Barb Weinberg

Barb Weinberg is an American field hockey coach and former player who is the head coach of the UMass Minutewomen field hockey team.

Playing career Weinberg was a 2005 graduate of the University of Iowa. At Iowa, Weinberg played for the field hockey team and had a stellar playing career, being named a two-time All-American and three-time All-Big Ten performer.

Coaching career Weinberg began her coaching career as an assistant coach for Iowa in 2008. The 2008 Hawkeyes were Big Ten champions and advanced to the NCAA Final Four in Weinberg's only season on the Hawkeyes coaching staff.

She won two national titles with Maryland in 2010 and 2011 as an assistant. She initially joined the Terrapins staff in 2010 to work with the goalkeeping unit. Over three years at Maryland from 2010 to 2012, Weinberg made three consecutive Final Four trips.

As an assistant at American, Weinberg helped the Eagles to a Patriot League regular season championship, Patriot League tournament championship, and NCAA tournament appearance in 2013.

With Wake Forest from 2014 to 2016, she helped the Demon Deacons to an ACC championship in 2014 and two NCAA tournament appearances in 2014 and 2015.

In 2016, Weinberg was named the associate head coach for Wake Forest.

UMass athletic director Ryan Bamford named Weinberg as head coach of UMass Minutewomen field hockey on December 15, 2016.

In 2024, Weinberg achieved her first major postseason success with the Minutewomen, leading her team to the Final Four of the 2024 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament, the program's first Final Four since 1992.

Personal life Weinberg is originally from Louisville, Kentucky.