Mark
@markupton.life
learning to be a good ancestor | neo-generalist
founder - WayFinders Network (https://wayfinders.network)
founder - ShootXP (@shootxp.com)
co-creator - myfastestmile c.i.c.
https://markupton.life
founder - WayFinders Network (https://wayfinders.network)
founder - ShootXP (@shootxp.com)
co-creator - myfastestmile c.i.c.
https://markupton.life
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Mark
@markupton.life
· Nov 14
created a 'coaching' list to help people find and connect with others interested in sport coaching...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Just let me know if you, or others you know, wish to be added to the list
#coaching
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Just let me know if you, or others you know, wish to be added to the list
#coaching
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From aspiring youth to professionals expanding their repertoire, our platform provides highly relevant and unique insights to help players improve across a range of shooting situations and contexts...
#ShootXP #PlayerDevelopment #PracticeAnalytics #Gamification #AAA #XP #LevelUp
#ShootXP #PlayerDevelopment #PracticeAnalytics #Gamification #AAA #XP #LevelUp
September 19, 2025 at 3:08 AM
From aspiring youth to professionals expanding their repertoire, our platform provides highly relevant and unique insights to help players improve across a range of shooting situations and contexts...
#ShootXP #PlayerDevelopment #PracticeAnalytics #Gamification #AAA #XP #LevelUp
#ShootXP #PlayerDevelopment #PracticeAnalytics #Gamification #AAA #XP #LevelUp
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Watch and listen to our founder Mark Upton (@markupton.life) discuss with Chris Oliver how our shooting platform creates "action learning" opportunities for coaches & staff wanting to explore advanced practice design, player development etc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QuL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QuL...
ShootXP Overview - Mark Upton & Chris Oliver
YouTube video by ShootXP
www.youtube.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Watch and listen to our founder Mark Upton (@markupton.life) discuss with Chris Oliver how our shooting platform creates "action learning" opportunities for coaches & staff wanting to explore advanced practice design, player development etc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QuL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QuL...
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Our founder @markupton.life joined Chris Oliver on the Basketball Immersion Podcast to talk all things coaching, player development etc
"that uncertainty as a coach, you need to be adaptable & comfortable with some of that uncertainty - that is a challenge"
basketballimmersion.com/the-basketba...
"that uncertainty as a coach, you need to be adaptable & comfortable with some of that uncertainty - that is a challenge"
basketballimmersion.com/the-basketba...
The Basketball Podcast: EP 388 with Mark Upton on Better Coaching and Skill Development - Basketball Immersion
ShootXP founder and skill acquisition expert Mark Upton shares insights on better coaching and skill development.
basketballimmersion.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Our founder @markupton.life joined Chris Oliver on the Basketball Immersion Podcast to talk all things coaching, player development etc
"that uncertainty as a coach, you need to be adaptable & comfortable with some of that uncertainty - that is a challenge"
basketballimmersion.com/the-basketba...
"that uncertainty as a coach, you need to be adaptable & comfortable with some of that uncertainty - that is a challenge"
basketballimmersion.com/the-basketba...
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🏀🏀🏀 ShootXP v2.0 - "plays nicely in a larger sports tech ecosystem"
We value integration & interoperability, so this one's for those who want to use ShootXP alongside other video analytics tools like Angles, Sportscode etc.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtTv...
We value integration & interoperability, so this one's for those who want to use ShootXP alongside other video analytics tools like Angles, Sportscode etc.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtTv...
ShootXP v2 - integration & interop
YouTube video by ShootXP
www.youtube.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:27 AM
🏀🏀🏀 ShootXP v2.0 - "plays nicely in a larger sports tech ecosystem"
We value integration & interoperability, so this one's for those who want to use ShootXP alongside other video analytics tools like Angles, Sportscode etc.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtTv...
We value integration & interoperability, so this one's for those who want to use ShootXP alongside other video analytics tools like Angles, Sportscode etc.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtTv...
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Coaching, Pedagogy & Motor Learning
A series of short discussions between our founder @markupton.life and @brianmccormick.bsky.social , recorded almost 10 years ago covering ideas and topics that have only become more prominent in 🏀🏀🏀 circles today...
see thread for links...
