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Meet Coach bernie

Highland Field Hockey was founded by our wonderful coach, Bernadette Bowyer.  Referred to as Coach Bernie by her athletes, she is a coach with a zeal for teaching and sharing her experience and knowledge.  If you have an open mind, you will develop valuable skills and gain experience under her care.  She is passionate about empowering female athletes and creating an environment where they can develop their dedication to the sport. 

For the Love of the sport

Bernie has been involved in sport and Field Hockey since a young age and has innate passion and fervour for athletics.  As evidenced by her incredible resume of experience, Coach Bernie is an eminent figure in the world of Field Hockey.  She has a legacy underscored by an incomparable drive to be better and do better, and she strives to impart these values on those who she coaches.

Coach Bernie's Resume

Playing Experience

Coaching Experience

Coaching Experience

Team Canada

  • Barcelona 1992 Olympian, 7th place
  • Silver Medalist, 1991 Pan American Games
  • 1991 Olympic Qualifier, Auckland New Zealand, scored 2 game winning goals
  • 1991 World University Games 6th Place
  • Bronze Medal Canada Summer Games 1985


UofT Athlete (4.5 years)

  • 1989 UofT Female Athlete of the Year
  • 5-time OWIAA
  • CIAU ALL CANADIAN (multiple)
  • Tournament 11 (s)


National VARSITY AWARDS:

  • Team captain UofT (1985-1989, 1992)
  • 9 OUA (former OWIAA) Championships
  • 6 USports (former CIAU) Championships
  • 1988 CIAU Tournament MVP- game winning goal scorer
  • 2008, 2012 Twice inducted Athlete at UofT Sports Hall of Fame
  • Silver “T” Recipient


Indoor and Outdoor Ontario Provincial Player (9 years), Numerous National Championships

Coaching Experience

Coaching Experience

Coaching Experience

  • FIH L3 Coach
  • NCCP Coaching Certification- Field Hockey Canada Competition-Development Coach
  • FHC, FHO, USA Field Hockey Member
  • National Coaching Association of Canada
    • 1993- NCCP Level 1 & 2 Theory
    • NextGen Jr. National and Ontario Provincial Coach
    • Player development to international level competency
  • 2025 Head Coach Provincial Women’s U18 Red, Silver Medal
  • 2024 Head Coach Provincial Women’s U18 Ontario White
  • 2023 Field Hockey Ontario U16 Coach
  • 2021 Field Hockey Canada Coach Development Award Nominee
  • 2019 Head Coach Provincial Women’s U15 West, Bronze
  • 2018 Head Coach Provincial Women’s U18 West
  • 2016-2024 USA Athlete Showcases
  • 2015-2024 A&C Field Hockey Academy- Head Coach U16, U19
  • 2024-2025 True North Field Hockey Inc.- Cofounder/ Head Coach U16, U19

Glimpses of Coach Bernie in Action: Capturing the Essence of the Club

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