This Month in. Canadian Amateur Football O C T O B E R N E W S L E T T E R FOOTBALL CANADA

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1 This Month in FOOTBALL CANADA Canadian Amateur Football N E W S L E T T E R T H I S M O N T H Flag Football 2 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 2010 Women s 3 World Tackle NFL Most Dedicated 3 coach Ske lep School of 3 Excellence True Sport 4 Stripe Zone 4 Loonies for Saskatchewan Minor Football 4 Head Office News 5 Coaching 5 SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 PARIS, FRANCE Sweden junior national team head coach JAN JENMERT is to lead a 45-player roster of the best football players from around the world against USA Football s junior national team. USA Football, the governing body on youth and amateur levels in the United States, will hold the first Team USA vs. The World game in Ft. Lauderdale s Lockhart Stadium on Saturday, January 30, The game will match USA Football s 2010 Junior National Team comprised of the country s top 45 high school seniors against a World team composed of the best players aged 19 and under from outside the United States, spanning five continents. Both teams will have practice opportunities in Ft. Lauderdale during the week of the game. The Jan. 30 contest will kick off at 1 p.m. ET, immediately following AFC and NFC All- Star practices, which will be open to the public. Fans will not be charged admission to attend the multi-national showdown, which will be played under NCAA rules with 12-minute quarters. For more information, go to USAvstheWorld.pdf Canadians in the NCAA 5 TWO NEW CJFL RECORDS QJFL and CJFL 6 Book of the 6 Month Photo of the 6 Month Merchandise 6 The Saturday, September 19 game between the visiting Victoria Rebels and the Vancouver Trojans produced two new Canadian Junior Football League records. A resounding Rebels victory led to the new records by quarterback Yannick Rickli and receiver Tyson Takasaki. Boudreau Ottawa Sooners, Ian Joseph Burlington Braves and Nate Cote Victoria Rebels. Takasaki s record of six touchdown receptions in a single game eclipsed the old record of five shared by four others, Ray Mischook Mount Royal Lions, John Walters Laval Scorpions, Rick Price Vancouver Meralomas and Chris Schaalo Victoria Rebels. For more information on the CJFL, visit Rickli threw 9 touchdown passes surpassing the previous record of eight TD passes in a single game shared by three others, Rick

2 P A G E 2 FLAG FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT Eleven OFSAA high schools will introduce flag football in October as the second year of Bridging the Gap program is underway. High school leadership students play flag football within the physical education curriculum. High School leadership students then instruct grade 7-8 students at one or two feeder schools. See for more information. Further, Matt Hill, Coach of Team Ontario U15 with three consecutive national titles conducted a players clinic at Port Colborne High School in Welland, Ontario on October 2 nd. The morning clinic focused on offense and defense drills and games, which led off to an afternoon tournament for students participating in the flag football themed week at the school. Several Ontario schools are running tournaments and flag football theme weeks. St. John s Catholic School in Perth will be running a tournament in October; Bryan Beauchamp of North Hastings is running a 20-team tournament in Ottawa in November. Kevin Mellow of Richard Pfaff Secondary Alternative recently introduced students to a week-long session on flag football and will assist Football Canada in preparing its next flag football brochure. Cheryl Tweedie of Elmwood Academy also introduced noncontact football to her girls classes. INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION Hamilton s 5 on 5 Flag Football League sent three teams to the NFL Youth Flag Football Regional tournament in Detroit on September 26, including U11, U15 boys and U15 girls. Coach Dave Luciani and his U11 team and Coach Alex Hill and his U15 girls team won their respective Division at the 2009 Detroit Regional Tournament NFL Flag 5 on 5. Both teams will now represent the Detroit Lions at the NFL FLAG National Tournament of Champions in conjunction with the 2010 Pro Bowl, which will be held in South Florida. Bowl at Dolphins Stadium. The tournament is scheduled over two days, with the preliminary rounds occurring on Saturday, January 30 th at Central Broward Regional Park and the three Championship Games taking place on Sunday, January 31 st prior to Pro Hotel, airfare and tickets to the 2010 Pro Bowl will be provided by the NFL for one coach and up to ten players. (No substitutions will be allowed). Sample Schedule (all times are subject to change) Friday, January 29th o Teams arrive in Fort Lauderdale, Florida o Team registration from 11:00am 5:00pm o Coaches meeting from 5:30pm 6:30pm Saturday, January 30th o NFL FLAG National Tournament of Champions (pool play and playoffs) o Beach Party from 6:30pm 8:30pm Sunday, January 31st o Championship Games will be hosted at the Fan Plaza adjacent to Dolphins Stadium o All teams will attend the pre-game festivities and the Pro Bowl on Sunday evening Congratulations also goes to Coach Matt Hill and his U15 boys team as placed second in the championship after overtime. Mo- Steel from Miami won the championship. Frank Tilban is the Flag Representative for Football Canada and assists with league operations in Hamilton. For more information on events in Ontario, contact Chalene MacLeod at admin@ontariofootballalliance.ca 2010 COMPETITION Plans are underway for Football Canada 2010 flag football events. The Senior Flag Football Team Canada Identification tournament is planned for April in Ontario. The U15, U17, IFAF Senior World Championship will all take place August 11-18, 2010 in Ottawa. THIS MONTH IS CANADIAN AMATEUR FOOTBALL

