Mark Andy Komar
- Director of Rugby/Director of Sport
Personal Summary
High-Performance Rugby Coach (World Rugby Level 3), and Licensed Coach Educator with over 12 years of high-performance and pathway leadership experience. Proven track record of designing modern sports curricula, upskilling coaching staff and building elite athlete systems. Expert at translating professional-standard sports science and analysis into safe, progressive sports environments that prioritise holistic athlete welfare.
Work Experience
Translating performance analysis for coaching blueprints and Individual Development Plans (IDPs) for senior representative squads, collaborating closely with Coaches, S&C, and medical staff. Previously responsible for Hong Kong China’s Senior Rep. W7s team for international competitions including Asian Games and World Series qualifiers - designing and implementing defensive systems across the Elite Women’s Rugby Sevens programme. Supported youth-to-senior player transitions, identifying and developing emerging talent for representative selection. Identified and engaged players across schools, universities, and clubs to support sustainable recruitment pathways for representative programmes.
Assisting Physical Education teachers with lesson planning and implementation. Directed the entire school rugby programme, managing coaching, fixtures, and logistics across all age groups for both boys' and girls' squads. Designed and implemented a progressive school-wide rugby curriculum, prioritising technical skill acquisition, physical literacy, and safe contact progression. Championed student-athlete welfare, managing strict safeguarding protocols, concussion return-to-play guidelines, and academic-sport balance.