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-catego… #amreading #readingcommunity

Note to self heavy (for me) front squats are not conducive to balancing on a paddle board the next day... #stilllearning

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

Updated thoughts on Structural Integrity for youth athletes excelsiorgroup.co.uk/structural-int… #ltad #athleticdevelopment

bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/… the only surprise is that it took 2 years! Other sports should take note.

Making shapes at our club. Children solving problems that I set. Learning collaboration and improving their structural integrity.

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

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.

Top 5 reads for the summer open.substack.com/pub/jamesrmars… (my recommendations from the books I have read so far this year). #amreading

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.

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

Hey, Royal Navy have a word about the tautology here, please. #SecretInvasion

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

I'm leaving Twitter today. Anyone who is interested in my writing can find me on Substack jamesrmarshall.substack.com/publish/home Anyone interested in sports coaching and athletic development, I'm on Threads/ Instagram @excelsioradclub Thanks to everyone who's shared great content here.