In preparation for the 2011 IFAF Senior Men’s World Championship, the Football Canada National Team Kick-off event will be hosted Thursday April 28, beginning at 5:30 p.m., at the Bier Markt, 600 King Street West, Toronto. At that event will be the first two players named to the team.
Members of Football Canada’s Senior Men’s National Team will be on hand, including CIS All-Star Nick FitzGibbon, the OUA’s leading rusher in 2010 who is tied for sixth in CIS career all-purpose touchdowns and Thaine Carter, the first Queen’s player to earn the Presidents’ Trophy as the CIS Defensive Player of the Year, as the initial players are named to the roster. The event will also help raise funds for Football Canada’s National Team programs through a reception and silent auction. Football Canada is one of 59 International Federation of American Football (IFAF) members who compete in Men’s and Women’s tackle and flag world championships.
This summer marks Football Canada’s first entry into the fourth IFAF Senior Men’s World Championship, slated for July 8-16 in Austria. The National Team coaching staff is led by former Univeristy of Western Ontario Mustangs Head Coach Larry Haylor, Defensive Coordinator Blake Nill (University of Calgary) and Offensive Coordinator Greg Marshall (Western). The coaching staff is rounded out by Brian Towriss (University of Saskatchewan), Jeff Cummins (Acadia University), Steve Sumarah (Saint Mary’s University) and Pat Tracey (Queen’s University).
The National Team roster will be comprised of current and former CIS and Junior players – some of
whom have CFL experience. The coaching staff hopes to name a final group of players to the roster by mid-May.
Once the roster is completed, the Football Canada Senior Men’s National Team will hold a training camp June 24- July 2 at TD Waterhouse Stadium on the campus of The University of Western Ontario in London, prior to their departure for Austria.
Team Canada plays a gruelling three games in five days, beginning on July 9 against France, followed by a July 11 showdown with host Austria. Canada’s final round-robin game on July 13 is against Japan which finished second at the 2007 IFAF Senior World Championship, losing to the United States in double overtime in Tokyo.
Tickets for the Kick-off event are $25, available through Steve Fretwell, who can be reached by phone at 416-349-4414 or email [email protected]. Support Football Canada’s National Team’s quest for gold. For more information on the Canadian National Team please visit www.footballcanada2011.com
ABOUT FOOTBALL CANADA
Established in 1884, Football Canada is the national governing body of amateur football
International Federation of American Football (IFAF). Working closely with the provincial football associations, we develop programs and resources for players, coaches and officials in the three disciplines of Tackle, Flag and Touch Football. Football Canada’s vision statement is “from playground to stadium” where players can participate in the game of football throughout a
lifetime recreationally, competitively and internationally.
ABOUT IFAF
The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) unites 59 countries on five continents through a burgeoning international sport. With national football federations in existence for more than 75 years, IFAF was created in 1998 to organize and further develop the game through international cooperation and global competition. The IFAF office is located near Paris, France. For more information please visit www.ifaf.info
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