Casino Bowl XI Announces
East & West Coaching Staffs

By: Torean Brown

This Casino Bowl game will feature a lot of coaching experience and excellent coaching success. Jordan Kopac, head coach of the Racine (WI) Raiders will lead the East Squad. Jordan is in the American Football Association Hall of Fame. Although this his first appearance in the Casino Bowl, four of his staff have been to Las Vegas before coaching for National Football Events in previous Casino Bowl Games.

Both the offensive and defensive coordinators, Jerry Kuper and Chris Pivovar of the Racine Raiders have coached in the Casino Bowl before and have worked with Jordan Kopac closely in the past helping to post a .833 winning percentage with the powerful Raiders.

Donald Graves serves as head coach for the Carolina (NC) Stars and has appeared as both a football player in Casino Bowls II & III and as a coach in Casino Bowl X. Coach Graves will be working with both the offensive and defensive linemen for the East.

Lewis Walker of the Hamilton (Canada) Eagles is making his first appearance in the Casino Bowl. He will be working with the running backs.

Rounding out the East Squad coaching staff will be Doug Tibbits of the Holland and Grand Rapids (MI) Huskies. Doug will participate in his ninth Casino Bowl Game and has coached every position on offense and defense. He will be focusing his expertise on defense but may help in other areas as well. Coach Tibbits is also an AFA Hall of Famer.

Coach Greg Moore of the St. Louis (MO) Bulldogs will be making his seventh appearance in the Casino Bowl. He served as a position coach in 2000 and has been selected as the West Squad head coach for the last six seasons. Coach Moore was inducted to the AFA Hall of Fame in 2001. Dale Rodgers also of the Bulldogs will assist him on offense. Coach Rogers will making his first appearance in the Casino Bowl and will work with the offensive line.

Norris Jackson will be the offense coordinator for the West Squad. Norris is the head coach of the Detroit (MI) Seminoles and has experience in previous Casino Bowl Games. Coach Jackson is also an AFA Hall of Famer.

Chris Lindsey, offensive coordinator for the Mid State (IL) Steel will specialize with the running backs. Casino Bowl XI will be Coach Lindsey’s first Casino Bowl.

The West Squad’s defensive coordinator will be Mike Tumbleson, head coach of the Mid State (IL) Steel who won the 2005 NFE National Championship. This is coach Tumbleson’s second Casino Bowl. He will also work with the defensive line.

Coaching linebackers for the West will be Mark Linsey of the Detroit (MI) Seminoles. Coach Mark Linsey worked with Coach Moore on defense in Casino Bowl IX.

Rounding out the West Squad coaching staff will be Mark Williams of the Los Angles (CA) Gunslingers. Coach Williams will work with the defensive backs.

Casino Bowl XI will feature a mix of very veteran coaches and younger coaches looking to learn as much football and coaching skills as possible from their colleagues. National Football Events is proud providing a venue for Semi-Pro coaches to network and help the quality of football coaching to continually develop.