Veronica Planella
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Veronica Planella is a former field hockey
player from Canada
, who earned several international caps for the Women's Senior National Team
. Planella, a resident of Victoria, British Columbia
, represented both Canada and Chile internationally. In 1985 she was named Chilean Athlete of the Year and in 1998-1999 Canadian Most Valuable Player at the National University Championships. She is a Bronze Medalist at the 1995 PanAms Games. After her hockey career she completed a Master Degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology from the University of Victoria, and has worked at the National Coaching Institute and Canadian National Sport Centre, BC as mental and life skills educator, performance analyst and coaching effectiveness researcher.
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...
player from Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, who earned several international caps for the Women's Senior National Team
Canada women's national field hockey team
The Canada women's national field hockey team represents Canada in international field hockey competitions. The women's team made its first international appearance at the 1978 Women's Hockey World Cup in Madrid, Spain, finishing in fifth place....
. Planella, a resident of Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
, represented both Canada and Chile internationally. In 1985 she was named Chilean Athlete of the Year and in 1998-1999 Canadian Most Valuable Player at the National University Championships. She is a Bronze Medalist at the 1995 PanAms Games. After her hockey career she completed a Master Degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology from the University of Victoria, and has worked at the National Coaching Institute and Canadian National Sport Centre, BC as mental and life skills educator, performance analyst and coaching effectiveness researcher.
International Senior Tournaments (for Canada)
- 1995 – Pan American Games1995 Pan American GamesThe 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from March 12 to March 26, 1995. After 44 years, this was the Pan American Games first return to the country that hosted the first Games, in 1951.-Overview:...
, Mar del Plata, Argentina (3rd) - 1995 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Cape Town, South Africa (7th)
- 1997 – World Cup Qualifier, Harare, Zimbabwe (11th)