John Sheahan (field hockey)
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John Sheahan is an Australia
n born field hockey
coach
, who is a graduate of Tenri University
where the majority of the men's
and women's national team
graduated. Sheahan has two masters degrees in sports science
and has been coaching the men's and women's university teams since graduating himself. He led the women's team since 2005.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n born field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
, who is a graduate of Tenri University
Tenri University
is a Japanese private university in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, an independent part of the secular mission of Tenrikyo. It was established in February 1925 as the coeducational , enrolling 104 students, and was reorganised as a university in April 1949...
where the majority of the men's
Japan national field hockey team
The Japan national field hockey team represents Japan in the international field hockey competitions. The team, ranked 10th in the world on June 30, 2008, participated in the first World Cup in 1971...
and women's national team
Japan women's national field hockey team
The Japan women's national field hockey team represents Japan in the international field hockey competitions. The team was ranked 5th in the world on May 25, 2008.-Olympic Games:*1980 – did not compete*1984 – did not compete...
graduated. Sheahan has two masters degrees in sports science
Sports science
Sport science is a discipline that studies the application of scientific principles and techniques with the aim of improving sporting performance...
and has been coaching the men's and women's university teams since graduating himself. He led the women's team since 2005.