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How Pietie Coetzee-Turner Has Left an Indelible Mark on Field Hockey

 

Pietie Coetzee-Turner was eight years old when she first picked up a field hockey stick in Johannesburg, South Africa.

At first, field hockey was simply an escape from life in boarding school during a time of evolution across the country.

Most of the year, her focus was the pool, where she was a nationally successful swimmer.

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Legendary women's hockey player Pietie Coetzee became the all-time leading goal scorer in women's international hockey on 21 June with.

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But she wanted a distraction when that sport was quieter during the winter months.

So she started heading to the hockey pitch with friends.

Coetzee-Turner’s interest in the sport grew, and so did her ability as she kept coming back.

It was then that she realized there might be something special in the works. Still, she was within reach of Olympic-level swimming. What was the deciding factor in leaving?

“I wondered, ‘if I put the same energy and time into field hockey as I did swimming, what would happen?’” she said.

“When I did, within a few months I made the [South Africa] nati