Stuart Smith Position: Volunteer Assistant Coach Years: Second Season

Stuart Smith enters his second season as a volunteer assistant coach for the Penn State field hockey team. Smith, a former goalkeeper, specializes in personal, one-on-one and motivational 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 Course. While working at the five star, five diamond resort, he learned numerous motivational tactics which he's adapted to field hockey.

Smith's hockey career spans 16 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, while touring in New Zealand. He has competed against 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 players from around the world. He also coached at Nationals for the Futures field hockey program in Virginia Beach in June 2010.

Smith currently resides in State College.

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
Team I'd Like To See Added To The Schedule: Syracuse
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?!