NEW FOOTBALL LEAGUE HOPES TO NUTURE NEXT WAVE OF PLAYERS

Program Features Women's Six A Side

SAINT JOHN - The first tangible goal is 60 athletes.Lisa Harlow, Football New Brunswick’s director of female football, says a new league for high school aged girls will give them a place to play football after they graduate from the Fundy Minor Football system. That's what organizers of a new football league for high school aged girls want in order to form the next wave of development for a sport that's gaining a foothold in southern New Brunswick.

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RICHARD MUNRO JOINS IFAF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Football Canada’s General Manager Richard Munro has been elected as a continental federation (Pan-American) representative to the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Executive Committee.

The election was held at the annual IFAF Congress in the southern Spanish city of Sevilla.

A record number 28 nations were represented at the congress with the number of countries represented within IFAF increasing to a total of 52 with the ratification of the Bahamas, Brazil, India, Hungary and Turkey as full members. Bulgaria received temporary membership.

For more information please visit: www.ifaf.info/newsprint.php?ID=235

IFAF Congress delegates in Sevilla

YOUTH EXCHANGE

The Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability (ALA) brought in 50 young people from across Canada to Ottawa for the experience of a lifetime. The program is a partnership between ALA and the YMCA Youth Exchange Canada Program which is funded in part by the Department of Canadian Heritage. The eighth annual ALA Youth Exchange was held at Carleton University from June 27th to July 3rd, 2008.

Delegates interacted with their peers from coast to coast learning communication and advocacy skills and participate in events with an “active living” flavor. Activities of previous Exchanges included rock climbing, table tennis, sledge hockey, sailing, visits to Parliament Hill, sightseeing and tubing on the Rideau River.

This year Football Canada’s representative Rick Sowieta had the rewarding opportunity to participate as a volunteer and introduce football to the participants. Activities included catching and throwing and playing low organized games.

For more information on the Active Living Alliance visit: www.ala.ca

NATIONAL COACHING CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FINAL APPROVAL

FOOTBALL – COMMUNITY SPORT – INITIATION

The Coaching Association of Canada and the National Coaching Certification partners have given approval for the Football Canada’s Community Sport – Initiation Program.

Coaches in the Community Sport stream typically become involved on a voluntary (and often short-term) basis because their children participate in a sport. They tend to work with participants of all ages who are new to the sport.

The NCCP is the recognized national stan dard for coach training and certification in Canada.

Each year, more than 50,000 coaches take an NCCP workshop and since it began, more than 1 million coaches have participated in the program, making it one of Canada’s largest adult education programs.

For a list of upcoming Football Technical Courses please contact your local Provincial Amateur Football Association. A complete list of Provincial Associations can be found at www.footballcanada.com/associations.asp.

NFL U15 FLAG FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Cornwall, PE hosted 8 provincial teams for the National Championships on July 3, 2008. Teams included British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and the host province of Prince Edward Island.

Congratulations to Team Ontario out of Hamilton with Coach Matt Hill, who won the event for the second consecutive year. A job well done to Team Alberta coached by Ron McNeil who captured second place and Team Quebec coached by Laurent Dubreuil who came in third.

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PHOTOS

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http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/index.cfm?main=broadcast&bcid=7802

TheSpec.com - Sports - Another flag football title for Hamilton

CANADA AND MEXICO ARE TRIUMPHANT AT IFAF SENIOR FLAG FOOTBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Defending Male and Female Champions France Defeat USA In Both Bronze Medal Games

MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008 - St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Quebec - Host Canada's men's team and the women from Mexico were crowned champions of the fourth International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Flag Football World Championship in St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Quebec.

The world's premier senior 5-on-5 flag football players from thirteen countries and three continents were competing in the biannual IFAF showpiece tournament for adults at the Campus Fort St-Jean, located 12 miles from Montreal.

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JULY 12, 2008 - CONGRATULATIONS TO TEAM QUEBEC FOR WINNING BOTH THE U17 and U19 TOURNAMENTS OF THE 2008 FOOTBALL CANADA CUP

PLEASE VISIT THE NEW TOURNAMENT SITE WWW.FOOTBALLCANADACUP.CA FOR ALL INFO

HERITAGE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Get Football started in your community! Football Canada is offering grants to communities across the country to start up flag football, JPD programs and 6-A-Side Programs for boys and girls under 15. Contact your provincial football organization for more details.