42 Years of Coaching Champions
By Emilito (Emil Signes)
Rev. 2016-11-02       15:32

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Summary

OK, this article is self-aggrandizing.  But it's also true. And I apologize in advance for writing it in the 3rd person. But when I wrote it in the first person, there were far too many "I"s for my liking. So I took an easy way out.

Although rugby in the US can be traced to the 19th century and "modern" clubs began with the New York Rugby Club's founding in 1929, the official national body "United States of American Rugby Football Union" (the name later changed to just "USA Rugby") was not founded until 1975, which happened to coincide with the beginning of Emilito's coaching career (actually Fall 1974).

Emilito is proud that - in 42 years of coaching - he has been head coach or in another technical role with at least one champion (tournament or league or test match) in all 42 of those.

Considering multiple championships per year, brings the number of champions with which he has been associated to 126 teams, and - counting successful non-championship performances, the number rises to 201.

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The following table summarizes - recognizing that some results have yet to come to mind - the teams that have produced those champions, as well as other non-championship, yet notable (IMHO) results.

Columns: 1) year of first occurrence: "Ch" in the year of first championship if there's at least one champion; if not, "Alt" for the first successful team mentioned; 2&3) Team Name & Type; 4-12) 15s and 7s, Men, Women, Boys, Girls; 13-15) Total Champions, Total Alternate Successes, Total Successful Teams.  Blue represents male teams, pink female teams, and purple means both sexes were represented.
   
EGS-Championships & More


Data: Championship and other notable teams

Three tables follow.  Table 1 lists one championship for each of those 42 years.

Table 2 lists additional championships where they exist.  Between the two lists there are 125 championship teams listed.  There are certainly at least a few more yet to be remembered.  Emilito was the head coach for more than 80 of these championships; in the rest either as a co-coach, an assistant coach or - in more recent years - part of the squad in a coaching consultant/technical adviser role, and/or - with Atlantis - in his self-designated role of "Emperor."

Table 3 lists several non-championship teams which nevertheless made themselves proud with notable and pleasing performances. The 3 lists, combined, total 199 teams. If we count men, women, boys, girls, 7s, 15s separately, the lists include nearly 40 unique sides.

In these tables male teams are coded in blue, and female teams in pink (sorry).  M = men, W = women, B = boys, G = girls (where U19 teams and younger, as well as high school, are boys/girls; U20, college, and older teams are men/women.) National teams, select sides and invitational teams are italicized. EPRU = East Penn Rugby Union; ERU = Eastern Rugby Union; MARFU = Mid-Atlantic Rugby Football Union; ITT = Inter-territorial Tournament, former term of the National All-Star Championship.

Representations in the tables below:
    * = one of multiple championships that year  /
    # = tournaments for which Emilito was not "the coach" (he may have been less or more): e.g. either an assistant coach or a mentoring coach or a co-coach with others - or "Emperor" -, as specified in the footnote.
    ! = the only national championship club side which he has coached.
    Bold represents a national championship team.
    A gold background represents a) a national championship for a club side or b) an international championship for a national team.


Table 1: one championship per year, 1975 to 2016

Year-Mo 7s/
15s
M/
F
Champion or
best results
Team
Coached
Event
1975-05 15s
M
Champions
Bethlehem Hooligans
Schaefer Rugby Cup (Bethlehem, PA)






1976-05#a
15s
M
Champions
Bethlehem Hooligans
East Penn Rugby Union Knockout
21-17 over Philadelphia (Bethlehem, PA)
1977-05#b
15s
W
Champions
Maulie Maguires
Schaefer Rugby Cup (Bethlehem, PA)
1978-07*
7s
M
Champions
Bethlehem Hooligans
Ontario Sevens (Toronto)
1979-07*
7s
M
Champions
Bethlehem Hooligans
Hibernian 7s (Langhorne, PA)
1980-10*
15s
M
Champions
Bethlehem Hooligans
East Penn Rugby Union






1981-04*
15s
M
Champions:
  to Sweet 16
Bethlehem Hooligans
Mid Atlantic RU Final (over Whitemarsh)
Advanced to US Round of 16 ("Sweet 16")
(Arlington, VA)
1982-07*
7s
M
Champions
Bethlehem Hooligans
Hartford National Invitational 7s
1983-05*#c
15s
W
Champions
Maulie Maguires (PA)
Schaefer Rugby Cup (Bethlehem, PA)
1984-12*
15s
M
Champions
ERU North U23
ERU North-South U23 (Wilmington, NC)
1985-12*
7s
M
Champions
ERU Men
National All-Star 7s (ITT 7s) (Orlando)
First national championship!!






