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Rugby Development & Operations Manager & National Academy Director - Gibraltar Rugby at
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Tom Read's Location
Gibraltar, Gibraltar
About Tom Read
Currently Rugby Development & Operations manager & National Academy Director for Gibraltar Rugby, with the aim to increase rugby participation and performance across the Union.I have coached in various environments including grassroots clubs, schools and professional clubs. Time working with Leicester Tigers as an RDO with a focus on Rugby Development and outreach, as well as performance coaching as Director of National Academy and Rugby in secondary education as well as work with Premiership Rugby academies.As well as coaching experience, I have a vast experience in Match Officiating from my time as 4th official for the RFU PGMOT operating in the Championship. Also refereed at Society level in England and head of referees for Gibraltar Rugby. Much of the off season is focused on officiating 7s, predominantly as referee manager and coach. My work with 7sReferee has meant I have been involved with the running of various rugby tournaments from a scheduling and team liaison perspective. This has put a strong reliance on organisation skills to ensure that everything was well times and ran smoothly, liaising with teams to ensure that they had the correct information and dealing with any issues they may have. It has also meant that I have to be adaptable, changing schedules and event plans when teams drop out or new teams are added last minute.I am always open to new opportunities within rugby in active and administrative roles.
Tom Read's Current Company Details
Gibraltar Rugby
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Rugby Development & Operations Manager & National Academy Director - Gibraltar Rugby
Tom Read Work Experience Details
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Rugby Development & Operations ManagerGibraltar Rugby Mar 2024 - PresentGibraltarRugby Development:- Rugby coaching- Coach development- Referee development- Schools deliveryOperations:- Facility liaison- Strategic planning
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National Academy DirectorGibraltar Rugby Sep 2023 - PresentGibraltar, GibraltarDirector for the National Rugby Academy of Gibraltar, covering U16s, U18s & U20s.Responsible for:- Player Development- Coach Development- Partnerships- Overseas player development
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Rugby Development OfficerGibraltar Rugby Feb 2023 - Mar 2024GibraltarRugby Development Officer for Gibraltar Rugby Football Union. Role covering:- Rugby coaching- Coach development- Referee development- Schools delivery- Teacher mentoring- Incoming tours & events
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Assistant Tournament DirectorGibraltar7S Feb 2023 - PresentGibraltar, GibraltarAssistant Tournament Director for the Gibraltar 7s.Responsible for:- Tournament planning- Tournament schedule- Team engagement- Event planning- Event management- Event delivery & execution- Working with Government & key stakeholders -
Casual Coach & Referee DeveloperEngland Rugby Apr 2022 - PresentDeveloper for England Rugby Coaching Award and Referee Award courses across the South West and Midlands. -
Match OfficialEngland Rugby Sep 2022 - Mar 2023PGMOT Fourth official, operating in the English Championship managing match time admin including interchanges, yellow cards, injuries, man off rule and more.
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Chair - National Youth CouncilRugby Football Union Sep 2019 - Aug 2022Being a member of the National Youth Council holds various responsibilities and subsequent roles within the Rugby Football Union's structure. This has and still is increasing my network within rugby and the RFU, allowing me to make my voice, and the voice of young people within rugby heard at the highest level as well as giving me a further knowledge as to how the organisation works and the inner workings of rugby as a whole.The main tasks of this role include:- Attending quarterly 2 day weekend meetings to discuss matters with other members- Collaborating to create a yearly plan for the NYC- Taking up roles in various RFU working groups- Taking up roles in RFU subcommittees- Presenting on key findings of working groups and subcommittees to the rest of the NYCThe working groups and subcommittee's is a chance to have an impact on the game and give the viewpoint of a young person within rugby. I am often turned to both within working groups and from others I am not officially involved with to get my opinion on some decisions. I will also feed back to the NYC and receive their feedback on certain projects to in turn feed back to the working group or subcommittee. I was a part of the RFU 150th anniversary working group, sadly disbanded due to Covid-19 and am currently sitting on the RFU Game development subcommittee.
