Leyla Balimtas
Bio
Leyla is currently in her seventh season of coaching the JV field hockey team at Blair High School. Coach Leyla continues to compete and recently brought home a gold medal in the USFHL 2023 National Championship. She also works as a UX Designer for a government consulting firm.
Coach Leyla was a Senior Captain for the UMD club field hockey team and led her team to a school record National Field Hockey League semi-finalist finish.
A Howard County native, Coach Leyla led her team to a 3A State Championship and was a senior captain. Leyla also ran track for River Hill and had stellar showings in the 3A State Championships. She played for club, Howard Stampede.