1986-11*
7s
M
Champions
ERU Men
National All-Star 7s (ITT 7s) (Tucson)
1987-07* 7s
M
Champions
Bethlehem
ERU Club 7s Championship (Norfolk)
1988-10*
7s
M
Champions
ERU Men
National All-Star 7s  (ITT 7s)(Tucson)
1989-08*
7s
M
Champions
ERU Men
National All-Star 7s  (ITT 7s) (Alexandria)
1990-08
7s
M
Champions
Bethlehem East Penn Rugby Union 7s (VENUE?)





 
1991-05
15s
M
Champions
Bethlehem
Mid-Atlantic RugbyUnion (VENUE?)
(advanced to US Round of 16)
1992-05*#j
7s
W
Champions
Atlantis Women
Benidorm 7s (Spain)
1993-12*#d
15s
W
Champions
ERU Women
National All-Star 15s (WITTs) (Palo Alto)
1994-08*
7s
M
Champions
(1st & 2nd)
ERU Men
National All-Star 7s  (ITT 7s) (Palo Alto)
1995-05*
7s
M
Champions
Atlantis Men
Benidorm 7s (Spain)






1996-03*
7s
W
Champions
Atlantis Women
Hong Kong International Club 7s
1997-12*
7s
M
Champions
Atlantis Men
Fin del Mundo 7s (Ushuaia,ARG)
1998-09*
7s
M
Champions
USA Collegiate All-Stars
National All-Star 7s (ITT 7s) (Palo Alto)
1999-08*!
7s
M
Champions
Philadelphia-Whitemarsh
National Club 7s (Conshohocken, PA)
2000-09*
7s
M
Champions
Atlantis Men
Havana Sevens (Cuba)






2001-07*
7s
W
Champions
Atlantis Women
Magnificent 7s (ONT)
2002-07*
7s
W
Champions
Atlantis Women
Brazil Winter 7s (Atibaia)
2003-12*
7s
W
Champions
Atlantis Women
Caribbean 7s (Port of Spain, Trinidad)
2004-04*
15s
W
Champions
  to Final Four
Princeton U. Women
US Round of 16 (So. bracket - Gainesville)
v Illinois 19-10, UMass 18-16 (last min PK)
2005-04*
15s
W
Champions
  to Final Four
Princeton U. Women
US Round of 16 (So. bracket)
(Gainesville / beat UNC & Chico State)







2006-12
7s
W
Champions
(1st & 2nd)
Atlantis Women
Caribbean 7s (Port of Spain, Trinidad)
2007-12*
7s
W
Champions
Atlantis Women
Caribbean 7s (Port of Spain, Trinidad)
2008-07#e
7s
M
Champions
Schuylkill River
Cheesesteak 7s (Philadelphia)
2009-07*#e
7s
M
Champions
Schuylkill River
MARFU 7s (Manassas, VA)
2010-06
7s
W
Champions
Atlantis Women
Lehigh Valley 7s (Bethlehem, PA)






2011-05#f
7s
M
Champions U. of Arizona Men
Shenanigans 7s (Scottsdale, AZ)
2012-03*
15s
W
Champions
Princeton U. Women
Rickerson Cup (Princeton)
2013-03*
15s
W
Champions
Princeton U. Women
Ivy 15s @ Brown / Final: PU 22 Brown 17
2014-05*#g
7s
W
Champions
Atlantis Women
Madrid 7s (Leg 3)
2015-08#h
7s
B
Champions
Atlantis HS Boys
Serevi Rugbytown 7s (Glendale, CO)






2016-04#i
7s
G
Champions
Atlantis HS Girls
Atlanta Festival 7s

* Multiple championships: see Table 2 for others
footnotes: Emilito coached but not always the Head Coach ...
Co-coach with #a) Matt Tyksinski and Guest Coach with #b) Barb Tyksinski and #c: Judy Smullen;
  Backs' Coach to #d: [Pennsylvania] Joe Kelly,
Assistant Coach to #e: Joe Morrison;
and #g: Dana Creager
#f: "Guru Coach" with Chris Kron & Adam Dick
Emilito was Emperor and Coaching Consultant to these two teams whose actual coaches were --
#h: Jack Foley, Keith McLean and Rob Skalka; #i: Kevin Corley
#j: Franck Boivert was coach on day 2 (Emilito had to coach Germany at Sicily 7s & left @ end of day 1)
! 1999: Philadelphia-Whitemarsh was National Club 7s Champion (Emilito's only club national champ)

Table 2: Additional Championships, 1975 to 2016

Year-Mo 7s/
15s
M/
F
Champions

Team
Coached
Event
1978-06
15s
M
Champions
Bethlehem Hooligans
Schaefer 7s (Bethlehem, PA)
1979-05#a
15s
W
Champions
Maulie Maguires
Schaefer 7s (Bethlehem, PA)
1980-07 7s
M Champions Bethlehem Hooligans
Hibernian 7s (Langhorne, PA)
3