A series of short discussions between our founder @markupton.life and @brianmccormick.bsky.social , recorded almost 10 years ago covering ideas and topics that have only become more prominent in 🏀🏀🏀 circles today...
see thread for links...
August 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Coaching, Pedagogy & Motor Learning
A series of short discussions between our founder @markupton.life and @brianmccormick.bsky.social , recorded almost 10 years ago covering ideas and topics that have only become more prominent in 🏀🏀🏀 circles today...
see thread for links...
A series of short discussions between our founder @markupton.life and @brianmccormick.bsky.social , recorded almost 10 years ago covering ideas and topics that have only become more prominent in 🏀🏀🏀 circles today...
see thread for links...
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Last week we unveiled the next generation in shot charting - showing the shooters movement leading up to the shot (www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7w5...)
yellow lines = movement without ball
orange lines = with ball
Can anyone guess the player & game!? (this chart just shows their made 3's)
yellow lines = movement without ball
orange lines = with ball
Can anyone guess the player & game!? (this chart just shows their made 3's)
August 22, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Last week we unveiled the next generation in shot charting - showing the shooters movement leading up to the shot (www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7w5...)
yellow lines = movement without ball
orange lines = with ball
Can anyone guess the player & game!? (this chart just shows their made 3's)
yellow lines = movement without ball
orange lines = with ball
Can anyone guess the player & game!? (this chart just shows their made 3's)
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ShootXP v2.0 - the most powerful platform available for those advanced 🏀🏀🏀 coaches and practitioners applying contemporary player development & skill acquisition principles & frameworks
More here - youtube.com/watch?v=7HOp...
Get in touch - info@shootxp.com
#PracticeAnalytics
More here - youtube.com/watch?v=7HOp...
Get in touch - info@shootxp.com
#PracticeAnalytics
August 22, 2025 at 5:21 AM
ShootXP v2.0 - the most powerful platform available for those advanced 🏀🏀🏀 coaches and practitioners applying contemporary player development & skill acquisition principles & frameworks
More here - youtube.com/watch?v=7HOp...
Get in touch - info@shootxp.com
#PracticeAnalytics
More here - youtube.com/watch?v=7HOp...
Get in touch - info@shootxp.com
#PracticeAnalytics
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When it comes to player development, below are three common problems we've seen in 🏀🏀🏀/team sports.
Bringing 20+ years of experience in this area, we work with coaches, analytics & performance staff to co-create solutions to these problems.
Get in touch - info@shootxp.com
Bringing 20+ years of experience in this area, we work with coaches, analytics & performance staff to co-create solutions to these problems.
Get in touch - info@shootxp.com
August 20, 2025 at 1:08 AM
When it comes to player development, below are three common problems we've seen in 🏀🏀🏀/team sports.
Bringing 20+ years of experience in this area, we work with coaches, analytics & performance staff to co-create solutions to these problems.
Get in touch - info@shootxp.com
Bringing 20+ years of experience in this area, we work with coaches, analytics & performance staff to co-create solutions to these problems.
Get in touch - info@shootxp.com
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In just 60 seconds learn what version 2.0 of our 🏀🏀🏀 platform can do in relation to shooting & player development...
Get in touch - info@shootxp.com
🔈SOUND ON🔈
youtube.com/watch?v=ipKO...
#Basketball #PlayerDevelopment #PracticeAnalytics #Gamification #AAA #XP #LevelUp #AI
Get in touch - info@shootxp.com
🔈SOUND ON🔈
youtube.com/watch?v=ipKO...
#Basketball #PlayerDevelopment #PracticeAnalytics #Gamification #AAA #XP #LevelUp #AI
ShootXP v2 - 60 sec summary
YouTube video by ShootXP
youtube.com
August 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
In just 60 seconds learn what version 2.0 of our 🏀🏀🏀 platform can do in relation to shooting & player development...
Get in touch - info@shootxp.com
🔈SOUND ON🔈
youtube.com/watch?v=ipKO...
#Basketball #PlayerDevelopment #PracticeAnalytics #Gamification #AAA #XP #LevelUp #AI
Get in touch - info@shootxp.com
🔈SOUND ON🔈
youtube.com/watch?v=ipKO...
