4. The Help Side - Katrina Powell

#TheHelpSide Katrina Powell is a bona fide legend of Australian Hockey. A key member of the all-conquering Hockeyroos team of the 1990s and early 2000s Triny went to 3 consecutive Olympic games and achieved every hockey player’s dream, not once but twice, winning gold medals at both the Atlanta and Sydney games. A prolific goalscorer, Triny found the back of the net an impressive 141 times for the Hockeyroos across a career spanning the best part of a decade and post her playing career Triny is continuing to score goals as a coach. 

In this interview, we reflect on what was a golden era of Australian hockey to understand the ingredients that made the Hockeyroos so dominant but also delve into why that dominance ended. We talk about the challenges of transitioning from an athlete to a coach and also get Triny’s take on how the sport can do better to support women to become more involved in coaching. As someone who has dedicated their life to hockey Triny has amazing insight into what it takes to succeed.