The Catania Elephants in Sicily was George Contreras’ first coaching gig in Europe in 2008. Here, Contreras is seen with his QB Jason Johnson in discussion with the referee
AFI: How active have you been in football home in California in the last four years?
Contreras: I did have one awesome time coaching on the field in the Spring 2022 when the Brazil Onças Head Coach asked me to be the LB Coach for their one week National Team Camp. I will also be the Onćas Special Teams Coach for our South American Tournament in São Paulo next December.
Mostly though I have been involved in breaking down and doing analytics data gathering for coaching friends including California’s Buena H.S. (HC Ryan Bolland) and El Camino Real H.S. (HC Jason Sabolic). I have also done this for EuroBall clubs these past four years including the L’Hospitalet Pioners (HC Bart Iaccarino), the Mallorca Voltors (HC Jesús Sánchez) and the Varese Skorpions (HC Nick Holt).
To keep active and current during the 2023 season I attended a total of 47 college, high school, Pop Warner and middle school football games.
I know, I need a life.
AFI: How much do you feel the game has grown in Europe since the last time you coached here?
Contreras: Overall, I think that the game continues to grow in a positive direction, especially with the advent of many more coaching clinics and player camps to improve both knowledge and skill levels.
The European League of Football has been both interesting and needed. I still worry though that the ELF is diminishing, to some degree, the importance of each individual country’s DI leagues, especially Germany’s and Austria’s.
“WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR AMERICAN FOOTBALL”
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