Introduction and request for help.

Shane: Welcome to the board.

Get in touch with the Vienna Vikings, they've been running spread under similar circumstances for several seasons now. They have a very good HC, Chris Calaycay, who GA'd for Tedford at Cal, and their OC, Takashi Atkins, will I'm sure be very helpful.

You can reach the Vikings via their website:

www.dodgevikings.com/vikingscoaches.html

In addition, I'll be in Vienna until July 2008, and you're certainly welcome to e-mail or call if I can be of any help.

Thanks for the welcome guys...

As of now there are only 3 coaches..myself and another American as oc/dc respectively ,and a former 1st league German player who is handling the linemen (O&D). Here is the scary part....all three of us are first time coaches...

there is going to be a fair amount of 1 platoon ball being played as the roster is 26 right now, but there is a constant effort to bring in new players. I am thinking that part will become easier once we get a few games under our belt, and the words spreads that there is a team in the area.

I only have 7 players on Offense that have ever actually played in a game before...all RB/WR's and one Veteran German QB.....that is the reason that I have decided to go to a spread...the way I see it, that playbook allows for us to put the majority of the "work" on our most (read "only") experinced players. Plus, form all of the tape I have seen there isnt one team at this level that runs anything near a spread.... Not one defense will be prepared to handle a no-huddle full on spread attack....well at least that is what I am banking on anyhow!!!

I am looking forward to working with all you here, trust me, I am gonna have plenty of questions along the way !!

Regards
Shane Napier