3 P A G E WORLD WOMEN S TACKLE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP JUNE 26TH - JULY 4TH, 2010 STOCKHOLM SWE Identification camp information found at NFL AND THE HOME DEPOT LAUNCH ANNUAL SEARCH FOR CANADA S MOST DEDICATED VOLUNTEER FOOTBALL COACHES Winner of national grassroots program to receive $5,000 in new equipment and a $1,000 gift card from The Home Depot for their football program; Runners-up to receive $2,000 in new equipment and a $500 gift card from The Home Depot Toronto, ON October 1, The National Football league and The Home Depot today launched its annual search for coaches who have positively impacted young Canadians. The Home Depot NFL Youth Coach of the Year award, now in its eleventh year, is designed to recognize community or high school level coaches across Canada who dedicate themselves to the development of young players both on and off the field. Over the past ten years the program has contributed more than $130,000 in equipment and facility upgrades to deserving programs. For the first time, any Canadian can nominate a coach for recognition. In past years only Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) football players were eligible to submit nominations. Acting as spokesman for the program in 2009 is Brian Billick, coach of the Super Bowl XXXV Champion Baltimore Ravens. Youth football coaches are some of the hardest working volunteers out there, said Billick. This program is our way of saying thank you to these leaders of young men and women. Beginning on October 1, 2009, a public service announcement featuring Billick and encouraging Canadians to nominate a local coach will air during NFL broadcasts on CTV, TSN and Rogers Sportsnet. Canadians can nominate a coach by visiting 6-A-SIDE Football scheduled to hit the Kamloops First Nation Community in British Columbia. Football B.C. and Football Canada have paired up to run a 3-day 6-A-Side development camp for aboriginal students in Kamloops, B.C. Students of ages from the Ske lep School of Excellence (one of largest First Nation Schools in B.C.) and the Skeetchestn Indian Band will learn the basic skills and fundamentals of tackle football using the 6-A-Side model. The camp is scheduled to start on Friday, October 23 rd and finish on Sunday, October 25 th.

4 P A G E 4 (Ottawa, Ontario September 17, 2009) The True Sport Foundation is now accepting applications for the True Sport Community Fund. Grants in the amount of $5,000 or $25,000 are available in support of sport programs that create access, and promote inclusion for children and youth from Aboriginal, low- income, and new Canadian families. Through the True Sport Community Fund, we are helping communities to offer programs that will give Canadian children and youth an opportunity to participate in True Sport sport that contributes to active healthy lifestyles, fosters positive youth development, enhances academic excellence and can prevent youth crime and gang involvement in our communities, says Victor Lachance, executive director of the True Sport Foundation. Go to for more information Stripe Zone The Delta Meadowvale in Mississauga, Ontario hosted the Sport Officials of Canada Conference from September 25-27th, Over a hundred delegates from various sports across the country participated in the three day conference. The conference offered several different workshops for the participants that covered various topics facing officials today. A few panel discussions took place with the President of the Sport Official of Canada and the Senior Advisor with the CFL George Black guiding the discussions. This is annual conference that takes place for the next two years it will be held at the Delta Meadowvale in Mississauga. For more information on the conference as well as the different resources they provide or to become a member please visit Join Kam Barteski in support of the Saskatchewan Minor football through our Loonies for Saskatchewan Minor Football Campaign. What is it? Kam hosting a fundraising event for Saskatchewan Minor Football, our goal is to raise $100,000 What is the Event? Kam is going to run from Saskatoon to Regina on October 21st 2009 I start at Potash Corp Field in Saskatoon, I will then pick up the game ball for the October 24 th game between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the BC Lions, then its off to the races. I will then run with the ball from Saskatoon to Regina to deliver the game ball. Just in case you are not familiar with the distance from Saskatoon to Regina it is 257km from the 50 yards line at Potash Corp Field to the 50 Yard Line at Mosaic Stadium. On the way to Regina I will have players from minor football teams helping me at certain spots to carry the ball. Each Minor football team will also be raising money for the campaign and the top 10 minor football athlete fundraisers will get tickets to see the game on the 24 th and have access to the dressing room after to meet the players. How can you Help? Through the Loonie for Saskatchewan Minor Football Campaign all we ask is you circulate this around through your work place and maybe even to your friends outside your work place. Our goal is to reach 100,000 people with this message and have 100,000 people donate a Loonie which would get us to our goal of $100,000. All the funds go to Saskatchewan Minor Football. Other Ways to Help: We can set up a deposit box at your workplace to collect the loonies, the minimum donation is a Loonie but if people want to give more than a Looine we are not going to turn it away. Go to for more information Sponsorship packages 20Packages.pdf THIS MONTH IS CANADIAN AMATEUR FOOTBALL

