Leading & Coaching | Mark Smith | TEDxMSVU

Mark says sport has taught him how to be a leader and coach. You can make a significant difference in the world when you find the primary drivers that allow you to coach and lead.

Mark is the Director of Coaching for Sport Nova Scotia and the Canadian Sport Center Atlantic. In 2015, he was the Chef de Mission of Team Nova Scotia at the Canada Winter Games.

As an athlete, Mark won 3 Pan American Games gold medals, 3 World Championships, 1 National Championship, 19 Provincial Championships, 3 State Championships, plus numerous individual awards.

As an international level coach, he has won two Pan Am gold medals and has had multiple podium finishes at the World Championships. In July of 2015 he led Canada’s women’s national team to a Pan American Games gold medal in Toronto.

Mark is the winningest coach in national teams history with 280 over international victories.

Mark is a member of the Nova Scotia Sport Heritage Hall of Fame, the Canadian Softball Hall of Fame, and the International Softball Congress Hall of Fame. He is married to former Olympian Ann Dodge and has a daughter Jasmine. Mark and his family reside in Falmouth, Nova Scotia.

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