Our Coaches

About Our Coaches

Coach Eden

Coach Eden is a former soccer player who grew tired of the sport and decided to try out for the field hockey team her sophomore year at Passaic Valley High School. She made the team and was instantly hooked on field hockey! Coach Eden then went on to play for Montclair State University. As a Red Hawk, she played defense and midfield for the team. Coach Eden was an integral part of a successful senior year in 2003. That year, Montclair State field hockey qualified for NCAA tournament for the first time in the program's history. Coach Eden was awarded the student-athlete award by the NCAA, which recognizes student-athletes with a 3.5 GPA or higher. Coach Eden graduated from MSU with her Master’s in Education along with a Bachelor’s in History and Sociology. Eden is currently an Assistant Coach at Ramapo College and also at Northern Highlands Regional High School. She has been coaching field hockey for 15 years, and most recently was the head coach of field hockey and lacrosse at Northern Valley Demarest before joining the staff at Northern Highlands. She has been a significant part of the recent success of the Northern Highlands field hockey team, who were co-league champs in 2017 and in 2018 were county and league champions. In 2018, Coach Eden opened Falcon Athletics with the goal of providing club teams, leagues, clinics, and equipment to the North Jersey area for girls & boys of all ages. She is USA Field Hockey Level 2 certified, Safe Sport Training certified as well as CPR & AED trained.

Coach Tafro

Coach Tafro is a former two time All American at Montclair State University & holds numerous Red Hawk records. In 2013, she was named NJAC midfielder of the year and was an integral part of the Red Hawks capturing the conference crown in 2012 & 2013. Coach Tafro earned three NJAC First Team All-Conference honors and was also selected for the NJHCA South Atlantic First Team All-Region. In 2017, Ramapo College named Tafro the Head Coach of the field hockey team & she has been an essential part of the programs recent success. Prior to coaching at Ramapo College Tafro was an assistant coach at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN during the 2016 season. Tafro helped to lead Rhodes to the NCAA Tournament & the Southern Athletic Association Championship. Coach Tafro is USA Field Hockey Level 2 certified & also coaches for the USA Futures Program.

Coach Wisneski

Coach Wisneski "Dubs" is a standout goaltender who played at Ramapo College. She currently holds the all time record for saves for Ramapo College Field Hockey. Coach Dubs was named NJAC goalie of the year two times while at Ramapo College and played in the NFHCA Senior All Star Game. In 2015, Wisneski was named the league's Goaltender of the Year. That year she led the conference in conference-only saves per game with 13.00 and conference-only saves with 78. She was also number two in the conference for save percentage at .780. Wisneski was named to the NJAC 1st Team All-Conference in addition to her Goaltender of the Year award. She is now the head coach at Kittatinny Regional High School and also coaches for the USA Futures Program.

Coach Choka

Coach Choka is a standout forward who played at Ramapo College. Coach Choka competed in the NJAC as a Roadrunner on the Ramapo College Field Hockey team. Choka was named the 2017 and 2018 captain, as well as earning NJAC Honorable Mention All-Conference honors during both seasons. Choka also coached for Quiet Storm Field Hockey Club, which conducted camps for the youth players of the North Jersey area.
During her time as a high school student athlete, Choka played Field Hockey and Lacrosse at Wayne Valley High School. In her 2013 Field Hockey season, Choka earned Second Team All-Passaic County and Second Team All-League. In her 2014 Lacrosse Season, Choka earned First Team All-Passaic County and Second Team All-League.

Coach Mundy

Coach Mundy has over 8 years experience as a field hockey
goaltender and over 4 years experience as a field hockey coach. She started her career as a Freshman, playing for West Essex High School in North Caldwell, NJ. After playing throughout high school, she continued on to the University of Scranton where she was the starting keeper for three of her four years. The team itself broke numerous records including being a Landmark Conference Tournament qualifying team all four years and finalist once. Coach Mundy has been named Landmark Conference Defensive Player of the week three times and University of Scranton Athlete of the week once. At the end of her career, Mundy finished 2nd in goals against average and shutouts, 3rd in minutes played , 7th in saves, and 16th in save percentage overall in Scranton's history. Mundy also worked under Wayne Valley High School's head coach for numerous clinics and as the program's goalie coach. Krista currently works full time in the Pharmaceutical industry, but is always looking for opportunities to spread her love of the sport!

Interested in coaching with us?!?

We are always looking to grow our coaching staff! Drop us a line & let us know why you would make a great coach! **Previous field hockey playing experience is required, preferably at the collegiate/international level.**