5 P A G E 5 FOOTBALL CANADA HEAD OFFICE NEWS Christine Piché started with Football Canada on September 23 rd, Christine was the Director of Administration with the Canadian Adult Recreation Hockey Association (CARHA). Christine was with CARHA for 13 years, she has taken the role as Administrative Coordinator in the Football Canada office. Susan Hawley will be starting her position as Finance Coordinator with Football Canada on Tuesday October 13 th, Susan is the Office Manager with Waterski and Wakeboard Canada where she has spent the last 15 years. Coaching CANADIANS MAKE AN IMPACT IN THE NCAA TRAVEL AND RESTAURANTS Athletes are frequently required to travel away from home to competitions and training camps. Both the journey and living in a new environment can make it challenging to maintain a high performance diet essential for optimal sport performances. This month s Sport Nutrition Tip Travel and Restaurants will assist coaches and athletes in identifying the nutrition pitfalls of eating at hotels and restaurants and how to plan accordingly. To read this article and access our sport nutrition resource site for other nutrition tip sheets in the areas of vitamins and minerals, long distance travel, fluids, gaining weight, losing weight, and dietary supplements, please visit our site at: 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 this year. Go to for the entire article 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. Go to for the week 6 highlights Go to for the week 5 highlights Visit for all stories from the 2009 NCAA Season. THIS MONTH IS CANADIAN AMATEUR FOOTBALL

6 P A G E 6 The QJFL and CJFL Seasons have begun and are now in week 11 and 12 respectively. For the full QJFL schedule, visit schedule.html For more information, go to For the full CJFL schedule, visit Photo of the Month HUMAN KINETICS BOOK OF THE MONTH Sport Nutrition for Coaches By Leslie Bonci Sport Nutrition for Coaches is a complete resource for coaches looking to ensure that athletes achieve optimal performance through proper nutrition. In its practical and easy-to-understand format, this text supplies coaches, personal trainers, and fitness specialists with a wide range of information, including balancing nutrients, monitoring supplement use, and dealing with disordered eating. This book also contains several planning tools that can help readers to put the information and strategies to use. As one of only two nutrition books on the market geared toward coaches, this is a valuable resource for people working with athletes. Book 272 pages $28.95 CDN Contact admin@footballcanada.com to place your order. High School Football Jamboree October, 2009 Ottawa, ON Football Canada Gear is now available. Hoodies, t-shirts, shorts and more can be found at Please contact admin@footballcanada.com or call Football Canada St. Laurent Blvd. Ottawa, ON K2P 0K7 Phone: Fax: Website: Football Canada is the governing body of amateur football in Canada. Working closely with the provincial football associations, we develop programs and resources for players, coaches, officials in the three disciplines of Tackle, Flag and Touch Football. Football Canada promotes from playground to stadium where players can participate in the game of football throughout a lifetime recreationally, competitively, internationally and from player to coach to official. NOTE! If you have an amateur football event, story or pictures you would like to share with the football community, please Paul Stoddart at communications@footballcanada.com If you know someone who like to stay connected with amateur football in Canada through Football Canada s monthly newsletter, please the name and address to marketing@footballcanada.com.