About Our Coaches
Coastal Clash has developed a diverse coaching staff to help train all players. Read below to get to know them better.
Amanda Warford
Director/ Head Coach
Amanda began playing at El Capitan High School where she played from 2003-2006. Amanda received Grossmont League MVP her senior year. She currently ranks in the top 10 all-time in San Diego for career goals (72), and goals scored in a season (48). Amanda played for UCSD in the Western Collegiate Field Hockey Conference from 2009-2012 where she earned Conference Offensive MVP 2010 and holds multiple scoring records. Amanda began her coaching career at El Capitan as assistant varsity coach in 2007 and 2008. She coached the first ever high school boys team in the United States 2010-2011 at El Capitan. She is currently the head varsity coach for La Jolla High School (2017-present) where she has elevated the program to a consistent top team in San Diego and is the head coach of UCSD (2016-present) where she has accolades including winning the California state championships 4 years in a row. Amanda began coaching for Coastal Clash in 2012, and became Club Director of The Coastal Clash Field Hockey Club in 2015.
Tucker Warford
Director/Head Coach
Tucker began playing field hockey for the East County Gators at the age of 15, playing multiple tournaments in adult divisions. After graduating, he started umpiring and in 2014 became the instructional chair for the San Diego official’s association and the rules interpreter for the state of California in 2022. Tucker has had the opportunity to umpire throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico officiating games including NCAA division 1, The US Men’s and Women’s Senior and Junior National Teams, The Canadian Junior National Team, and The Austrian and Brazilian Senior National Teams. As a coach, he was part of the staff for the first ever boys high school field hockey team in 2010 and 2011 at El Capitan. He is currently the assistant varsity coach for La Jolla High School. Tucker has been a coach with Coastal Clash since 2012 and became Co-Club Director in 2015.
Sandy Martinez
Head Coach
Sandy Martinez has been heavily involved in field hockey most her life. Her playing career began at Grossmont College in 1975 where they won the WAC conference. She continues to play at an elite level. She currently plays for The USA Women’s Master’s team where she has won an O60 gold medal at the 2019 European Cup, and a bronze medal at the O65 Master’s World Cup. Her accolades as a player can only be surpassed by her incredible dedication to coaching and the progression of Women’s sports. Her accomplishments include the founding of El Capitan’s field hockey program where she was a teacher for nearly 30 years and is now a Triple Inductee to their athletics hall of fame (Athlete/Coach/Community Member). Her contagious, passionate coaching style has led to an exponential growth of field hockey in San Diego where a number of her past athletes are now coaches themselves, including her son Manny who is a coach for the NCAA D1 team at UC Berkeley. Sandy is currently the head JV A coach at La Jolla High School (2021-present) and an instrumental member of the Coastal Clash Coaching staff (2017-present).