ORGANIZE, MANAGE, AND COMMUNICATE

Research indicated to 15boots management that the management skill levels of rugby clubs in America have a wide range of diversity.  A few of the larger, more sophisticated clubs employ

advanced management, marketing and accounting functions, either on a volunteer or paid basis, while a number of clubs languish in organizational quagmires, lucky to have even enough members to travel, short or otherwise.  The majority of the clubs in the U.S. fall in various stages between these two extremes.  They are maintaining but not advancing and enjoying the game and playing well -- when enough members participate.  However, do not misunderstand, U.S. rugby clubs as a whole work hard to improve their present and future stock. 

Almost every team in the U.S. are members of the game’s administrative organizations, notably USA Rugby and, directly or indirectly, the International Rugby Board (IRB).  These organizations provide information and services related to player registration, coaching and refereeing development, and the management of national and international teams.  The IRB's primary responsibility is to govern and adapt the international laws of rugby to ensure safety and game continuity. USA Rugby is made up approximately 40 Local Area Unions (LAU) each of which belongs to one of 6 Territorial Unions.  USA Rugby administers rugby in the U.S. and promotes our national teams. 

In order to address the unfulfilled needs of the majority of rugby organizations, RugbyCIO is a desktop database and management program with built-in email and with robust web relationships that was designed to be both SIMPLE and SECURE.

Keep it SIMPLE.  Like all other volunteer organizations, rugby clubs undergo changes in personnel.  These changes occur more frequently at the player level than they do at the administration level, but they do occur with management personnel and it is an ongoing battle to easily and efficiently pass along information to new officers and board members.  Theoretically, in today’s technological environment, data for players, field directions, and the like should only be keyed once and retrieved as needed.  All operations should be kept as simple and secure as possible. 

Keep it SECURE.  Of utmost importance with any data is the assurance that it will be properly used and protected from abuse.  This is commonly referred to as security and the RugbyCIO program delivers this as a desktop application, removed from the hackers that prowl the web.  Even the built-in email y is designed to absolutely minimize any security issues.  This sense of security and robustness is enhanced further by mail merge features that avoids spam filters.

RugbyCIO is a powerful management information system designed to be as easily maneuverable as a website.  Further, you can do your entire club emailing from within the program, you don’t need to have another email client or program present.