Ali Good
Oak Knoll High School
Impact Statement
“One of the biggest goals of us as coaches is to make everyone feel like they’re part of something, that everyone has a really unique role on this team.” -Ali Good
Biography
Good, who is an Oak Knoll alum (Class of 1995), has built the Royals into one of the top high school field hockey teams in the nation. In 2019, Oak Knoll won its second New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Tournament of Champions (“TOC”) in the last three years.
Oak Knoll finished a perfect 26-0 last season, outscoring opponents 168-9 with 20 shutouts. The Royals finished No. 1 in the Max Field Hockey national rankings.
Good, who owns a career record of 345-24-7 in 15 seasons, has now led Oak Knoll to three overall TOC titles and 11 NJSIAA state championships. Oak Knoll’s three Tournament of Championship titles came against fellow New Jersey-power Eastern High School. Overall, the two field hockey powers have played seven times for the TOC crown.
After the championship, Good said, “It was a historic year for Oak Knoll field hockey, and I couldn’t be prouder of this group of student-athletes.”
Good is the third New Jersey high school field hockey coach to receive the honor. Laurie Kerr of
Warren Hills High School won the award for the 2014-15 school year. Eastern High School’s Danyle Heilig was honored for the 2009-10 sports season.
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