The Colorado Crush officially open their Team Blog today along with the new signing of Chris MacKeown to the coaching staff.
The Arena Football League’s Colorado Crush made their first move of the off-season today as they hired Chris MacKeown as their new offensive coordinator.
MacKeown, was most recently the Head Coach of the Amarillo Dusters of the af2. In one season in Amarillo, MacKeown led the Dusters to their best record in team history and their first ever appearance in the National Conference championship. In 10 years of coaching, MacKeown has had extensive work in the arena game having served under current Crush Head Coach Mike Dailey in Indiana as an assistant in 2001 and 2002.
“The number of experienced offensive coaches in the Arena game is somewhat limited and we think we found ourselves a vary capable coach in Chris MacKeown,” Crush Co-Owner and CEO John Elway said. “Serving as a head coach and his familiarity with coach Dailey, he fit the pedigree that we were looking for in an offensive coordinator.”
MacKeown also spent the 2006 season with the Columbus Destroyers of the AFL as their special teams coordinator and offensive assistant. In 2007 he assumed the same role with the Austin Wranglers and helped guide an offense that ranked 4th in the AFL in total offense.
“We are pleased and excited that Coach MacKeown will be joining us this season,” Crush head coach Mike Dailey said. “There is no doubt that his head coaching experience will motivate this offense in the right direction.”
Coach MacKeown is from Dayton, Ohio and attended the University of Toledo. He and his wife Alisa have two daughters.
The Colorado Crush made their fifth consecutive playoff appearance in 2008 and will look for much more of the same in “Season 7” starting March 2009. Crush season tickets are on sale now call 303.258.3400.
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