1981-08 7s M Champions Bethlehem Hooligans
Hibernian 7s (Langhorne, PA)
1982-06 7s M Champions Bethlehem Hooligans
Rockaway 7s (NY)
1983-06
7
M
Champions
Bethlehem Hooligans
Rockaway 7s (NY)
1983-08
15
M
Champions
PA Region 2 (KATS)
Keystone Games (PA state games)
1984-06 7s M
Champions Bethlehem
Schaefer 7s (Bethlehem, PA)
1984-06#a 7s W
Champions Maulie Maguires
Schaefer 7s (Bethlehem, PA)
1985-06
7s
M
Champions
Bethlehem
Schaefer 7s (Bethlehem, PA)
1985-06#a
7s
W
Champions
Maulie Maguires
Schaefer 7s (Bethlehem, PA)
8





1984/1987
7s
M
2x Champions
EPRU Men (East Penn)
ERU Subunion Championships - Won 2x (yrs?)






1986-07#n
7s
M
Champions
Maryland Stingers
Cape Fear 7s
1986-07
7s
M
Champions
Atlantis Men
Virginia Beach 7s
1986-07
7s
M
Champions
Atlantis Men
Hartford 7s
1986-07
7s
M
Champions
Bethlehem
Hibernian 7s (Langhorne, PA)
1987-06
7s
M
Champions
Bethlehem Strohs' 7s (Bethlehem, PA)
1987-08
7s
M Champions Bethlehem
Hibernian 7s (Langhorne, PA)
1987-08
7s
M
Champions
Bethlehem
ERU 7s Championship
1987-11
7s
M
Champions
(1st & 2nd)
ERU Men
National All-Star 7s  (ITT 7s)
1988-09
7s
M
Champions
Atlantis-Cougars Combined
Celtic Classic (Bethlehem, PA)
1988-11
7s
M
Champions
ERU Men
National All-Star 7s (ITT 7s)
1989-06
7s
M
Champions
Bethlehem
Strohs' 7s (Bethlehem, PA)
1989-11#b
15s
M
Champions
Lehigh University
East Region II (Orlando)
Qualify for East Final 4
1990-08#p
15s
M
Winners
ERU Women
Beat USA Women (lead-up for 1st World Cup)
(ERU had 1st call on its players)
13/15





1991-08
7s
M
Champions
US Invitational All-Stars
Saranac Lake Can-Am 7s
1991-10/11-
15s
M
Champions
Bethlehem
East Penn Rugby Union 15s
1992-08#d
7s
M
Champions
(1st & 2nd)
ERU Men
National All-Star 7s (ITT 7s)
1992-09#e 15s W Champions US Women
Can-Am game vs. Canada @ Blaine, MN (13-12)
1992-12#c 15s W Co-Champions ERU Women National All-Star 15s (ITTs) (Tallahassee)
1993-06
7s
M
Champions
Old Blue (NY)
Rockaway 7s (NY)
1994-07
7s
M
Champions
Atlantis Men
Cape Fear 7s
1994-12#c
15s
W
Champions
ERU Women
National All-Star 15s (ITTs) (NOLA)
1995-03
7s
M
Champions
Atlantis Men
Sofia International 7s (Bulgaria)
1995-07
7s
M
O-35 Champion
Atlantis Men O-35
Cape Fear 7s
1995-08
7s
M
Champions
ERU Men
National All-Star 7s (ITT 7s)
1995-12#c
15s
W
Champions
ERU Women
National All-Star 15s (Nashville) (15ŗ F)
12





1996-07
7s
M
Champions
Atlantis Men
Cape Fear 7s 
1996-11
7s
W
Champions
Atlantis Women
New York 7s
1997-07
7s
W
Champions
Atlantis Women
Cape Fear 7s
1997-11
7s
W
Champions
(1st & 2nd)
Atlantis Women
New York 7s
1998-07
7s
M
Champions
USA Women - Eagles
Magnificent 7s (Toronto)
1998-07
7s
M
Champions
Philadelphia-Whitemarsh
MARFU 7s (location)
1998-10#f
15s
M
Champions
Philadelphia-Whitemarsh
MARFU 15s
1998-11
7s
W
Champions
Atlantis Women
New York 7s
1999-07
7s
W
Champions
(1st & 2nd)
Atlantis Women
Cape Fear 7s
1999-07
7s
W
Champions
Atlantis Women
Magnificent 7s (Toronto)
1999-08#c
15s
W
Champions
USA Women
Can-Am game Canada @ Saranac Lake, NY (16-11)
2000-07
7s
W
Champions
Atlantis Women
Magnificent 7s (Toronto)
2000-07
7s
M
Champions
Philadelphia-Whitemarsh
Hibernian 7s (Langhorne, PA)
2000-08
7s
W
Champions
Atlantis Women
National Women's Invitational 7s (Philadelphia)
14





