In 1985, Bakken spent a year as an exchange student at Forks High School, about 140 miles west of Seattle.

After his exchange year in the United States, Bakken became ambitious in forming an American football team in his hometown of Bergen.

[citation needed] Led by coaches Detjen and Reeve, the Seahawks built a stout defense and an impressive offense, led by players such as Hasse Hellan, Endre Rasmussen, Bård Langva, Mauricio Salazar, Ragnar Tundal, Torgeir Tundal, Kristoffer Botten, Pepe Martinez, Gustav Tisthamar, Tarje Garmann, Alex Hansen, and Inge Sundfjord.

Coach Mark Reeve preaches the philosophy that one or two plays can be more valuable to a team than a big and complicated playbook.

With the arrival of head coach Simon, in 2016, the Seahawks have added two new plays to their playbook, a QB screen and the swinging gate.