Tom is the Head Women's Volleyball coach at Newtown High School where most recently, his team won the 2011 Class LL State Title and the 2020 South-West Conference North Division championship. He has been coaching CT Juniors since 2007 and Travel Program Director since 2013.
Quinnipiac University Head Coach 2011-2018, Post University Assistant Coach 2009-2010, CT Juniors Coach for 10+ years
CT Juniors Coach since 2007, CT Juniors Travel Coach since 2019, East Haven High School Varsity Coach since 2011, 4-Time Division Champion, SCC Champion Runner-up, State Champion Finalist, holds East Haven Coach Record for most wins
Amity Varsity Girls Ast Coach '00-'01 // Staples Varsity Boys Assistant Coach '02-'05 // Fairfield Ludlowe Varsity Girls Head Coach '03-'05 // Various Coaching with CT Juniors State and Travel Programs for 20+ years
Amato has over 300-plus victories as Woodland Regional High School Varsity Coach (2006-present), including the 2013 Class M state championship, appearances in the 2012 and 2022 Class M state finals, three other visits to the state semifinals, and six NVL championships ('07, '09, '13, '15, '22, '23), and CT Juniors Coach for 5+ years.
4 year Collegiate player at Rivier, GNAC All Conference, Assistant/JV Coach at Staples High School, State Champion 2019, Newtown High School Freshmen Coach 2022, CT Juniors Coach since 2020
CT Juniors Coach since 2021, East Haven Assistant Coach, Played D3 Collegiate Volleyball
Wilton High School Varsity Coach, FCIAC Coach of the Year 2021, CT Juniors Coach for 10+ years
Newtown HS: Named a Connecticut Post All-Star and a News-Times All-Star ,Conference MVP, Two-time All-State, three-time All-Conference, All-Conference and All-Area honoree.
Played at California University of Pennsylvania (Division II)
Played at UT of Arlington (Division I)
Has been coaching CT JRS for several years.
Varsity Head Coach at Pomperaug High School, Varsity Head Coach at Northwest Catholic 2022-2023, Post University Assistant Coach 2021-2022, Molloy University Assistant Coach 2017-2020, CT Juniors Coach since 2020. Former DII athlete at Post University.
CT Juniors Coach since 2022, CT Juniors Travel Coach since 2023, East Haven Middle School Coach 2022-23, Played club volleyball at SCSU