Coaching German Football Players
American football is starting in gain ground around the world. In some countries football is known as American football or Gridiron football, most Americans don’t understand American football has been growing in popularity for more than 50 years.
In 1984, Gene Johnson was a member of the U.S. Air Force, stationed in Germany. While coaching a youth football game, he was approached by a German national to check out an all German football team. Surprised at the fact American football was being played by Germans, he chose to take a look, the next weekend. At his first meeting with the team, he was asked to become their coach. Coach Johnson became the first American coach of the Wuppertal Greyhounds (of Wuppertal, Germany near Dusseldorf).
Being a knowledgeable man, Coach Johnson chose to recruit a few other American servicemen to assist him in the coaching duties. Among his coaching staff he chose Steve Womack (coaching the defense) and Tony Williams (conditioning coach). The other coaches came from the team members themselves.