2001-07
7s
M
Champions
Atlantis Women
Magnificent 7s (Toronto)
2001-09
7s
M
Champions
Atlantis Men
Havana / Atlantis 7s (Atlantis v. Cuba 2 & Cuba1)
2001-12
7s
W
Champions
(1st & 2nd)
Atlantis Women
Caribbean 7s (Port of Spain, Trinidad)
2002-05
7s
W
Champion
Atlantis Women
West Highland & Island 7s (Isle of Mull, Scotland)






2002-06
7s
W
Champions
(1st & 2nd)
Atlantis Women
Lehigh Valley 7s (Bethlehem, PA)
2002-07
7s
W
Champions
Atlantis Women
Magnificent 7s (Toronto)
2002-12
7s
W
Champions
Atlantis Women
Caribbean 7s (Port of Spain, Trinidad)
2003-06
7s
W
Champions
Atlantis Women
Lehigh Valley 7s (Bethlehem, PA)
2004-06
7s
W
Champions
Atlantis Women
Lehigh Valley 7s (Bethlehem, PA)
2004-07
7s
M
Champions
Lehigh Valley Men
Cheesesteak 7s (Philadelphia)
2004-07
7s
W
Champions
Lehigh Valley Women
Cheesesteak 7s (Philadelphia)
2004-11
15s
W
Champions
Princeton U. Women
East Penn Rugby Union, Bethlehem, PA
2004-12
7s
W
Champions
Atlantis Women
Caribbean 7s (Port of Spain, Trinidad)
2005-04
15s
W
Champions
Princeton U. Women
Ivy League 15s @ PU beat Brown in Final
2005-10
7s
W
Champions
Atlantis Women
Bangkok 7s
2005-11
15s
W
Champions
Princeton U. Women
East Penn Rugby Union, Bethlehem, PA
16





2006-03
15s
W
Winners
Princeton U. Women
Play-in game for Sweet 16 (beat  JMU at PU)
This game was also MARFU QF game
2007-06
7s
W
Champions
Atlantis Women
Lehigh Valley 7s (Bethlehem, PA)
2009-06#g 7s
M
Champions
Schuylkill River Men
NOVA 7s (Manassas, VA)
2009-07#g
7s
M
Champions
Schuylkill River Men
Rocky Gorge 7s (Columbia, MD)
2010-02
7s
M
Champion
Atlantis Men
Havana 7s
5





2012-10
7s
W
Champions
Princeton U. Women
Navy 7s (Annapolis)
2012-11
7s
W
Champions
Princeton U. Women
Ivy League 7s (Princeton)
2013-07#h
7s
W
Champions
Schuylkill River Men
Mid-Atlantic Conference 7s (Norfolk, VA)
2013-11#h
7s
W
Champions
Princeton U. Women
Ivy League 7s (Princeton)
2014-02#i
7s
B
Champions
Atlantis Boys High School
Las Vegas Invitational [Boys' U19 Open]
2015-07#j
7s
B
Champions
Atlantis Boys U18
Surfside 7s (NJ)
2015-04#h
7s
W
Champions
Princeton U. Women
Ivy League 7s (Princeton)
2015-11#k
7s
M
Champions
Atlantis Collegiate Men
New York 7s [Collegiate Men]
2015-11#l
7s
G
Champions
Atlantis High School Girls
New York 7s [HS Girls]
9+1





2016-03#m
7s
B
Champions
Atlantis Boys U16
Las Vegas Invitational [Boys' U16]

footnotes: Emilito involved but not always Head Coach ...
Guest Coach for #a: Judy Smullen and #b: for Larry Shea
#d: George Betzler was on-site Coach, as Emilito had to leave the night before the games

Backs' Coach to #c: [Pennsylvania] Joe Kelly; Forwards' Coach to #e: George Henderson
Assistant Coach to #f: George Betzler, #g: Joe Morrison, #h: Chris Ryan, #p: Suzi Arnsdorff

 "Emperor" and/or Coaching Consultant to the following - 
#i: Paul Sheehy and Rob Skalka, #j: Jack Foley; #k: [Connecticut] Joe Kelly, #l: Billy Nicholas, #m: Greg Schor
#n: Technical Adviser to Jami Jordan and Marti Watts

- reorganize above (footnote names, numbers, etc) -
















Table 3: Notable Non-championship Performances, 1975 to 2016

Year-Mo 7s/
15s
M/
F
Results or
Comments
Team
Coached
Event
1977-05 15s M Finalists Bethlehem Hooligans
East Penn Rugby Union Knockout,
Bethlehem, PA ("winning" kick v. Phila hit crossbar)
1979-05
15s
M
Finalists
Bethlehem Hooligans
Schaefer Rugby Cup (Bethlehem, PA)
Lost to THE Northampton Club (UK)
1979-07
15s
M
Finalists
Bethlehem Hooligans
Ontario 7s
3





