bonarae
October 31st, 2008, 02:43 AM
... with international players playing American football. After Dartmouth, he coached in NFL Europe. Lyons has a segment on this article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/sports/football/30players.html?_r=2&ref=sports&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
Of the 12 players in the program (seven from Germany, three from Denmark, and one each from Australia and Mexico), five are at Kimball Union, coached by John Lyons. He was a longtime coach at Dartmouth and spent several years in the now-defunct N.F.L. Europe. He still has close ties to the web of coaches across the Atlantic.
Lyons said a lot of college coaches are intrigued by the recruiting opportunities in other countries. But most foreign players still represent a risk, since their talent cannot be viewed within the familiar competitive spectrum of American high school football.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/sports/football/30players.html?_r=2&ref=sports&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
Of the 12 players in the program (seven from Germany, three from Denmark, and one each from Australia and Mexico), five are at Kimball Union, coached by John Lyons. He was a longtime coach at Dartmouth and spent several years in the now-defunct N.F.L. Europe. He still has close ties to the web of coaches across the Atlantic.
Lyons said a lot of college coaches are intrigued by the recruiting opportunities in other countries. But most foreign players still represent a risk, since their talent cannot be viewed within the familiar competitive spectrum of American high school football.