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What impresses the people around Jason the most, especially his dad, is how he has committed himself to becoming a better coach. Watching Jason grow up, Greg got a firsthand idea of what his son took an interest in. Football was never something Jason saw as a real future. In fact, he played very little football and has had to learn everything from scratch as a coach. He threw himself into research, seminars and books, all just to help develop his coaching abilities. To his credit, he has shown extraordinary progress.
Since he has been about four years old, Jason has had as close a view to the field as any fan of football could want. He was on the field at the historic L.A. Coliseum in its heyday during the 80’s, he has seen the best and the worst of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, where Greg started his career, and was there in 1996 on the snowy sideline when Doug Flutie raised the Grey Cup. Despite being part of gridiron history, Jason`s childhood was not all about football. In fact, after a summer where he broke his wrist rollerblading which ended his football season, Jason never really played competitive football again. Instead, his interest shifted to roller-hockey, basketball, or pretty much anything but football.
That all changed, however, when he arrived at university. Jason enrolled in local recreational leagues and began coaching a girls basketball team, expanding into track & field, and eventually a sixth grade flag football team. He instantly earned the respect of his flag players, so they asked him to join the team as their full-time head coach. When they moved into seventh grade, Jason enrolled them in a full-fledged tackle league.
Obviously impressed with his son’s passion to coach, the elder Mohns commented, “Once he found the coaching path, he’s been on the short track to success ever since. I give him credit because he hadn’t played the game. He really took off and studied and took initiative to develop as a coach.”
Greg is adamant that not everything can be learned in books, but offers his own insight to his son’s ability, “He has the amazing ability to interact with anyone, regardless of age. (Jason) is able to forge such a quick bond that all of his players respect him immediately, and that really shows in the rapid success he has had”.
Even taking into account his obvious bias as a parent, Greg insists that Jason possesses limitless potential. His natural ability, coupled to his obvious aptitude and passion for the game, means Jason has a bright future ahead of him. And his Scottsdale Argonauts? Well, maybe one day Greg will put some of them back in Double Blue.