Washington DC Franchise to Name Dean Cokinos First Head Coach

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The Washington DC AFL franchise, which has yet to be named, is expected to name Dean Cokinos their first ever head coach, according to Arenafan.com. Cokinos is currently the assistant head coach for the Tampa Bay Storm, but was not listed as coach in Sunday's loss against the Jacksonville Sharks.

Cokinos has been a head coach before. His last head coaching job was with the New Orleans Voodoo. He lead the team to a 3-14 record before the franchise folded at the end of last season. He was also the head coach of the PIFL's Alabama Hammers. He led them to a title in 2013.

He also coached the Alabama Vipers , who later became known as the Georgia Force, from 2010-12. He went 20-16 in his two seasons with the team, making the postseason both seasons.

Now that Cokinos has been named the coach, he will have 10 months to come up with a strategy for the Washington franchise in order to reach the team's expectations of winning Arena Bowl XXX in 2017.