About the Greg Gephart Fund
The Greg Gephart Fund for Youth Field Hockey (GGF) was formed in early 2000 in honor and memory of Greg Gephart. Greg was a teacher, coach, mentor, friend, and colleague. He had a special interest in field hockey that began with coaching in high school and led him to experience field hockey on many levels and to make friends all over the world. The mission of the fund is to create unique avenues that encourage the development of youth players, coaches, and umpires to further the growth of field hockey in the United States. GGF is a charitable fund administered by the Triangle Community Foundation. Gifts to GGF are tax-deductible and may be sent directly to:
Triangle Community Foundation
c/o Greg Gephart Fund
324 Blackwell Street, Suite 1220
Durham, NC 27709
The Fund was created through contributions from Greg's family, friends, and others interested in supporting youth field hockey. Our biggest project is the Greg Gephart Field Hockey Clinic, first held in Houston, Texas in 2001. The clinic is now held biannually and 2023 will be our 15th clinic. In the past the fund has provided scholarships to summer field hockey camps to girls who would not otherwise have been able to attend. Our current focus is helping to fund visiting coaches attendance at NEXUS training sites.
Triangle Community Foundation
c/o Greg Gephart Fund
324 Blackwell Street, Suite 1220
Durham, NC 27709
The Fund was created through contributions from Greg's family, friends, and others interested in supporting youth field hockey. Our biggest project is the Greg Gephart Field Hockey Clinic, first held in Houston, Texas in 2001. The clinic is now held biannually and 2023 will be our 15th clinic. In the past the fund has provided scholarships to summer field hockey camps to girls who would not otherwise have been able to attend. Our current focus is helping to fund visiting coaches attendance at NEXUS training sites.
About Greg Gephart
Greg's early years were spent in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he graduated from Holland Hall in 1972. Four years later, he obtained his degree from Vanderbilt University. Greg's path eventually led him back to Tulsa, where in 1979 he began his teaching and coaching career at his alma mater, Holland Hall.
In 1986, he moved to The Kinkaid School in Houston, Texas, and continued to teach, coach and become more involved with Junior Olympics and U.S. Field Hockey Development programs. Three years later, Greg ventured eastward to work with Durham Academy in Durham, North Carolina. Here while teaching and coaching, he began a relationship with the Duke Field Hockey program where he became the assistant coach from 1992-1994. Throughout his career, Greg was often seen selling field hockey equipment at camps and events out of the back of his Jeep. It was no surprise, in 1994, when he joined the Longstreth Sporting Goods team in Parkersford, PA, as the Head of the Field Hockey Division.
During this time, Greg traveled to Pakistan, India and Europe learning more about the game and making more friends in the field hockey community. Fortunately, Greg's love for teaching and coaching prevailed. He returned to The Kinkaid School in 1996, where in addition to teaching, he resumed mentoring individual athletes and coached at camps and U.S. Futures clinics. During this time, Greg created and coached the Houston Hockey Club team that competed at three U.S. Hockey Festivals.
Greg continued to impact those around him until the day he died, December 14, 1999. He selflessly touched the souls of countless students and players in his life, and he is deeply missed.