1985-02
7s
M
Finalists
ERU 7s
1st ever National All-Star 7s
(ITT 7s) -lost in OT
1985-07
7s
M
Finalists
EPRU
ERU Subunion 7s (at Cape Fear) - lost to Potomac
1985-11
7s
M
3rd Place USA
Bethlehem
1st ever National Club 7s
1986-04
7s
M
Semifinalists
Cougars
Melrose Sevens (SCO)
1987-03
7s
M
Quarterfinalists
USA Men - Eagles
Hong Kong International 7s
Lost to NZ in QF
1987-08
7s
M
5th Place USA
Bethlehem
National Club 7s
1987-07
7s
M
Semifinalists
Atlantis Men
Minerva 7s, Glasgow (SCO)
1988-03
7s
M
Plate Champs
USA Men - Eagles
Hong Kong International 7s
1988-04
7s
M
Quarterfinalists
USA Men - Eagles
Sydney International 7s
Defeated Argentina! Lost to NZ in QF

1989-03
7s
M
Quarterfinalists
USA Men - Eagles
Sydney International 7s
Defeated Wales! Lost to W.Samoa in QF
1989-11
7s
M
Finalist
Atlantis Men
New York 7s
1990-02
7s
M
Semifinalist
Atlantis Men
Taupiri 7s (Waikato,NZ). Top NZ club tourney
Lost to Ponsonby in SF
1990-05
15s
M
Undefeated
Bethlehem
Undefeated season (12-0) and
17 consecutive wins dating to F '89
1990-06
7s
M
Plate SF
USA Men - Eagles
Sicily 7s
Defeated Argentina! Lost to USSR 10-12
1990-10?-
15s
M
Wildcard
Bethlehem
East Penn Rugby Union
15





1992-05
7s
M
Finalists
Atlantis Men
Aer Lingus Limerick Int'l 7s (IRE)
1992-05#b
7s
M
Quarterfinalists
Germany
Rugby World Cup 7s Qualifier (Sicily)
1992-10?-
15
M
Wildcard
Bethlehem
East Penn Rugby Union
1993-05
7s
M
Finalists
Atlantis Men
Aer Lingus Limerick Int'l 7s (IRE)
1993-07
7s
W
Finalists
Maulie Maguires
USA Rugby East 7s Championships
Runner-up: qualify for nationals)
1994-06#k
7s
M
Finalists
Artisans (UK)
Lisbon 7s (POR)
1995-01
7s
M
Bronze Champs
Atlantis Men
Punta del Este 7s (URU)
1995-12
7s
M
Finalists &
Semifinalists
Atlantis Men
Caribbean 7s (T&T)
8





1996-06#c
7s
M
Qualify: RWC7s
Portugal Men
Lisbon 7s (POR)
1996-12
7s
M
Semifinalists (&QF)
Atlantis Men
Caribbean 7s (T&T)
1997-03
7s
W
Finalists
USA Women - Eagles
Hong Kong Invitational Women's 7s
1999-03
7s
W
Finalists
USA Women - Eagles
Hong Kong Invitational Women's 7s
1999-05#d
15s
M
Quarterfinalists
Philadelphia-
Whitemarsh
Super League QF; lost to Denver Barbos
[flew there Sat. AM, back on redeye!!!]
1999-08
7s
M
Semifinalists
US Collegiate All-Stars
National All-Star 7s (ITT 7s) (Seattle)
2000-03
7s
W
Semifinalists
USA women - Eagles
Hong Kong Women's Rugby 7s
(Lost to New Zealand)

2000-04#m
7s
M
5th place
Trinidad & Tobago Men
Trained T&T in T&T for 2 weeks just prior
to this RWC7 qualifier in Chile
but did not attend.
2000-11
7s
M
Finalists
Atlantis Men
Miami 7s
Lost to Chile national team in final
2000-12
7s
W
Finalists
Atlantis Women
Caribbean 7s (Port of Spain, Trinidad)
10





2001-02
7s
W
Finalists
USA Women - Eagles
Whangarei City 7s Tied New Zealand 0-0
Lost in final to Aotearoa Maori
2001-03
7s
W
Finalists
USA Women - Eagles
Hong Kong Women's Rugby 7s (Lost to NZ but
shut out England, Australia, Samoa)
2001-04
7s
W
Finalists
USA Women - Eagles
Yokohama Int'l Women's Rugby 7s (lost to NZ)
2001-12
7s
M
Semifinalists (DEL?)
Atlantis Men
Caribbean 7s (Port of Spain, Trinidad)
2002-03
7s
W
Finalists
USA Women - Eagles
Hong Kong Women's' Rugby 7s
Lost in final to Aotearoa Maori
2002-07
7s
M
Finalists
Atlantis Men
Brazil Winter 7s (Atibaia)
2002-08
7
W
Finalists
US U23 Women
Nat'l All-Star 7s (ITT 7s) (Palo Alto)
2003-02
7s
W
Champions-Test
USA Women - Eagles
Lomaiviti 7s + Test (in Fiji-beat Fiji)
2003-02
7s
W
3rd place
USA Women - Eagles
Whangarei Sevens (NZ) Record 5-1-1
Lost to and tied the 2 Aeotearoa (NZ) Maori teams
2003-12
7s
M
Finalists
Atlantis Men
Caribbean 7s (Port of Spain, Trinidad)
2004-05
15s
W
Finalists
Princeton U. Women
US Final 4 (@Stanford)
Beat U.Virginia, lost to Penn State
2005-03
7s
W
3rd place
USA Women  - Eagles
Lost to NZ 7-12 and Australia 5-10
2005-05
15s
W
Semifinalists
Princeton U. Women
US Final 4: Lost SF to/@ Stanford 22-27
(Stanford beat Penn State 53-6 in final)

