Region 6 - New Jersey

Region 5 Administrative Manager: Sarah Elleman
r56adminmanager@usafieldhockey.com

Sarah Elleman has been the USA Field Hockey Regional Manager for Region 6: New Jersey since 2017. She is currently the head coach at Stockton University in Galloway, N.J. Since taking the helm in 2016, the Ospreys have set many program records including wins in a season (15) and winning percentage (.778). Stockton also made the regional rankings several times under Coach Elleman. Prior to Stockton, Sarah had a highly successful run as head coach at Utica College, where she won three Empire 8 titles, took her team to three NCAA tournaments and coached three All Americans.Sarah has her USA Field Hockey Level 2 coaching accreditation. She resides in Galloway, N.J. with her husband and three children.

Region 5 Coach Manager: Nicky Hitchens
r56coachmanager@usafieldhockey.com

Nicky Hitchens has served in many roles for USA Field Hockey and has been involved on the regional and national level with the Olympic Development Pathway. Nicky has also served as a manager for the U.S. Women's National Indoor Team, Junior National Team and Development programs and has been involved in High Performance. She most recently served as a Coach Educator at AAU Junior Olympic Games in August 2021. She has coached collegiately at Drexel University and is in her 18th season with the program.

Nicky graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1989 after a decorated career. She continues to compete at the U.S. Masters level. Nicky is the coaching director for the Mystx Field Hockey Club in Northeast Philadelphia and lives in East Falls with her partner Renee and their two dogs.

Because field hockey is so popular and widely played in New Jersey, it has its own region. It's one of just three one-state regions in the country, sharing the fact with Pennsylvania and New York. Region 6: New Jersey has a long history of tradition in the sport, with many strong middle school, high school, collegiate programs, clubs and adult leagues. It takes talented coaches and dedicated umpires to support the sport, and New Jersey is home to many. Both indoor and outdoor field hockey are very popular in New Jersey, and many U.S. National Team athletes have fallen in love with the game and developed in Region 6.

Please use the administrative manager as the main point of contact for questions around schedules, registration and other administrative needs. All questions from and around coaching Nexus or on field content should be directed to the coach manager.