Atlant Alliance of American Football Director of Football Operations and former Albany AFL Offensive Coordinator & Director of Football Operations (AFL)*
Coach Chris Thompson and his staff will return to coach the “American” team in the FCS BOWL. Coach Thompson starting coaching in the National Bowl in 2011 and the FCS Bowl in 2013.
Chris Thompson:
Chris serves as the Director of Football Operations for the Alliance of American Football (AAF) Atlanta Team. Chris served as the Director of Football Operations Offensive Coordinator for the AFL Albany Empire team during the season.
Chris came from a great rsume with the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks of the NAL where he was the team’s Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator and won the 2017 NAL Coach of the Year Award. In his 7 seasons as head coach, he has posted a 54-35 overall record, including 7 straight playoff berths. Lehigh Valley also won the 2017 Franchise of the Year Award, where Chris also served as the team’s Assistant General Manager.
Prior to being promoted to head coach, Chris was an assistant general manager and offensive coordinator in the IFL, PIFL and AIFL. In total in his coaching career, Chris has a 122-60 record including 11 playoff berths in 12 seasons.
“Chris has a tremendous record of success in the indoor game,” said head coach Rob Keefe. “He has proven to be a consistent winner in every role and situation he has been in. He has a brilliant football mind along with an energy that is consistent with this organization. Chris has all the tools to run a championship football operations department as well as high-powered offense.”

He graduated from Bloomsburg University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and currently resides in Lancaster, PA with his wife Leeann, daughter Haley, and son Kellen.