User:Harry Laws

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current as of Feb 2014: Personal: Age: 66 Family: 7 grown [and living away] children Education: BS in Chemistry, US Air Force Academy; MD, U Texas Medical School, San Antonio Professional: Medical IT consultant and Locums Pediatrician Col (ret), US Air Force Rugby Activity (current and active involvement/responsibilities are in bold) Player (flanker, scrumhalf, flyhalf) US Air Force Academy 68-69 Hawaii Harlequins 69-71 San Antonio RFC 71-76 (elected to Hall of Fame, 2001) Rapid City RFC 76-78 Frankfurt Americans (Germany) 78-81 All Europe Select side (SH) 80 and 81 Ft. Walton Beach RFC 81-84 AF Select Side (FH) 81 Deep South Select side (FH) 83 Clark AB RFC (Philippines) 85-87 Yokota RFC (Japan) 87-89 Administrator Started the San Antonio RFC (70), AFA Alumni RFC (72), Rapid City RFC (76), White River RFC (1999), Orchard Park HS RFC (2002), East Aurora HS women (2003), Northside women (2007), Hamilton County U-19 (2008); assisted in starting Westfield HS RFC, East Aurora HS women AFA Rugby Alumni Newsletter/E-Letter Editor 1972-1989, 2000- present AFA Alumni Association Board Chairman 2000 – 2012; currently secretary Founder and First Chairman, Combined Services (CS) Committee, USA Rugby, 1980-1985 CS Newsletter Editor 1980-1994 CS Treasurer 1980-2002 Air Force Director, CS Committee, 1985-1994 AF Treasurer, 1985-1997 Southern Counties Director, Texas RFU, 1972 European US Forces Union President 1981 Team Captain (AFA Alumni, San Antonio, Rapid City, Frankfurt, Ft Walton Beach) Match Secretary (AFA Alumni, San Antonio, Rapid City, Frankfurt, Ft Walton Beach) Club president (AFA Alumni, Rapid City, Frankfurt) Carmel Dad’s Club Rugby Commissioner. 1997 – 2004, 2006- 2011 Chairman, Indiana High School Rugby Committee, 2000 – 2004 Secretary, Indiana Rugby Football Union, 2003 Commissioner, Orchard Park Youth Rugby 2004-2006 Board member, Indiana Youth Rugby Foundation and Rugby Indiana 2008-present Secretary, Hamilton County Rugby Association, 2008 – 2012 Member, USARugby Rugby Committee, 2010- present Referee Colorado Society 84-85 Philippines 85-87 Japan (Kanto Plains Society) 87-90 Las Vegas (S Cal and Arizona Societies) 90-92 Washington DC (Potomac Society) 92-94 Indiana referee Society member and Chairman, 94 – 2004 Western New York Rugby Referee Society 2004-2006 Indiana Referee Society member 2006- present Chairman of the Midwest Referees Society, 94-99 USA Rugby Referee Training sub committee, responsible for certification training in the USA Chairman 1998 -2002 Member 2002 - present USARRA appointee to the USA Rugby Youth Committee and Youth Laws Committee 2006-2008 Midwest Referee Performance Reviewer 2005 – present International Rugby Board Trainer, License #84, valid until 2016 International Rugby Board Medical Educator, valid until 2016 Coach Assistant Coach, AF Academy 84-85 Head Coach, Carmel High School men’s, women’s, Carmel U-15 and U-11, 1997 – 2004

U-15  (2012 and 2014) and U-13 (2013)

Coach, Orchard Park High School Rugby Club, 2004- 2006 Coaching certifications Certified Level 200 Coach, USA Rugby 2014 Certified Level 1 Rugby Coach, USA Rugby, July 1998, Level II July 2001 Certified National Federation Interscholastic Coaches Education Program, November, 1998

               USA Rugby 200 Level coach 2014