Paul Caddy - Field Hockey Coach - University of Connecticut Athletics

Paul Caddy

Title:
Head Coach
Email:
paul.caddy@uconn.edu

Paul Caddy, completed his sixth season as head coach at UConn in 2025 after being named the program’s fourth head coach in 2020. A longtime architect of the Huskies’ national success, Caddy continues to lead UConn as a championship-caliber program and consistent BIG EAST contender, with the Huskies most recently coming off another NCAA tournament appearance, falling to Harvard by a final of 1-0 in the elite eight.

Won three NCAA National Championships as associate head coach (2013, 2014, 2017), including a perfect 23-0 season in 2017
Coaches eight NCAA Final Four teams during his tenure
Coaches UConn to 33 BIG EAST Championships (Regular Season and Tournament)
Has totaled 385 wins, averaging 18 victories per season
Most recently let UConn to the Elite Eight in 2025
In 2024 guided the Huskies to a #3 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament following the programs 42 BIG EAST Title (Regular season and Tournament) in 2024 finishing with a record of 17-4 with 6 ranked wins
Developed 28 NFHCA First Team All-Americans and 43 All-Americans
Coached 14 BIG EAST Defensive Players of the Year, including a six-year streak (2014–19),
Mentored Olympians including Melissa Gonzalez, Cecile Pieper, and Roisin Upton, Sophie Hamilton and Karlie Kisha.
Mentored Honda Award Winners Marie Elena Bolles and Charlotte Veitner
Instrumental in recruiting and developing top international talent
Earned BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year honors in 2024 in addition to winning the honor in 2013, 2014, 2017.
Spent 25 seasons on the UConn staff, including 10 as associate head coach
Previous stops include Ohio State, Quinnipiac (1999 NEC Champions), and UMass (1999 NCAA Tournament)
Former standout at the University of Wales, Swansea, earning All-Wales First Team honors twice
Earned a bachelor’s degree (1999) from Swansea and a master’s degree (2004) from Quinnipiac
Native of England; resides in Mansfield, Connecticut with his wife, Kate, and their children, Izzy and Miles
Holds highest USA coaching qualification level 3
Assistant coach USA senior national team in 2013 New Zealand Tour.