John Chevalier Naperville, IL | 630-299-9938 |
[email protected] Middle School Coordinator I humbly seek a 4th term as RIL Middle School Coordinator. It has been my pleasure to serve as the MS Coordinator since the Spring 2015 season. In this time, I endeavored first to understand the nuances of this unique level of rugby, then to implement structural changes to promote and support stability of the division, and with that in place to focus on creating an environment for growth. As two examples of structural changes: We have introduced a pre-season seeding tournament to ensure teams are placed competitively for the regular season; we also now create “combined” playing sides prior to the season to minimize borrowing of players week to week. In terms of creating an environment for growth: We have successfully introduced both Girls Seniors rugby and Rookie Rugby to our festivals. Going forward, I have primary objectives as follows: First, to continue to grow the playing opportunity for Girls and RR in particular; second, to create greater collaboration among all MS clubs in the sharing of best practices; and finally to encourage, foster and support the creation of long term strategic plans by the MS clubs in their respective communities. Administrative History Coaching History PURDUE UNIVERSITY MENS RFC PURDUE UNIVERSITY MENS RFC • President 1991/92 • Player/Asst Coach 1990/91 • Player/Head Coach 1991/92 NAPERVILLE YOUTH RUGBY • President 2015 to present CARFU MENS ALL STARS • Assistant Coach – 2001, 02 RUGBY ILLINOIS • Middle School Coordinator 2015 to present MIDWEST MENS ALL STARS • Assistant Coach – 2001, 02 Playing History CHICAGO LIONS YOUTH - FOREST RUGBY CLUB (SYDNEY, NSW) 1975- • Assistant Coach – Backs 2006, 07 1982 • Head Coach – 2nd and 3rd sides 2006, 07 COLLEGE - PURDUE UNIV.