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He had been coaching high school football in Arkansas.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2023

Wigglesworth has played more Premiership matches than anyone else, winning multiple Premiership and Champions Cup titles, and had been coaching at Leicester for two years.

From BBC • May 11, 2023

He had been coaching the reserves for the three previous years when he was promoted to head coach toward the end of the 2019-20 campaign after Philippe Montanier was fired.

From Washington Times • Apr. 13, 2023

Joe, a former Newbury Park and Arizona Wildcats lineman, owns an insurance business and had been coaching youth football until deciding to take over the program when the job opened up this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2022

She had been coaching some of them since her first season, when they were younger than ten years old.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John