Marie Weir (3 June 1926 – 27 February 2022; known as Jaffrey Smith) was a Scottish International hockey player, Scottish International hockey coach and author.
Hockey Weir played for Scotland in the 1940s and 1950s.
Weir turned to coaching in the 1970s after amassing more than 20 caps.
Weir is synonymous with changing the way women's hockey was coached, selected teams and the tactics used, changing to a sweeper system, from a 5–3–3.
The Scottish Women's team beat England at the IFWHA World Tournament whilst Weir was coaching the team, known as the "Dream Team".
Author Hockey coaching: a psychological approach to the women's game, 1977 Women's hockey for the seventies, 1974 The times of my life, autobiography
See also Jonathan Livingston Seagull Weir's inspiration Women's IFWHA World Conference
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