A Familiar Face Takes Over Great Britain’s Fortunes

| American Football | 02/09/2025

The future success of the reigning IFAF women’s flag football European champions now rests on different if familiar shoulders.

Jack Reed, the Great Britain offensive coordinator at the most recent continental and world championships, has taken over head coaching duties since Dean Whittingslow stepped down from that role.

Reed is no stranger to the IFAF community having served as IFAF Development Manager and USA Football’s Manager of International Programs between 2007 and 2013. His flag football successes range from founding a youth league in his native Leominster, Massachusetts, and guiding teams to multiple regional, national and NFL Flag championships, to coaching Panama’s women to a bronze medal at The World Games in 2022.

As he did in Panama, he will retain the role of offensive coordinator, calling plays in addition to the wider responsibilities of a head coach.

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Michael Preston (@PRMikePreston) is currently working with IFAF in a PR capacity. He recently covered Super Bowl LVII as a member of the NFL PR team as he has done for 20+ years. He has held communications positions with NFL Europe, the North