Smith is entering his third year on the staff, serving his first two years as a volunteer assistant
Stuart Smith enters his third season on staff with the Penn State field hockey team, serving his first year as Assistant Coach after being promoted following the 2011 season. Smith, a former goalkeeper, specializes field player and goalkeeper coaching.
A native of Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia, Smith came to the United States as part of an International Exchange Program. He enrolled in the prestigious Ohio State International Turf Grass Management Program where he graduated in 2008.
Smith enjoyed four years working at The Breakers, Palm Beach in Florida where he was an Assistant Golf Course Superintendent of The Breakers, Rees Jones and Ocean Courses.
Smith's hockey career spans 18 years to date. He started as a young player, advancing to compete at the state and national level in Australia. He has represented his region of the Central Coast as well as his state of New South Wales. He has competed with players of the Australian National Team as well as players of other national teams. For his sporting and community achievements, Smith was rewarded with the opportunity to run the Olympic Torch in the 2000 Olympic games held in Sydney. More recently, Smith played with the Miami Surf Field Hockey Club, which was comprised of national team players from around the world. He also coached at Nationals for the Futures field hockey program in Virginia Beach in 2010 and also again as an assistant with the Futures elite program in 2012.
Smith currently resides in State College.
Email: srs44@psu.edu
GETTING TO KNOW COACH SMITH Nickname: Smif Favorite Food: Thai Favorite Color: Dark Blue Favorite Musical Artist: John Butler Trio, Daft Punk Favorite Movie: Any Given Sunday, Major League Favorite TV Show: Family Guy Favorite Website: ninemsn.com, GoPSUsports.com Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Ric Pizo Favorite Pro Teams: New Castle Knights (Australian Rugby League), Cincinnati Reds Favorite Athletes: Jamie Dwyer, Lance Armstrong Childhood Idol: Malcolm Smith (Father) Hobbies: Field Hockey, Photography, Digital Art and Traveling Biggest Fear: Driving in the snow Best Player I Ever Played With: Shaun O'Brien, Nick Davies Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: GQ Most Prized Possession: Olympic Torch Place I'd Like To Visit: India If I Didn't Coach Field Hockey, I Would Coach: Surfing If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Build a hockey field in Wamberal, buy a Bentley and donate to good causes After Penn State, I Would Like To: Who said I am ever leaving?!
