Kelly Yates
OWNER, DIRECTOR, FOUNDER
bio
- Founder of Gateway Field Hockey in 1984.
- St. Louis Umpire of the Year in 2016
- National Field Hockey Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2016
- 2010 Inducted (Along with Southwest Missouri State 1979 National Championship team) into the Missouri Hall of Fame
- 2009-2011 NFHCA 2nd Vice President
- 2009 Marked the 30 year anniversary National Champions
- 1980-2008 Career Coaching Record: 359-126-26 (retired 2008)
- 2007 NFHCA Presenter-“Developing a Junior Field Hockey Program”
- 2005 & 2006 NFHCA H. S. All-America Committee & NFHCA H. S. Coach of the Year Committee
- 2004 NFHCA National Junior Coach of the Year
- 2005 Zonta Club of St. Louis Women of Achievement Award
- 2000 Missouri State University Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee
- 2006 Enshrined into the 300 Victory Club in Philadelphia by NFHCA
- Member of the 1979 Southwest Missouri State National Championship team, 5th All-Time Scoring Leader and all-time assist leader at Missouri State.
- 35 year field hockey career, Kelly has played, coached and officiated at the high school and collegiate level.
- Coached at St. Louis University for 9 years (1982-1990) Record at St. Louis University 113-83-15, Coached 4 players now in the St. Louis University Hall of Fame
- Former Physical Education Teacher – 25 years in St. Louis
- Invited by Pam Hixon (former national coach) to identify top high school players in the U.S. and coach at the College Connection Camp this summer.
- Husband to Joe and mother of Kate Graft (Gateway assistant director) and Meg Larkin (founder of KC Field Hockey and Kansas Jayhockey), grandmother to four.