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2006-12
7s
M
Finalists
Atlantis Men
Caribbean 7s (Port of Spain, T&T) (L to West Indies)
2007-02 -
2009-05#f
7s
M
3 tour stops in 2006/07
to core team in 2008/09
(15th, 13th, 11th)
USA Men - Eagles
World Series of  7s, SF in USA 7s, 2009:
beat Australia 17-12, lost to RSA 14-15
and champion Argentina 14-19
2008-11 7s W Finalists Atlantis Women
Borneo 7s (Malaysia)
2009-11 7s
M 3rd place
Atlantis Men
Tahiti Nui 7s
beat Australia Indigenous for 3rd
2010-06#n
7s
M
Semifinalists
U. of Arizona Men
Collegiate Champ'ship Invitat'l (CCI), OH
5





2011-06#n
7s
M
Quarterfinalists
U. of Arizona Men
Collegiate Rugby Champ'ship (CRC), PA
2011-12#a
7s
W
3rd place
Cuba Women 7s
Havana Sevens
2012-06#n
7s
M
Finalists
U.of Arizona Men
Collegiate Rugby Champ'ship (CRC), PA
2012-12 7s
W
3rd place - USA
Princeton U. Women
US National Women's Collegiate 7s (TX)
2013-01
7s
W
Finalists
Atlantis Women
Vientiane International Rugby Championship
2013-04
15s
W
9th place - USA
Princeton U. Women
US Nat'l Women's Collegiate Sweet 16 (Pittsburgh)
v Army 17-32; beat Indiana 17-0
2013-11#e
7s
M
4th place
Lafayette College Men
US D2 / Small College Championship
Greensboro, NC
2013-12
7s
M
Semifinalists
Atlantis Men
Tobago 7s (Lost to Esher in SF)
2013-12
7s
W
Finalists
Atlantis Women
Tobago 7s (L v [Canada] Maple Leafs)
2014-03
7s
W
Semifinalists
Atlantis Women
Marist 7s, Fiji
2014-12#j
7s
W
Finalist
Atlantis Women
Tobago 7s (lost to Stars)
2015-05#h
7s
W
3rd place
Princeton U. Women
Collegiate Rugby Champ'ship (CRC), PA
2015-05#i
7s
W
9th place
U. of Arizona Women
Collegiate Rugby Champ'ship (CRC), PA
2015-11#h
15s
W
3rd place
Princeton U. Women
Ivy Rugby Tourney, over Harvard
Only non-varsity team in top 4
2015-12#j
7s
W
Finalist
Atlantis Women
Tobago 7s (Lost to Aptoella)
15+2





2016-07#k
7s
B
3rd place
Atlantis Boys U18
North American Invitational (Salt Lake City)
2016-07#m
7s
B
4th place
Atlantis Boys U17
North American Invitational (Salt Lake City)
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1997/01#d
7s
M
US Final 8
P-W Men -all 5 yrs?

2007/09#f
7s
M
Specific Results
US Men-chk
(others, besides what I have?)
1991/95#g
15s
M
Specific Results
ERU Women-chk

1996 appx



West women






CHK LAS VEGAS etc 2013-2016






footnotes: Emilito involved but not always Head Coach ...
Guest Coach with #a) Adian Bueno "Mykyrys" (CUB), #b) Fritz Raupers (GER),
#c) Joćo Paulo Bessa (POR), #m) Gregory Rousseau (T&T), and #k) Richard Greed (ENG U16)
Assistant Coach to #d) George Betzler; #e) Dan Benedict; #g) [PA] Joe Kelly and #h) Chris Ryan
#f) Video Analyst (member of coaching staff) for Coach Al Caravelli and
"Guru Coach" with #i) Coach Adam Dick and #n) Dave Sitton
#j) Emperor for and Assistant to Coach Dana Creager
Emperor for Coaches #k) Jack Foley & Keith McLean and #m) Greg Schor


Addendum: Fellow Coaches

While Emilito has bragged about his coaching achievements, his coaching successes have been on the backs of many other coaches. The following is a partial list of more than 100 fellow coaches; these are coaches that a) have worked with him as co-coaches, or b) he has assisted or for whom he's been a guest coach, or c) have assisted or have been a guest coach for him, or #d) (see below) have inspired him through personal interaction, or e) have coached Atlantis in his stead. More than 30 are national (senior or age-grade) coaches, including of other countries. These include long-time associates as well as "for the event" partners.  A small number were senior players at the time of their association but had "great coach" written all over them. 

