Panthers United Field Hockey

Directors

Betsy Ellis

Ellis was a 4 year varsity starter in high School at Marymount. She was team captain junior and senior years. She was the MVP senior year and made the Tidewater all- tournament team as a junior and senior. Her senior year at Marymount she received the Gold Medal for general excellence in Athletics. Excelling also in Lacrosse, Tennis and Soccer, Ellis opted to attend a DIII school where she could play multiple sports.

Receiving a partial Field Hockey and Lacrosse scholarship she attended  Notre Dame University in Baltimore, Maryland, where she was a stand- out three sport athlete. Ellis was named to the All South teams in both Field Hockey and Lacrosse. She also competed on the Tennis team playing number one singles and was on the swim team.

Coaching Experience:
Coach Ellis founded the Panthers Field Hockey club team in 2005. In 2007 she joined Swift Creek Field Hockey and brought her Panthers to join that club where she already coached U11 and U13 teams.

In the summer of 2009, Ellis coached a team in the Coventry Commonwealth Games in Lexington, Virginia bringing home the gold medal.

In February of 2011 Coach Ellis formed the Panthers United Field Hockey Club. Co-sponsored by Chesterfield Parks and Rec, the club continues to grow. It was then that she added the CUBS program for elementary boys and girls. The Panthers organization has many successes, including National Indoor Championships in each age group, National Club Championship (highest 4th in nation) and many other showcase tournaments and awards. 

Coach Ellis’s overall Panther record for her Gold team (top fall team) 2005-2022 is 280 wins 22 losses and 19 ties.

Coach Ellis lives in Bon Air.  Her daughter Maggie played on the Panthers Gold Team, Trinity Episcopal School, and the University of Mary Washington field hockey teams.  She graduated from UMW in 2022 and currently works for McKesson and also handles the Panthers social media.  Her Daughter Katie, played field hockey and lacrosse for Bridgewater College and was also a member of the Panthers Gold team and Trinity Episcopal School Field hockey and Lacrosse teams. She teaches JK in Maryland where she also coaches field hockey for Freedom HKY Club. She lives with her husband, Gabe.