Head Coach of Excelsior Athletic Development Club: Weightlifting, gymnastics, athletics. Husband, Father. Award-winning short story writer.
Willand, Devon, England
Joined February 2010
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I'm leaving Twitter today. Anyone who is interested in my writing can find me on Substack jamesrmarshall.substack.com/… Anyone interested in sports coaching and athletic development, I'm on Threads/ Instagram @excelsioradclub Thanks to everyone who's shared great content here.
Happy New Year. Start of a new book thread for 2023. Rich, detailed urban fantasy short stories and a novella- length diatribe against the comic book industry in this collection. #amreading
Another re-read, following on from Aldiss (who is mentioned in here a few times). Funny, insightful and well-written essays, articles and speeches about writing and life. #amreading – at Willand, England
A dense, descriptive novel with bucketfuls of similes. I found it too much at times. Parts of it are brilliant. #amreading – at Willand, England
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Appointing a female head coach is, apart from everything else, a very simple calculation of self-interest. A club like Forest Green Rovers could get the 90th-highest-rated male coach in England. Or it could get probably the highest-rated English female coach. I know what I'd do
Here's Gabby's snatch p.b. from Saturday. All 3 of our weightlifters got p.b.s in the competition. Progress for them all. #turnupstandtalltryhard #weightlifting
Gabby in the zone before she snatches (got a p.b,) looking pleased after she wins next to the nervous boys and I make a friend.
Well done to our lifters who competed today. That platform is a lonely place. Good support behind it. – at Willand, England
Top 5 reads for the summer open.substack.com/pub/jamesr… (my recommendations from the books I have read so far this year). #amreading
The two boys on the left were born on the same day. The one on the right was born 5 months earlier. They all compete in the same age category in athletics.
Comparison between them is meaningless. We focus on skill, structural integrity and individual progress. – at Willand, England
One of our gymnasts' dad has decided to get in shape. Here are his lifts in his 4th session. No prior experience. We are trying to build a healthy community in Willand: that means encouraging families to be active together. #turnupstandtalltryhard #weightlifting
Making shapes at our club. Children solving problems that I set. Learning collaboration and improving their structural integrity. – at Willand, England
bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/6602… the only surprise is that it took 2 years! Other sports should take note. – at Willand, England
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Really proud to say that my magazine (CandleLit) is now featured on @Pen_to_Print’s website as a guest publication. This will do wonders for our reach!
Thank you Pen to Print for this opportunity 💜
pentoprint.org/product-categ…
#amreading #readingcommunity
Updated thoughts on Structural Integrity for youth athletes excelsiorgroup.co.uk/structu… #ltad #athleticdevelopment – at Willand, England
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Dean Ryan Coaching will be running a Coach Education Day at the club on the 5th of August 2023 with workshops on Rugby Specific Ground Based Conditioning and Coaching Multi-Sport Athlete Development.
To sign up or to find out more email [email protected]
#athyrfc
Note to self heavy (for me) front squats are not conducive to balancing on a paddle board the next day... #stilllearning – at Willand, England