#Basketball #PlayerDevelopment #PracticeAnalytics #Gamification #AAA #XP #LevelUp #AI
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ShootXP v2.0 - Shot Tagger 🏀🏀🏀
This addition is VERY useful for basic live tagging of shots during a game or practice, that can later be linked to video & enhanced with contextual shooting & player movement data.
Short screen demo....
🔈SOUND ON🔈
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x99...
This addition is VERY useful for basic live tagging of shots during a game or practice, that can later be linked to video & enhanced with contextual shooting & player movement data.
Short screen demo....
🔈SOUND ON🔈
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x99...
ShootXP v2.0 - Shot Tagger
YouTube video by ShootXP
www.youtube.com
August 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
ShootXP v2.0 - Shot Tagger 🏀🏀🏀
This addition is VERY useful for basic live tagging of shots during a game or practice, that can later be linked to video & enhanced with contextual shooting & player movement data.
Short screen demo....
🔈SOUND ON🔈
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x99...
This addition is VERY useful for basic live tagging of shots during a game or practice, that can later be linked to video & enhanced with contextual shooting & player movement data.
Short screen demo....
🔈SOUND ON🔈
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x99...
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Get in touch if you would like to learn more about how v2.0 of the ShootXP platform can enhance 🏀🏀🏀 shooting expertise and player development!
🚀🚀🚀
#ShootXP #Basketball #PlayerDevelopment #PracticeAnalytics #Gamification #AAA #XP #LevelUp #AI
🚀🚀🚀
#ShootXP #Basketball #PlayerDevelopment #PracticeAnalytics #Gamification #AAA #XP #LevelUp #AI
August 15, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Get in touch if you would like to learn more about how v2.0 of the ShootXP platform can enhance 🏀🏀🏀 shooting expertise and player development!
🚀🚀🚀
#ShootXP #Basketball #PlayerDevelopment #PracticeAnalytics #Gamification #AAA #XP #LevelUp #AI
🚀🚀🚀
#ShootXP #Basketball #PlayerDevelopment #PracticeAnalytics #Gamification #AAA #XP #LevelUp #AI
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ShootXP v2.0 - Badge System 🏀🏀🏀
"it adds this layer of personalised feedback & motivation that goes beyond just numbers, recognising the whole player development picture"
Watch the demo below for more...
🔈SOUND ON 🔈
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_wY...
#Basketball #PlayerDevelopment #Gamification #AI
"it adds this layer of personalised feedback & motivation that goes beyond just numbers, recognising the whole player development picture"
Watch the demo below for more...
🔈SOUND ON 🔈
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_wY...
#Basketball #PlayerDevelopment #Gamification #AI
ShootXP v2.0 - Badges
YouTube video by ShootXP
www.youtube.com
August 15, 2025 at 2:53 AM
ShootXP v2.0 - Badge System 🏀🏀🏀
"it adds this layer of personalised feedback & motivation that goes beyond just numbers, recognising the whole player development picture"
Watch the demo below for more...
🔈SOUND ON 🔈
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_wY...
#Basketball #PlayerDevelopment #Gamification #AI
"it adds this layer of personalised feedback & motivation that goes beyond just numbers, recognising the whole player development picture"
Watch the demo below for more...
🔈SOUND ON 🔈
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_wY...
#Basketball #PlayerDevelopment #Gamification #AI
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ShootXP v2.0 - Activities & Constraints 🏀🏀🏀
"it gives coaches & players an incredibly powerful tool to understand shooting & skill development under specific constraints"
Watch the demo below for more
🔈SOUND ON 🔈
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HOp...
#Basketball #PlayerDevelopment #PracticeAnalytics
"it gives coaches & players an incredibly powerful tool to understand shooting & skill development under specific constraints"
Watch the demo below for more
🔈SOUND ON 🔈
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HOp...
#Basketball #PlayerDevelopment #PracticeAnalytics
ShootXP v2.0 - Activities & Constraints
YouTube video by ShootXP
www.youtube.com
August 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
ShootXP v2.0 - Activities & Constraints 🏀🏀🏀
"it gives coaches & players an incredibly powerful tool to understand shooting & skill development under specific constraints"
Watch the demo below for more
🔈SOUND ON 🔈
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HOp...
