Kathleen Partridge


Kathleen Partridge is an Australian former field hockey player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.Partridge has attended five olympics: two as a field hockey player and three in coaching capacity as specialist goalkeeping coaching. Kath was appointed goalkeeping coach to work with Ric Charlesworth in 1995 through to 2000 and in that time the Hockeyroos won many gold medals including Olympic Gold Medals in Atlanta and Sydney. In 2010, Kath was appointed goalkeeping coach with the Hockeyroos and was dedicated to build a formidable goalkeeping squad with Toni Cronk, the London olympic Hockeyroos goalkeeper, performing.. in Partridge’s words; ‘the best performance at an Australian Olympics by a female or male goalkeeper’.
Kathleen went on to coach again with Richard Charlesworth at the men’s World Cup in Amsterdam in 2014 after being appointed as the first female coach to enter the Australian Field Hockey Men’s program in 2013. Kath enjoyed gold success in Melbourne and World Cup gold in 2014 with the Kookaburras. She continued with the Men’s’ field hockey team until the end of 2015 then deciding to have a break from National coaching.
Kath has written two coaching manuals specifically written for goalies and those coaching goalkeepers. Both text have been sold world wide and have supported goalkeepers from most countries and she has enjoyed sharing her knowledge to goalies young and old.
Currently, Dr Kath Partridge, is a College Principal in Perth Western Australia and has worked in public education for thirty years.