The list is surely incomplete and Emilito is looking for reminders from or about those he has missed.
There are several, for sure.

While many of these have been parts of Emilito's championships, more importantly he credits the breadth of these associations for making him a better coach.

Country abbreviation after coach name indicates that s/he either coached or played for that nation's (non-USA) national team.
People that have coached one of the USA national teams are marked with an asterisk (*); those that have played for one of the USA national teams with two asterisks (**); people that have done both have 3 (***).

Deb Archambault, Suzi Arnsdorff, Graeme Bachop (NZL), Peter Baggetta*, Karl Barth*,
Dan Benedict, Joćo Paulo Besse (POR), George Betzler*, Franck Boivert*(FIJ), Biddy Boyle,
Tony Brown, Adian Bueno (CUB), Laura Cabrera***, Al Caravelli* (ARG), 
Ryszard Chadwick, 

Chukin Chao (CUB), Lance Connolly, Kevin Corley, Ray Cornbill*, Dana Creager***,
Clarence Culpepper***, Kate Daley**,
Bob Davis, Jack Dibble, Wayne DiMarco,


Adam Dick, Farrah Douglas***, Bob Dwyer (AUS), Chris Elkins, Jason Fass,
Drew Fautley*,
Tom Feury, Kathy Flores***, Jack Foley, Jason Fox***,
Bill Freeman (NZL), Steve Gray***, Richard Greed (ENG U16),
Craig Hartley***, George Henderson*,
Lisa Huff Henrich, Ian Jeffery (T&T), Jami Jordan, Joe (CT Joe) Kelly, Joe (PA Joe) Kelly*,
Peter Kelly, Phaidra Knight, Chris Kron**,
Rainer Kumm (GER), Al Little**,


Richard Lopacki, Bill Lucas, Lex Maccubin,
Rosalie Macgowan, Marcus Maffei,
Alex Magleby***,
Stacy Mancuso, Robert Markel, Mike May, Julie McCoy***,
Tiffany McCoy, Krista McFarren***, Sean McKenna, John McKittrick* (NZL), Keith McLean,
Dave McPhail,
Jerry Mirro, Tracy Moens**, Joe Morrison, Geoff Mould (AUS),
Billy Nicholas, Candi Orsini***,Tony Pacheco*, Marsh Pennington, Rhett Chee Ping (T&T),


Sami Rabaka (FIJ), Mike Raffe, Fritz Raupers (GER),
John Redmond*, Lauren Rhode**,
Omar Rivera, Lisa Rosen, Gregory Rousseau (T&T), Chris Ryan*, John Ryan (WAL),
Greg Schor*, Keith Seaber*, Tom Selfridge**, Larry Shea, Paul Sheehy**,
Stephen Siano**, Dave Sitton, Rob Skalka, Judy Smullen,
Mary Beth Spirk,
Pete Steinberg*, Tyson Swetnam, Kevin Swyrin**, Joe Taranto, Salty Thompson*,


Reggie Tift, Gordon Tietjens (NZL), Roberto "Rupa" Travaglini (ARG), Kate Turpin***,
Barbara Tyksinski,
Matt Tyksinski, John Tyler*,  James Walker, Richard "Rusty" Wortman, Charlie Wilkinson**,
Jimmy Wilkinson*** (111).


Whom did I forget?!


#d) Those coaches noted as having personally inspired me include, of course, many Americans, but were I to single them out it would be at the risk of missing others.  I would, however, like to give a shout-out to several of the non-Americans, specifically: 

o Welsh Coach John Ryan.  John (along with US Coach George Betzler) was my biggest coaching influence. He visited my house and helped coach my club, the Bethlehem Hooligans, later the Bethlehem RFC, on several occasions from the 1970s to the 1990s. John's influence was largely responsible for our great successes so early in our existence.

o Australia U21 / Randwick Coach Geoff Mould.  I spent some time with Geoff both in Australia (I met him at the 1988 - or was it 1989?) Sydney Sevens and again in the US; he stayed with me and ran a couple of practices with the Bethlehem club in early Fall of 1989. A big baseball fan, when he left us he went to San Francisco where he was entering Candlestick Park at the precise moment of the World Series earthquake.  Following Geoff's visit, per his suggestion, we moved our backs closer together - to a very exaggerated tight and  flat alignment (per his comments, it was one of the keys of Randwick's success) and won 17 straight games!!)

