Mark Smith

Lecturer. Coach. Tutor. Occasional athlete. One lucky husband. All opinions are my own.

[Mark Smith @CoachMarkNI]

@JPR_25 @The_CoachingLab 16 WAYS

[Mark Smith @CoachMarkNI]

@netflix @NetflixUK, if you want to do an English rugby documentary, crack on! Great! I’d watch that. But don’t do one, and call it a six nations documentary. #FullContact

[FifeCollegeSport&Fitness Dept @FifeCollSport]

Great to give some of our Advanced Certificate Coaching students the opportunity to be assessed in situ and for the rest of the class to experience some different sports. Massive thanks to @BalwearieGym and @activestirling1 for their support!

[FifeCollegeSport&Fitness Dept @FifeCollSport]

Great to facilitate a wide range of sports for our Advanced Certificate Coaches. We did some gymnastics this morning - the students leaped into it and flipped their frown upside down - that’s just how we roll!

[Mark Smith @CoachMarkNI]

@LucyABeaumont Was it Jon? 😂

[Mark Smith @CoachMarkNI]

@IrishRugby Gutted. Can’t imagine how the players are feeling. They did the shirt proud.

[Mark Smith @CoachMarkNI]

@scotathletics @AliGrey73 Well deserved, one of the good ones, and does a great job for SAL too!

[JJ Chalmers @JJChalmersRM]

A sight and sound I didn’t know I needed in my life…

4 Time Olympian, #Beijing2022 Winter @Olympics Gold Medalist, @TeamGB Curling Skip Eve Muirhead… just absolutely ripping it up on a set of Bagpipes… with two Pipers on her flanks! Truly Incredible.

#Legend @Team_Muirhead

[Richard Shuttleworth Phd @skillacq]

5 Inter-related Task Goals • Several Task & Equipment Variations to Promote Search • Learn to Adapt Back Summersault in 1 Day

[ICCE Research @IcceResearch]

The ICCE Research Committee is seeking four new members to serve a four-year term (2021-2025)
https://t.co/KjSiNmBeSE…
Please re-tweet. We look forward to receiving your application.
Deadline 22nd October 2021.

[Andrew Brownhill @AndrewBrownhil]

Eddie Jones talks about an issue facing school sport👇
🗣"We've got alot of kids now not being taught by teachers for sport, they're being taught by ex players... We're trying to turn high school teams into high performance teams when they should be just development teams."

[Mark Smith @CoachMarkNI]

@Sensation_CTP @FPWAsylum Well deserved, Umar. Keep up the good work.

[Mark Smith @CoachMarkNI]

Season 1 of #QB1 on @netflix - there wasn’t a single individual I was rooting for - not the QBs, no other players, not the parents and definitely not the coaches who should really attend a workshop by @PositiveCoachUS

[Mark Smith @CoachMarkNI]

Interesting read. But what does this mean for grassroots coaching? Talent ID programmes? Age group competitions?

[Mark Smith @CoachMarkNI]

Fun! Who’s your pick?
Mine would be Felix, Van Niekerk, Muhammad, Rudisha.
That would be a fun group, although if it was a free-for-all it’d be Johnson, Felix, Van Niekerk, Muhammad

[World Athletics @WorldAthletics]

Who's on your team?

[Mark Smith @CoachMarkNI]

#AthleteA on @netflix is chilling. Sport should be a force for good but when those in charge conduct themselves without any sort of moral code or care for those they’re supposed to serve then it causes untold pain and suffering. Great strength shown by those who spoke up.

[Mark Smith @CoachMarkNI]

Former player/athlete gets appointed to performance coaching role ➡️ works with already talented players/athletes ➡️ therefore looks like a good coach ➡️ self-fulfilling prophecy ➡️ pats on the back all round 👍

[Mark Smith @CoachMarkNI]

This is the case in a lot of sports, athletics included. It hugely limits the talent pool that clubs/governing bodies are recruiting from and just demoralises accomplished coaches out there.

[Andrew Brownhill @AndrewBrownhil]

What's the point in a coach development pathway if you don't have a path?

"We interviewed 10 candidates for the role and they were all highly qualified and impressive... we appointed Brock because of his rugby CV....."

An apprentice baker works at his craft for 7 years 🤔

[Gad Saad @GadSaad]

Repeating for the 13 trillionth time: Judge every individual based on their unique personhood. Judge them on the totality of their merits & flaws. Reject judgements based on immutable characteristics. Reject tribalism. Support individual dignity. It's not rocket science.

[Mark Smith @CoachMarkNI]

@Sensation_CTP Well deserved Umar