#Basketball #PlayerDevelopment #PracticeAnalytics
"it gives coaches & players an incredibly powerful tool to understand shooting & skill development under specific constraints"
Watch the demo below for more
🔈SOUND ON 🔈
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HOp...
#Basketball #PlayerDevelopment #PracticeAnalytics
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📣 v2 of the ShootXP platform provides many new features.
With *Shot Charting 2.0*, we capture the shooter's movement path prior to the shot, providing rich insights for practice design & player development
(orange line = with the ball, yellow = without the ball)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7w5...
With *Shot Charting 2.0*, we capture the shooter's movement path prior to the shot, providing rich insights for practice design & player development
(orange line = with the ball, yellow = without the ball)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7w5...
Shot Charting 2.0 preview - shot location + shooter movement
YouTube video by ShootXP
www.youtube.com
August 13, 2025 at 3:19 AM
📣 v2 of the ShootXP platform provides many new features.
With *Shot Charting 2.0*, we capture the shooter's movement path prior to the shot, providing rich insights for practice design & player development
(orange line = with the ball, yellow = without the ball)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7w5...
With *Shot Charting 2.0*, we capture the shooter's movement path prior to the shot, providing rich insights for practice design & player development
(orange line = with the ball, yellow = without the ball)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7w5...
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📣 We've just dropped v2.0 of our 🏀🏀🏀 platform!
"level up" shooting & player development through a unique blend of cutting-edge tech, practical basketball wisdom & contemporary thinking in the fields of:
* skill acquisition
* psychology
* gaming
shootxp.com
"level up" shooting & player development through a unique blend of cutting-edge tech, practical basketball wisdom & contemporary thinking in the fields of:
* skill acquisition
* psychology
* gaming
shootxp.com
August 12, 2025 at 1:46 AM
📣 We've just dropped v2.0 of our 🏀🏀🏀 platform!
"level up" shooting & player development through a unique blend of cutting-edge tech, practical basketball wisdom & contemporary thinking in the fields of:
* skill acquisition
* psychology
* gaming
shootxp.com
"level up" shooting & player development through a unique blend of cutting-edge tech, practical basketball wisdom & contemporary thinking in the fields of:
* skill acquisition
* psychology
* gaming
shootxp.com
Journals are the Problem
"I often hear scientists say they can’t abandon journals because they will lose their funding. As a funder, I’m letting you know that we’re not just comfortable with new publishing strategies, we require it."
asterainstitute.substack.com/p/scientific...
"I often hear scientists say they can’t abandon journals because they will lose their funding. As a funder, I’m letting you know that we’re not just comfortable with new publishing strategies, we require it."
asterainstitute.substack.com/p/scientific...
Scientific Publishing: Enough is Enough
Why we're no longer funding journal publications
asterainstitute.substack.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Journals are the Problem
"I often hear scientists say they can’t abandon journals because they will lose their funding. As a funder, I’m letting you know that we’re not just comfortable with new publishing strategies, we require it."
asterainstitute.substack.com/p/scientific...
"I often hear scientists say they can’t abandon journals because they will lose their funding. As a funder, I’m letting you know that we’re not just comfortable with new publishing strategies, we require it."
asterainstitute.substack.com/p/scientific...
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How should we identify talent and retrospectively evaluate our talent identification & selection?
brianmccormick.substack.com/p/talent-ide...
brianmccormick.substack.com/p/talent-ide...
March 1, 2025 at 7:53 AM
How should we identify talent and retrospectively evaluate our talent identification & selection?
brianmccormick.substack.com/p/talent-ide...
brianmccormick.substack.com/p/talent-ide...
@shootxp.com is a little side-project/consultancy I've been evolving over the last year...
Raw shooting numbers in practice often tell a misleading story.
But there are alternatives!
Our practice analytics provide high quality insights into:
🏀 the structure of shooting practices
🏀 likelihood of transfer to in-game shooting performance
docs.shootxp.com/key-features...
But there are alternatives!
Our practice analytics provide high quality insights into:
🏀 the structure of shooting practices
🏀 likelihood of transfer to in-game shooting performance
docs.shootxp.com/key-features...
February 28, 2025 at 2:18 AM
@shootxp.com is a little side-project/consultancy I've been evolving over the last year...
