JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM
The inaugural IFAF Junior World Championships was held in Canton, OH, USA. Canada won a silver medal, losing to Team USA in the Gold Medal game.
The tournament consisted of 8 teams representing some of the best U-20 football players in the world from Saturday, June 27 to Sunday, July 5 2009 at historic Fawcett Stadium, home of the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Game.
The eight teams representing 4 different IFAF regions included Canada, United States, Mexico, France, Germany, Sweden, Japan and New Zealand
For more information on the tournament, visit www.jwcfootball.com
Canada entered the tournament ranked #1.
U .S. BEATS CANADA IN FINAL
Montreal, July 5, 2009 – The United States defeated Canada 41-3 in the final on Sunday at the 2009 IFAF World Junior Football Championships in Canton, Ohio.
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Head Coach – Glen Constantin
Prior to becoming the head coach for the Canadian junior national team, Constantin was the defensive coordinator for five years under Dany Maciocia that lead Canada to 2 gold medal finishes and 3 silver medal finishes during that time frame. In his first year as head coach, Glen Constantin won the NFL Global Junior Championship in Miami in 2007. In his second year as head coach, Glen Constantin is leading the #1 ranked Canadian Junior National Team into inaugural IFAF Junior World Championships.
Greg Marshall
Offensive Line
University of Western Ontario
Blake Nill
Linebackers
University of Calgary
Justin Ethier
Offensive Coordinator
Universite Laval
Stefan Ptaszek
Receivers
McMaster University
Warren Craney
Defensive Coordinator
Concordia University
Marco Iadeluca
Running Backs
St. Leonard Cougars
Jeff Cummins
Defensive Line
Acadia University
Mickey Donovan
Special Teams
University of Western Ontario
Kyle Walters
Defensive Backs
Guelph University
Coaching Staff bios (COMING SOON)
Detail to follow as they become available
Since Canada’s first participation in the NFL Global Juniors in 2000, the team has won gold four times (2000, 2005, 2006, 2007) and finished second another four times (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004).
Canada’s involvement and results in the NFL Global Juniors (COMING SOON)