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PHOTO OF THE DAY
Evan Gill of the Churchill Bulldogs (WHSFL) tips a intended pass against the Sturgeon Heights Huskies in a AAA match-up
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BOOK OF THE MONTH
 
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TOM CHENEY AWARD NOMINATIONS
The Tom Cheney Award, inaugurated in 1978 in honour of the late Tom Cheney, a nationally respected football official and educator, will be presented to a worthy recipient at the 2010 CFOA Biennial Conference, which will be held in Winnipeg, May 21-24, 2010.
This award is presented every two years to an individual for his or her outstanding contribution and service toward the improvement of football officiating in Canada.
Football Canada and the Canadian Football Officials’ Association are seeking nominations for this most prestigious Award.
Go HERE for more information View past winners HERE
CANADIAN FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
CLASS OF 2010
FORMER FOOTBALL CANADA PRESIDENT, JOE PISTILLI INDUCTED INTO THE CFHOF
CAMERON, HAM, NARCISSE, PAYTON ALSO INDUCTED
Read the News Release HERE
Team USA defeated The World 17-0 at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, January 30.
FOOTBALL CANADA INTERVIEW WITH FORMER CIS AND CURRENT CANADIAN RECEIVER ON THE INDIANAPOLIS COLTS, SAM GIGUERE
WORLD TEAM FALLS 17-0 TO TEAM USA
SATURDAY, JANUARY, 30 - FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - The world is becoming a smaller place. At least in football terms, only 17 points separates the game's traditional powerhouse of the United States and the rest of the world following a 17-0 Team USA victory over the World at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale.
NFL FLAG NATIONAL TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
The winner of the NFL Flag National Tournament of Champions 12-14 girls division are the Hamilton's Lions from the Hamilton's NFL Flag 5 on 5 Football League. They represented the Detroit Lions in
Miami this past weekend. The game was played before the Pro Bowl Sunday. More details to follow.
TEAM USA VS. THE WORLD GAME AVAILABLE LIVE ON NFL GAME PASS FOR INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE
Football fans outside the United States can subscribe to NFL Game Pass online to catch all the action live from Lockhart Stadium at 12pm on Saturday, Jan. 20 USA Football's "Team USA vs. The World" game will be televised LIVE by NFL Network and will be available to football fans outside the United States in high definition quality through an NFL Game Pass subscription.
Fans eager to cheer on the World team - featuring players and coaches from American Samoa, Australia, Bahamas, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden - can do so by visiting www.NFL.com/GamePass.
Go HERE for more information.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to Conduct Coin Toss For USA vs the World Game
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will conduct the coin toss to kickoff USA Football's "Team USA vs. The World" game, presented by Riddell, on Saturday, Jan. 30, at 12 p.m. ET in Ft. Lauderdale's Lockhart Stadium.
Go HERE for more information
USA-WORLD TO SHOWCASE HIGHSCHOOL talent from nine countries
INTERVIEW WITH JEREMI DOYON-ROCHE HERE
WORLD TEAM GROWING IN CONFIDENCE ON THE PRACTICE FIELD IN SOUTH FLORIDA
The World team returned to the practice field at the PAL Stadium in Plantation, FL, with two sessions that delighted head coach Jan Jenmert and his coaching staff. "We are not quite there in football terms, but where being focused and determined to get things right are concerned, the team is in great shape," said the Swedish coach, whose 45 players from around the world will take on USA Football's Junior National Team this Saturday.
The January 30 contest, which kicks off at 12pm and will be televised live by NFL Network, will follow AFC and NFC All-Star practices at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. Admission to the NFL All-Star practices and "Team USA vs. The World" game is free of charge
Moncton football players take world stage
Dylan Hollohan, Cameron Wade to play in international game in Florida
Dylan Hollohan, Cameron Wade to play in international game in Florida
By Sean Hatchard
Dylan Hollohan and Cameron Wade have been buddies since middle school, were star athletes at Bernice MacNaughton High School and have now gone their separate ways to promising university football careers. But this week the Moncton natives are back together again to play the biggest football game of their lives.
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NATIONAL TEAM SELECTION INVITATIONAL
April 17-19, 2010
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
*new* Technical package HERE
Winner of Men’s and Women’s Division Gain Entry To: Senior World Flag Football Championships
August 11-18, 2010 in Ottawa
NEWS RELEASE
WORLD TEAM NAMES 31 CANADIANS TO ROSTER TO FACE TEAM USA IN SOUTH FLORIDA
Players from eight IFAF member countries and four continents will come together during NFL Pro Bowl week to take part in USA vs. World game at 10pm on Saturday, January 30
OTTAWA, CANADA – JANUARY 6, 2009 – Football Canada’s High Performance Director Rick Sowieta is proud to announce 31 Canadians named to the World Team roster as well as three Canadian coaches. The team will face USA Football’s junior national team, comprised of the top high school seniors, at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, January 30. Team World is currently made up of 43 players from eight countries and four continents.
All profits will be donated to Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.
WOMEN'S PROGRAM ITEMS
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Coalition forms to rally for team sports in Canada
Nineteen sports join cause, including Hockey Canada and the Canadian Soccer Association;
Elite individual athletes also speak up for the ‘foundation’ of their careers
TORONTO, ON – The large majority of Canadians who participate in sport do so as part of a team. Yet only 17 per cent of the government’s core athletic funding goes to team sport organizations.
United in concern for the future of their sports, nineteen national sport-governing bodies have joined forces to raise awareness of the importance of team sport.
 
CANADIANS IN 2009 NCAA BOWL GAMES
A total of 19 Canadians will take part in 12 postseason NCAA College Football bowl games, beginning on December 19 and ending on January 6.
Go HERE for more information
The football field has become a stage of dramatics for participants and fans alike and there were a number of Canadians playing NCAA college football in the United States who played a starring role this past weekend.
When a new college football season begins, returning players aim to make a bigger impact than they did the previous year and newcomers try to prove their worth. Among players on college football rosters looking to impress are 94 Canadians among international student-athletes playing American football south of the border.
Click HERE for the entire article
NFL NETWORK TO BROADCAST USA FOOTBALL’S USA VS. WORLD GAME LIVE ON JANUARY 30
NEW YORK, USA – TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1 - NFL Network will televise USA Football’s USA vs. The World game live at 12 noon ET on Saturday, Jan. 30, from Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
The game matches USA Football’s 2010 Junior National Team – 45 of the country’s top high school seniors – against a World select team composed of the best players aged 19 and under selected from Canada and International Federation of American Football (IFAF) member countries outside the United States spanning four continents.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING H1N1 VIRUS
(adapted from Hockey Canada guidelines prepared by Dr. Mark Aubry, Chief Medical Officer, Hockey Canada)
There is presently much speculation as to the impact that the H1N1 virus will have on Canadians over the next few months. Organizations have been urged to stress to their members steps that should be taken to prevent the spread of the virus, and to have plans in place to alleviate any hardships that may come of the spread of H1N1.
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2010 World Women’s Tackle Football Championship
June 26th - July 4th, 2010 Stockholm SWE
WORLD TEAM SELECTED FROM IFAF COUNTRIES TO FACE USA FOOTBALL'S JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM IN SOUTH FLORIDA
Three Canadian coaches named to lead world squad
Warren Craney - Defensive Coordinator
Greg Marshall - Offensive Line
Marco Iadeluca - Running Backs
Click HERE for the entire release
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