Coaching Staff

Andrea Shaner - Club Founder, President, Middle School Coach

Andrea Shaner is an East Coast native, born and raised in Frederick County, MD (north of Washington, D.C.) As a result, sports like field hockey and lacrosse that might be "weird" for Michiganders are second nature to her. Andrea was a letter-winner in both sports at Urbana High School, and was also a swimmer. Andrea is a member coach of USA Field Hockey and the National Field Hockey Coaches Association. In 2013, she was one of eight nominees for the NFHCA's Midwest Region High School Coach of the Year. Andrea possesses a USA Field Hockey Level 2 coaching certification. Andrea stepped down from the varsity head coaching position at the end of a 2020 season in which she marked the club's 100th win.

Gabi Coty - Varsity Head Coach

Gabi Coty, who returned to the Grand Rapids area in 2018 after playing field hockey at Ohio Wesleyan University, took over the head coaching position at the start of 2021. Coty graduated from Forest Hills Northern in 2014 after playing four years in the Forest Hills Field Hockey program. Gabi was one of the senior captains on the 2013 team that made a surprise run to the Division 2 state championship game. That season, Coty was named to both the Academic All-State team and the NFHCA National All-Academic Squad. The 2013 team also won silver medals at both the State Games of Michigan and State Games of America tournaments. At Ohio Wesleyan, Coty earned all-conference honors as a freshman defender, leading the league in defensive saves in 2014. After receiving her degree in Elementary Education, Gabi began teaching in the Ionia Public Schools in 2018 and led the Forest Hills Field Hockey middle school program. She then worked as an assistant for the varsity team in 2019 and 2020.

Carol Aaron - JV Head Coach

Coach Carol Aaron started playing Field Hockey in Ann Arbor in seventh Grade. She then played at Ann Arbor Huron High School and then on the Michigan State Varsity team for four years. She then went on to play Club Hockey in Ann Arbor and Lansing and has been in six National Tournaments. Carol is also a member of USA Field Hockey and the National Field Hockey Coaches Association. She holds a Level 2 coaching accreditation from USA Field Hockey.

Varsity Assistants - Emma Hall, Madison Bruno

JV Assistants - Brian and Darcy Bruno