Coach Profile
Camp Director
Vianney Yamada (Campos)
Coach Yamada has many years of valuable coaching experience, including her stint as Head Field Hockey Coach at UC Davis and Assistant Field Hockey Coach at University of the Pacific.
Vianney was a 2006 NCAA Division I All- American, 4-time NorPac All-Conference Team, 3 Time Offensive Player of the Year, and 4 time West Region All American. In 2006, her senior year- she lead all players in NCAA Division I in Goals Per Game and Points Per Game.
After college, Yamada played with the USA National Developmental Squad and earned a cap playing for Team USA at the Atholding Champions Challenge in 2007.
Vianney is currently a wellness consultant and fitness trainer helping men, women & teens make healthy living a lifestyle. Her training background spans from Personal Training to CrossFit, to BirthFit which focuses on helping women train during pregnancy & postpartum.
She came to Fitness from Pursuit Athletics, her business helping high school athletes navigate the college recruitment process, and USA Field Hockey Futures (California) Director.
Vianney (pronounced VEE-uh-nay) holds a master's degree in sports pedagogy from the University of the Pacific and a bachelor's in sociology and criminal justice from the same school.
Married in May 2014 to Derrick Yamada, she is bilingual (Spanish being her first language) and has a 6-year-old son named Troy.
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Sport Tips by Vianney Yamada (Campos):
- Field Hockey Tip: Open Receiving (Receiving Across your Body)
- Field Hockey Tip: Warm-up Drill
- Field Hockey Tip: Reverse Hit
- Field Hockey Tip: Push Passing
- Field Hockey Tips: Incorporating Spins into Dribbling
- Field Hockey Tip: Tight Dribbling At Home Drill
- Field Hockey Tip: Hand Placement
- Field Hockey Tips: Develop your Flicking Skills at Home
- Nike Field Hockey Tips: The Long Grip Hit
- Field Hockey Tips: Perfecting your Jab
- Field Hockey Tips: How to Sweep
- Field Hockey tips on Long Grip drives
- How to perform a Short Grip Hit
- Tips to improve Triangle Receptions
- How to Improve Field Hockey Pulls at Home
- How to Deceptive Sweep in Field Hockey