41-year-old American John Baum is taking over as player coach for the Swiss Nationalliga A club Sissach Frogs. He is replacing Christian Klarer at the helm. He is transferring over from the Bern Cardinals, where he had been playing and working as a coach successfully since 2005. With the Cardinals he won seven national championships and qualified for the European Cup A-Pool. He also played and coached with the Dornbirn Indians in Austria.