So Olsen, who replied that she wasn't sure, went to the Belles' first tryouts. The first thing Olsen did was find a coach, Russ Carfagno, a former high school football coach, who owns a restaurant in Northeast Philadelphia next door to where Olsen gets her hair cut. Carfagno said he overheard Olsen talking about her team one day and jumped at the chance. Carfagno got the job, picked the team, and began teaching football to the women at night during the winter. I knew nothing.
Tackle football is a completely different game.
They gave us a very basic playbook and began teaching. I had no idea what he was talking about. After classes came contact practices at a field in Bucks County six nights a week. That's when Betz really found out what she was in for. There are women on this team that really hit.