 It was also clarified that all of the league's players would be American for the first season, with European players to be added in following seasons once the league established itself.The franchises were announced at the same time, with the eight teams participating in the draft being the Tel-Aviv Sabras, London BICs, Swiss Alpines, Belgium Lions, Madrid Superstars and unnamed teams from Barcelona, Lyon‐Grenoble and Munich.Five teams announced their coaches, respectively Belgium (John Vallely), Tel-Aviv (Herb Brown), Munich (former 76er Larry Jones who would also play), Switzerland (Jack Holley) and Madrid (Beryl Shipley, infamous for his recruiting violations at Southwestern Louisiana).