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A wandering, circular conversation about #coaching this time, where I sort of lose hope and then maybe find it again? I don't even know anymore, but I'm realising that my ability to admit that is important.
skillacqlascu.substack.com/p/merry-go-r...
skillacqlascu.substack.com/p/merry-go-r...
merry go rounds
I want off this ride, but I can't leave
skillacqlascu.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 11:41 PM
A wandering, circular conversation about #coaching this time, where I sort of lose hope and then maybe find it again? I don't even know anymore, but I'm realising that my ability to admit that is important.
skillacqlascu.substack.com/p/merry-go-r...
skillacqlascu.substack.com/p/merry-go-r...
Embracing Ensembles
Ensembles of evidence
Ensembles of knowledge systems
Ensembles of ideology
Ensembles of disciplines
Ensembles of interventions
medium.com/centre-for-p...
Ensembles of evidence
Ensembles of knowledge systems
Ensembles of ideology
Ensembles of disciplines
Ensembles of interventions
medium.com/centre-for-p...
Embracing ensembles
Embracing ensembles means drawing on different perspectives, disciplines, and methods to enrich insight and action.
medium.com
January 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Embracing Ensembles
Ensembles of evidence
Ensembles of knowledge systems
Ensembles of ideology
Ensembles of disciplines
Ensembles of interventions
medium.com/centre-for-p...
Ensembles of evidence
Ensembles of knowledge systems
Ensembles of ideology
Ensembles of disciplines
Ensembles of interventions
medium.com/centre-for-p...
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I love the notion that we are human becoming (rather than beings, which are static and unchanging and only now), so my ~fortnightly newsletter is now 🌿 The Thought Garden 🌿 which is a more accurate way to describe the open, genuine, expressive way I write now 🥹
skillacqlascu.substack.com
skillacqlascu.substack.com
January 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I love the notion that we are human becoming (rather than beings, which are static and unchanging and only now), so my ~fortnightly newsletter is now 🌿 The Thought Garden 🌿 which is a more accurate way to describe the open, genuine, expressive way I write now 🥹
skillacqlascu.substack.com
skillacqlascu.substack.com
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"I want to be captivating, not captive to what people think we should do, be, write."
A journey through joy, creativity and criticism this time 💫
skillacqlascu.substack.com/p/there-is-s...
A journey through joy, creativity and criticism this time 💫
skillacqlascu.substack.com/p/there-is-s...
there is someone out there with a wound in the exact shape of your words
i will keep making things
skillacqlascu.substack.com
January 16, 2025 at 1:31 AM
"I want to be captivating, not captive to what people think we should do, be, write."
A journey through joy, creativity and criticism this time 💫
skillacqlascu.substack.com/p/there-is-s...
A journey through joy, creativity and criticism this time 💫
skillacqlascu.substack.com/p/there-is-s...
No time to listen. You must shout.
No time to learn. You must preach.
No time for humility. You must fly high on hubris.
...unless, that is, we refuse to play the game and choose instead to break the chain.
elifshafak.substack.com/p/empathy-is...
No time to learn. You must preach.
No time for humility. You must fly high on hubris.
...unless, that is, we refuse to play the game and choose instead to break the chain.
elifshafak.substack.com/p/empathy-is...
Empathy is Weakness, Ignorance is Strength, War is Peace
A debate on TV, shared afterwards on You Tube, already watched by millions.
elifshafak.substack.com
January 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
No time to listen. You must shout.
No time to learn. You must preach.
No time for humility. You must fly high on hubris.
...unless, that is, we refuse to play the game and choose instead to break the chain.
elifshafak.substack.com/p/empathy-is...
No time to learn. You must preach.
No time for humility. You must fly high on hubris.
...unless, that is, we refuse to play the game and choose instead to break the chain.
elifshafak.substack.com/p/empathy-is...
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Speech by Peter Drucker given at Bennington College (20 May, 1943) about the nature of individuality and society. Drucker begins the essay revisiting the thought of Kierkegaard and the question he posed of how human existence is possible.
Full text available here: ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/coll...
Full text available here: ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/coll...
January 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Speech by Peter Drucker given at Bennington College (20 May, 1943) about the nature of individuality and society. Drucker begins the essay revisiting the thought of Kierkegaard and the question he posed of how human existence is possible.
Full text available here: ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/coll...
Full text available here: ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/coll...
