – Caracas, Venezuela

As a Coach:

2010 – Pan America Hockey Federation - Coaching Certification, Bermuda 2008 – USA Level II Coaching Certification 2006 – Present: U-19 Girls Director and Head Coach - Jersey Intensity Field Hockey 2000 – 2016: Assistant Coach, USA Men National Indoor Team 1999 – Assistant Coach, US Men National Team, Pan American Games, Winnipeg, Ca. 1998 – FIH Coaching Course, Utrecht, Netherlands 1997 – 2002: Assistant Coach in the USA Men National Field Hockey program.

Other:

2012 - Present: Co-Founder of Junior Premier Hockey (JPH) – JPIL and JPOL Leagues 2011 - Manager of the USA Men’s Indoor Hockey World Cup Team – Poznan, Poland 2003 - USOC Athlete Service Coordinator (ASC), Pan Am Games – Dominica Republic 2003 - Manager of the USA Men’s Indoor Hockey World Cup Team – Leipzig, Germany 2000 - 2016: Manager of the USA National Indoor Hockey Program 2000 - Present: Co-Founder and Director of BAHF, Inc. (Big Apple Hockey)