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[FONT="]http://www.broncos.com.au/news/2016/10/26/reed_starts_communit.html
Recently-retired rugby league international Jack Reed will move to the Sunshine Coast in a new role created by the Brisbane Broncos and Mooloolaba Surf Life Saving Club.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Reed will join the Broncos Game Development team from next week and will be based on the Sunshine Coast, at Mooloolaba SLSC.[/FONT]
[FONT="]His role will include working within children in the region, co-ordinating school and junior club-based rugby league programs. As well, he will help drive community-bases programs and, where applicable, offer support and guidance to charities.[/FONT]
[FONT="]General Manager of Mooloolaba Surf Club, Ken Webb, has described the appointment of Reed and the association with the Broncos as ‘exciting and ground breaking’.[/FONT]
[FONT="]“The program will be community based, and while having a distinct rugby league flavour it will also focus on many different areas important to the development of the coast’s youth, in sport and in life,” he said.[/FONT]
[FONT="]“Essentially the Broncos and Mooloolaba SLSC, through Jack, will work together to drive some exciting new community-based initiatives for this region.[/FONT]
[FONT="]“Obviously with his background and having just retired from the game, Jack will work with thousands of young children in the region, co-ordinating school and junior club-based rugby league programs.[/FONT]
[FONT="]“But he will also stress the importance of job readiness and coordinate life-skill mentoring initiatives for our young people. Another part of the program is for Jack to partner with charitable organisations in the region to offer support and guidance.”[/FONT]
[FONT="]Reed, 28, was forced to retire from the game recently because of chronic shoulder problems. In a six-year career with the Broncos the Bribie Island junior made 128 NRL appearances and played five Tests for England, where he was born.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Reed said he was looking forward to the next chapter of his career and was excited about being a Broncos pioneer on the Sunshine Coast.[/FONT]
[FONT="]“I can’t thank the Broncos and Mooloolaba SLSC enough for this opportunity. It is something that I am ready to attack with enthusiasm,” he said.[/FONT]
[FONT="]“This is a new role for me so I will be looking for encouragement from all the friendly people on the coast. And with my red hair and fair skin, I will need heaps of sunscreen too.”[/FONT]
[FONT="]The association with Mooloolaba SLSC is the seventh Game Development partnership the Broncos have created in south east Queensland, with the club already supporting programs in four regions of Brisbane as well as Gympie and Dalby.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Broncos Game Development Manager Paul Dyer said the Sunshine Coast had long been on the radar as a future development area.[/FONT]
[FONT="]“But we had to make sure we could partner with the right organisation and we see Mooloolaba SLSC as the perfect fit,” he said.[/FONT]
[FONT="]“Like the Broncos they are the leaders in their field and have a wonderful reputation within the community,” he said.[/FONT]
[FONT="]“The Broncos view this relationship as an opportunity to not only develop rugby league in the area, but to remind the public that sport in general is the vehicle we need to encourage our young people to jump on board,” he said. [/FONT]
Recently-retired rugby league international Jack Reed will move to the Sunshine Coast in a new role created by the Brisbane Broncos and Mooloolaba Surf Life Saving Club.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Reed will join the Broncos Game Development team from next week and will be based on the Sunshine Coast, at Mooloolaba SLSC.[/FONT]
[FONT="]His role will include working within children in the region, co-ordinating school and junior club-based rugby league programs. As well, he will help drive community-bases programs and, where applicable, offer support and guidance to charities.[/FONT]
[FONT="]General Manager of Mooloolaba Surf Club, Ken Webb, has described the appointment of Reed and the association with the Broncos as ‘exciting and ground breaking’.[/FONT]
[FONT="]“The program will be community based, and while having a distinct rugby league flavour it will also focus on many different areas important to the development of the coast’s youth, in sport and in life,” he said.[/FONT]
[FONT="]“Essentially the Broncos and Mooloolaba SLSC, through Jack, will work together to drive some exciting new community-based initiatives for this region.[/FONT]
[FONT="]“Obviously with his background and having just retired from the game, Jack will work with thousands of young children in the region, co-ordinating school and junior club-based rugby league programs.[/FONT]
[FONT="]“But he will also stress the importance of job readiness and coordinate life-skill mentoring initiatives for our young people. Another part of the program is for Jack to partner with charitable organisations in the region to offer support and guidance.”[/FONT]
[FONT="]Reed, 28, was forced to retire from the game recently because of chronic shoulder problems. In a six-year career with the Broncos the Bribie Island junior made 128 NRL appearances and played five Tests for England, where he was born.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Reed said he was looking forward to the next chapter of his career and was excited about being a Broncos pioneer on the Sunshine Coast.[/FONT]
[FONT="]“I can’t thank the Broncos and Mooloolaba SLSC enough for this opportunity. It is something that I am ready to attack with enthusiasm,” he said.[/FONT]
[FONT="]“This is a new role for me so I will be looking for encouragement from all the friendly people on the coast. And with my red hair and fair skin, I will need heaps of sunscreen too.”[/FONT]
[FONT="]The association with Mooloolaba SLSC is the seventh Game Development partnership the Broncos have created in south east Queensland, with the club already supporting programs in four regions of Brisbane as well as Gympie and Dalby.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Broncos Game Development Manager Paul Dyer said the Sunshine Coast had long been on the radar as a future development area.[/FONT]
[FONT="]“But we had to make sure we could partner with the right organisation and we see Mooloolaba SLSC as the perfect fit,” he said.[/FONT]
[FONT="]“Like the Broncos they are the leaders in their field and have a wonderful reputation within the community,” he said.[/FONT]
[FONT="]“The Broncos view this relationship as an opportunity to not only develop rugby league in the area, but to remind the public that sport in general is the vehicle we need to encourage our young people to jump on board,” he said. [/FONT]
