Steve Danielson Position: Assistant Coach Experience: 3rd season Alma Mater: San Diego State (1999)

Steve Danielson begins his third season as an assistant coach with the Stanford field hockey program.

One of the most accomplished USA Men's National Team players in the history of the sport, Danielson has enjoyed a successful international playing career that spans 21 years combined in both outdoor and indoor field hockey. In addition to making solid contributions both offensively and defensively from 1989-2010 as a member of the U.S. National Team, Danielson's international outdoor playing career included representing Team USA at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.

In February 2011, Danielson and fellow assistant coach Patrick Cota competed for the U.S. National Indoor squad in the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Indoor World Cup in Ponzan, Poland.

Danielson was also a member of the U.S. National Indoor Team that competed at the 2003 Indoor World Cup. Danielson played two seasons at Club UTS in Australia (1999, 2001) and also played for Menzieshill in Scotland (2002-03).

Danielson comes to Stanford after serving as the Athletic Director of Quest Athletic Center in Del Mar, Calif., since 2008. Danielson has been part of the Rush Field Hockey program since 2001. An accredited USA Field Hockey coach, Danielson has been working with the California High Performance training center for both the Men's and Women's competitions since 2007 and 2008, respectively.

The husband of Tara Danielson and a native of Livermore, Calif., Danielson earned a B.S. in exercise physiology from San Diego State in 1999.