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Al Caravelli (born Queens, NY) is head coach of the Philippines national rugby sevens team. He was head coach of the United States national rugby sevens team from 2006 until 2012.〔Rugby7.com, "Caravelli in charge of US 7s team," undated 2006, http://02d4131.netsolhost.com/r7/06jan03.asp〕 Caravelli inherited a team that was on a 30 game losing streak.〔San Diego Union-Tribune, Hard-way Sevens, Feb. 10, 2007, http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070210/news_1s10rugby.html〕 The US national sevens team improved steadily on the IRB Sevens World Series circuit under Caravelli's leadership, improving from 15th during the 2006-07 season to 10th during the 2010-11 season.〔United States national rugby union team (sevens)〕 Caravelli managed to transform the US team into a legitimate IRB Sevens World Series contender in his first few years.〔Ultimate Rugby Sevens, UR7s meets USA's Kyle Caravelli, August 10, 2010, http://ur7s.com/news/1237/ur7s_meets_usas_kyle_caravelli〕 Following several strong performances in several tournaments during 2006-08, in 2008 the US team was promoted to "core" status as one of the 12 teams competing in all events on the IRB Sevens World Series.〔Rugby Week, USA Rugby to feature in full IRB Sevens programme, Sep. 23, 2008, http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=15705〕He is the winningest USA coach in history, by percent and record. His is the only USA coach to have a winning record against Canada and Argentina, both Pan-Am and World Series rivals. 〔 IRB Sevens〕 Caravelli led the US team to its first ever Cup final in an IRB Sevens World Series event in Adelaide in 2010.〔Bleacher Report, USA Rugby Falls to Samoa in Final at Adelaide Sevens, March 21, 2010, http://bleacherreport.com/articles/366435-usa-rugby-falls-to-samoa-in-final-at-adelaide-sevens〕 Caravelli guided the national team to a bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games.〔Rugby sevens at the Pan American Games〕 Caravelli becomes Philippines head coach in August 2012.〔http://www.prfu.com/1/post/2012/08/philippine-volcanoes-for-borneo-7s-named.html〕 ==U.S. National Team Coaching== Caravelli leveraged the increased exposure of rugby's planned return to the Olympics in 2016, by overseeing a transition in the U.S. national team from amateur to professional status. Caravelli had set the goal of professionalizing the U.S. team, stating that his number one objective in improving the team was getting a full-time squad that would have more time to train together.〔Rugby Mag, Q&A With Al Caravelli Pt 1, July 11, 2011, http://rugbymag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1414:qaa-with-al-caravelli-pt-1&catid=45:usa-sevens-men&Itemid=202〕 Caravelli was a key part of US 7s rugby winning a grant from the USOC that has allowed the US to contract with 15 professional full-time rugby players for the U.S. Men's National 7s Team.〔Gainline.us, San Diego residency plans for 7s Eagles, Nov. 16, 2011, http://www.gainline.us/gainline/2011/11/san-diego-residency-plan-for-7s-eagles.html〕 Caravelli stated that his goal for the US national team is to win a gold medal at the 2016 Olympics.〔Rugby Mag, "RuggaMatrix America Show 77: 7s Boss Holds Forth," Jan. 15, 2012, http://www.rugbymag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3110:ruggamatrix-america-show-77-7s-boss-holds-forth&catid=98:ruggamatrix-america&Itemid=296〕 Caravelli recruited for new talent for the U.S. national team. Caravelli attended the National All Star 7s Championship, scouted for players at the various domestic 7s competitions, and also scouted at regional open try-outs.〔Rugby Mag, Q&A With Al Caravelli Pt 1, July 11, 2011, http://rugbymag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1414:qaa-with-al-caravelli-pt-1&catid=45:usa-sevens-men&Itemid=202〕 Caravelli was the longest tenured coach in USA history for Rugby Sevens and the winning-est coach to date. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Al Caravelli」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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