Bowen Island FC are delighted to announce that Matt Smith has joined the Club as our new Technical Director.
This is a role that the Board have been looking to fill since early 2023 when previous TD, Morgan Quarry moved to Burnaby FC. Niul Bird who has served as acting TD since then will now focus on his role as Club President and coaching at youth level, while continuing to support football operations with Matt in his new role. Niul has done an incredible job, over the past year, which all of us at BIFC are thankful for.
The BIFC Technical Director is responsible for all sporting operations at the club. This includes recruitment and training of all volunteer coaches and managers; overseeing youth development and adult programming; and managing BIFC facilities, equipment and relationships with local leagues and clubs.
Matt will oversee all BIFC coaching programs in his new role as Technical Director.
Matt is a brilliant fit for the role. A lifelong soccer enthusiast, Matt moved to Bowen in 2021 and started playing in the BIFC Adult Coed League soon after arriving. He enjoys watching Sheffield Wednesday (in the English Championship) as often as possible, and finding people to play the game with wherever he can.
Many thanks to Niul Bird for everything he has done for the club in his role as acting TD.
Matt will operate within our core values and will continue to ensure that providing equal opportunities and making soccer available to everybody on Bowen Island as part of our 'Soccer For All' policy is a key priority.
We'll follow up with more details in the near future. In the meantime we look forward to working with Matt and the experience and enthusiasm he will bring. Please take a moment to say hello to him and make him feel welcome in his new role.
Welcome aboard Matt! Really happy to have you on the team.