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Team Manager7S Referee Apr 2021 - PresentTeam manager at 7s Referee providing 7s tournaments with elite officials to ensure that the highest standard is maintained at their tournament.My roles within the team include:- Referee appointments- Tournament scheduling- PA system provision- Tournament advice from our own experience of multiple tournaments- Tournament referee management- Disciplinary advice -
Rugby Development Officer - Project Rugby LeadLeicester Tigers Jul 2022 - Feb 2023Leicester, England, United KingdomLead on Project Rugby for Leicester Tigers working with Premiership Rugby.Project Rugby is an initiative to engage low socio economic, ethically diverse and disability young people in Rugby through local delivery and building relationships with local communities, schools and Rugby clubs.My role includes coordinating a team of three including myself and two Community Rugby Coaches by liaising with schools, youth center's and rugby clubs to organise sessions and then coordinate the team to cover each of the sessions accordingly.The end goal of Project Rugby is to see the transition of these players into local rugby clubs and regular rugby activity and my role is to do everything we can to support them in this. -
Chair Of Age Grade & Women'S Representative RugbyGloucestershire Rugby Football Union Limited Sep 2020 - Jul 2022Gloucestershire, England, United KingdomLead and organise the Age Grade and Women's Representative Rugby teams within Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union. This is a role which cover multiple areas of responsibility with the sole purpose of providing the best County Representative Rugby program possible.My responsibilities include:- Recruitment and management of all coaches and managers within the program- Program format- Aims and goals of the program- Development and enjoyment of players involved- Working with the Premiership clubs and academies (boys and girls)- Budget management ~ Organise and coordinate each age groups budget to remain within the county budget for the seasonThe role requires high levels of leadership skills and responsibility to be able to manage and organise the successful completion of the County program. This requires taking charge of people who are much older than myself and ensuring that I am able to achieve my aims for the program whilst ensuring all views are heard and respected. I also work with other colleagues in the GRFU to ensure that we are able to achieve the best we can in each area, for example working with the Chair of Women and Girls when looking at the girls or the Coaching Coordinator when it comes to matters of coaches and coach recruitment. -
Coaching CoordinatorGloucestershire Rugby Football Union Limited Oct 2019 - Sep 2020Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Rugby CoachGloucestershire Rugby Football Union Limited Jan 2020 - Jul 2020Gloucestershire, England, United KingdomAssistant Rugby coach within GRFU U15 Girls representative county team. Coaching and delivering the County Representative Rugby program for U15 girls. Responsible for ensuring that the girls were coached to a high standard and match ready for the various festivals that we attended as a county facing other U15 county teams.Roles include:- Coaching delivery- Team selection- Backs coach
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Rugby CoachGloucester Rugby Nov 2019 - Jul 2022Gloucester, England, United KingdomCoach at the Gloucester & Cheltenham centre's of the Gloucester Rugby Developing Players Program. Coming in 2 months into the season to a established coaching group was a challenge to be able to integrate and establish myself effectively. I had to quickly immerse myself within the coaching team and find my place within the coaching structure of around 6 other coaches. I was tasked with the U13s along with another 2 coaches and quickly took a lead to get things moving. This immediately became my focus for the first hour where U13s and U14s are split along with the coaching group. This allowed me to establish myself properly within the coaching structure and make use of leadership and team working skills to help create a strong environment for the players.In the second hour when we solely had the U15s, I was often a roaming coach, assisting and developing players individually as well as refereeing game elements. -
U18 Girls Head Coach And Girls Head Of DevelopmentDings Crusaders Rugby & Shaftesbury Park Apr 2020 - Jun 2021Bristol, England, United KingdomTigers Head Coach and Head of Girls Development at Dings Crusaders RFC U18 girls. The environment at Dings is as professional as possible to ensure that the girls receive the best coaching and playing experience. This includes the use of external coaches such as myself to provide the best program possible to help girls develop in their rugby and are supported to the highest level should they wish.Roles include:- Assisting Head Coach with training session plans- Leading one of the 2 teams on match day- Team selections- Coaching- Backs coach- Age group integration- Social Media workI also work with the other girls age groups at the club (U13s & U15s) to ensure that all the girls section are on the same path and that transition from one age group to the next is easy and seemless.