o Australia Coach Bob Dwyer.  I first met Bob in 1988 at the Hong Kong Sevens (Australia won the Cup and the US won the Plate) (and where - when we weren't wearing team kit - a lot of people confused us, one for the other!!) - He explained his philosophy of sevens in detail and it really stuck.  Later, on a 1992 visit to Sydney, I spent several days at his house where I was able to have lots of content-filled conversations about the game with him.

o New Zealand (and now - 2016 - Samoan) Coach Gordon Tietjens. I first met Gordon when Atlantis participated in the 1995 Taupiri 7s in New Zealand.  Since then we have linked up on several occasions including a couple of practices with the US Women at Mount Manganui (NZ) in 2001 and multiple sessions with touring Atlantis men or women:  whenever Atlantis traveled somewhere where Titch was also coaching, I got him to run a session with us.

o New Zealand Technical Director Bill Freeman. Bill spent a couple of days at my house on a coaching trip to the US in 1986 and worked with me and the Bethlehem Club. In 2001 he spent some time speaking to the US Women who participated in the Wellington 7s.

o New Zealand and US Coach John McKittrick. John, who coached Atlantis at the Cayman Island tournament in 2003, graciously ran a practice for the US Women at Silverdale when we toured New Zealand. It was my first experience - possibly the first American experience - with defensive ropes.

o Argentine Puma Roberto "Rupa'' Travaglini. Al Caravelli hooked me up with Rupa, a Puma who was living in Miami at the time.  He spent some time working with us (Kevin Swyrin, Richard Lopacki and me) and the US Collegiate 7s team we coached in 2009 at New York's Randall's Island.

o US Women and Fiji Coach, Frenchman Franck Boivert. For years - starting in the 1980s - I listened to Franck's coaching talks, and regularly coached against him and engaged him in coaching conversations, including during an Atlantis trip to Tahiti; he also was responsible for introducing me to the work of French coaching legend Pierre Villepreux (Pierre himself later gave a couple of amazingly illuminating coaching presentations I attended in [I think] Edmonton and Philadelphia).  Finally I had the chance to have Franck work with the Atlantis women on a 2014 tour of Fiji.


o New Zealand All-Black Graeme Bachop & Fiji International Sami Rabaka came over in 1993 to work with the teams that played in an experimental "60-minute sevens" match held in Tucson, AZ. They coached, played, and made everyone better. 

I mention all these coaches because my coaching successes - besides the biggest reason for them: the players I have been lucky enough to coach - are due to my good fortune in having learned, and drawn inspiration, from these accomplished coaches.  As noted above, my influences also include many of the homegrown Americans listed above, but I was not able to pick a specific group of "most influential" without leaving off many people that might, on reflection, also deserve to be on that list ... so many people have helped and influenced me!!
  If I had to pick a number one American influence I would definitely go with George Betzler. Among the women coaches I have worked with I would have no problem singling out both Dana Creager and Julie McCoy both as remarkable people and coaches.  I have spent many years coaching with Chris Ryan, who continues to try to help me update my old-fashioned patterns. And there are many more ... (but there I go again).




**  As of 10/29/16, I am still researching the following areas to complete this summary. ****

Early years (1977-1989), these were my positions and the information I'm seeking:
1977-1982 (15s): Assistant Coach (to George Betzler), EPRU; am looking for results. - geo b / joe k
1982-1987 (15s): Head Coach EPRU (15s) (asst?) (results) -
geo b / joe k / al lempfer
1984-1987 (7s): Coach EPRU 7s, my notes say we won the ERU (or was it ERU North?) subunion championship twice - joe k / bob d / al l
1986 ERU (15s): Tour of Scotland - Assistant to Clarence Culpepper (& Al Little & Tom Selfridge) (results?) - al l / tom s
1985-1989 (15s): Coach, ERU U23 15s - twice national finalists-need to find years - bob d / lex m

Unfortunately, I didn't document these experiences enough.


The following questions apply to the years 1990 to 2005:

1996-ish (7s):  West Women: Midnight 7s (year?) in Vegas / other? (my role? results?) - tracy m, karen m, sallie

These questions apply to the last 10 years:
2006-07 (7s): Lehigh Valley Men - results? helped Joe Morrison - jomo
2008-09 (7s): Schuylkill River - Results? helped Joe Morrison
jomo
2010-2013 (7s): helped with U of A men with Dave Sitton, Chris Kron, Adam Dick, Tyson Swetnam (which in which years?) - chris k, adam d

2011 & 2013 (7s): - Schuylkill won Harrisburg, did I help? - Pudge Head coach for both - chris r
mid-2000s: Lehigh Valley Women - results? helped Judy S and also coached on my own at times...
2015 (only yr?): U of A Women: helped Adam & Rusty Wortman (yrs?) with U of A women (earlier?) SD? CRC? - adam

What / whom have I missed?


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