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Message: [QUOTE="dbmill, post: 3654182, member: 2504"] If you ask me, hiring Paul Caddy as the new field hockey coach makes perfect sense if you think about it a little bit. He's been deeply involved in field hockey since his college days in England, and he has been a very well regarded assistant to Nancy Stevens for two decades. While field hockey may not be considered a male sport in the United States, both sexes play it overseas in Europe and in Asia. We only get reminded of that every four years when the summer Olympics come around. UConn field hockey does get a goodly amount of European players on the roster, and one would guess that Caddy is at the center of that recruiting effort. Another consideration is the talented players on the UConn field hockey roster. If a new coach were hired from outside the UConn field hockey family network, it is possible that at least some of these players might think about leaving the program. But now, not only is Paul Caddy, who has been deeply involved in UConn field hockey for many years, the new head coach, but Nancy Stevens is still with the program as a volunteer assistant coach. That to me is a dead giveaway, as the coaches may have been shuffled around with new duties, but they are still around the program. I would think with the main faces still around, there will be less temptation for players to leave the program. And not only that, but Caddy is still young enough to have a good run as head coach of the field hockey program. [/QUOTE]

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