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Director Of RugbyThe Bennett Memorial Diocesan School Trust Sep 2018 - Aug 2019Tunbridge Wells, Kent, EnglandThis role required me to lead on all rugby at Bennett Memorial Diocesan School from year 7 (Under 12s) up to year 13 (Under 18s). This role required high levels of leadership skills going into a school environment, something which I myself had left just the year before with the completion of my A-levels. This shift required a change in outlook from a student within a school to a member of staff, increasing my professionalism and teaching me key skills in player and behaviour management. This included:- Coaching twice daily- Organising and planning all coaching sessions- Working with other staff for training sessions- Organising all fixtures against other schools- Co-running a local schools leagues at all age groups- Organise transport to games- Liaise with staff from other schools- Manage team sheets and game selections -
Volunteer CoordinatorKent County Rugby Football Union Limited Sep 2018 - Aug 2019United KingdomLead on supporting the rugby clubs within the remit of Kent Rugby Football Union in ensuring their volunteers are as good as they can be focusing on recruitment and retention.Roles included:- Organisation of end of season volunteers awards dinner ~ Organising venue, invitations, catering, nominations and award winners, guest speaker, awards, amongst other things- Co-lead on grassroots clubs forums ~ Forums designed to assist and help grassroots clubs initially within the Metropolitan section of the county (within M25). Met bi-monthly to discuss arising issues and any support that we could give as a county- Attend Club Development Subcommittee meetings ~ Meet with other KRFU members quarterly, provide analysis and report of last quarters actions and finances- Budget management ~ Manage budget for miscellaneous activities and expenditure alongside awards dinner expenditure -
Member Of Board Of DirectorsEdenbridge Rugby Football Club Jul 2017 - Aug 2019Edenbridge, England, United KingdomCo-opted onto the Edenbridge RFC Board of Directors in July 2017 after working in various roles within the club.I was initially brought on as a Player Liason Officer to feed messages and ideas between the board and club players.I later took on the role of Volunteers coordinator in 2018, liaising with and organising all the volunteers within the club.Other roles include:- Attending Board Meetings- Helping on projects within the club- Reprenting the club at AGM and various other meetings -
Visitor Experience AssisstantHever Castle Ltd Mar 2016 - Sep 2018United KingdomAs a Visitor Experience Assistant at Hever Castle and Gardens, I am the first face of the business to our visitors and often have to deal with a plethora of tasks to ensure that the visitor experience is as good as it can be.My roles include:- Ticket office ~ Helping customers to process bookings and taking money for tickets working using a POS system- Car park attendant ~ Directing cars to park safely and efficiently in our car parks to ensure that we can safely accommodate all visitors- Roaming and litter ~ Roaming the site performing tasks such as picking up litter and emptying bins alongside being the first point of call for customer information with regards to directions and events- Playground attendant ~ Ensure the safety and enjoyment of visitors in the playground and water maze (Covid addition of cleaning and capacity/queue management)- Locking and closing ~ Ensuring the safe departure of visitors and securing the grounds upon their departure- Use of handheld radio ~ Used to communicate with other staff and managers on site and requires good radio etiquette to be clear and concise in any messages- Teamwork ~ Roles will interchange throughout the day and often require teamwork skills to complete tasks or to move from one task to another All these roles are public facing and good etiquette has to be shown at all times to ensure that the visitor experience is the best that it can be.
Tom Read Skills
Rugby
Microsoft Office
Customer Service
Management
Public Speaking
Tom Read Education Details
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Sports Business And Coaching -
Oxted County School
Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Read
What company does Tom Read work for?
Tom Read works for Gibraltar Rugby
What is Tom Read's role at the current company?
Tom Read's current role is Rugby Development & Operations Manager & National Academy Director - Gibraltar Rugby.
What schools did Tom Read attend?
Tom Read attended University Of Gloucestershire, Oxted County School.
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Tom Read has skills like Rugby, Microsoft Office, Customer Service, Management, Public Speaking.
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