Rider started Curry's inaugural DIII women's hockey team in 2020. Before Curry, she also started and steadily built Northland College's first DIII women's hockey team. She has coached at the high school, prep, and college levels, remains active in USA Hockey, and is also a certified athletic trainer and strength and conditioning coach. She is also the SWA (Senior Woman Administrator) at Curry. Rider played four years of DI Hockey at Quinnipiac University from 2003-2007.