 Football New Brunswick will offer a Provincial U18 Football program beginning in April 2011. This program is open to all minor and high school players who currently reside in New Brunswick and were born in 1994 or 1995. The first or Open stage of this program will involve the formation of regional team(s) in each of the Moncton, Fredericton and Saint John areas. All players who meet the residence and age requirements are welcome to compete at this level regardless of football experience or ability. This is an excellent opportunity for players to strengthen their football skills and abilities and receive coaching from NBHSFL, AFL and CIS coaches. These Open teams will face off beginning with controlled scrimmages and advancing to full games. To better evaluate players as opposed to systems, all Open teams will utilize a common offensive and defensive playbook.
From these Open teams the Provincial coaches will select a 36 player roster for the second or Provincial stage. The Provincial team is scheduled to play Provincial U18 teams from Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. These interprovincial games will showcase these N.B. athletes to university coaches from across the Maritimes and beyond. |
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| The coaches for this program will be selected minor, high school and university coaches with a passion for football and excellence. They have a stated goal of seeing New Brunswick return to the national stage at the 2012 Football Canada Cup in Ontario. | |
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| Head Coach: Ed Wasson, Bernice MacNaughton High School | |
| Offensive Coordinator: Gaetan Richard, Mount Allison University | |
| Defensive Coordinator: Dave Grandy, UNBSJ | |
| Offensive Line: Chris Hopkins, UNBSJ | |
| Defensive Line: Peter Miller, Mount Allison University | |
| Defensive Backs: Scott Brady, Mount Allison University | |
| Linebackers: Brent True, Leo Hayes High School | |
| Offensive Assistant: Dave Blanchard, Football New Brunswick | |
| Defensive Assistant: Kevin Arbeau, Oromocto High School | |
| General Manager: Terry Tait, Mount Allison University | |
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| For the Open portion of the program the fee will be $100 (includes Football New Brunswick membership and insurance). Players that are selected for the Provincial portion of the program will pay and additional $100. Fees for the 2012 Football Canada Cup Team N.B. will be confirmed at a later date. | |
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| Players must provide their own football gear. Gear may be available from your local high school or minor football association. | |
| To register go to the Football New Brunswick website: www.footballnewbrunswick.nb.ca | |
| and follow the directions provided for registration and payment. | |
| The Open portion of the U18 program will end in May with the Provincial portion ending in June. Exact dates will be posted on the website. For the Open portion of the program there will be in province travel required. For the Provincial portion of the program there will be both in province and interprovincial travel required. Weekend training camps will be conducted at the Provincial level. | |
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| *Educational sessions | |
| *Drug and alcohol education | |
| *Positional talent ID | |
| *Individualized instruction | |
| *Anti-doping education | |
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| Dave Blanchard, Technical Director of Football New Brunswick | |
| [email protected] | |
| 471-0071 | |
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