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Individual Games
Round 1
1. Canada vs. 8. New Zealand
4. Japan vs. 5. Germany
3. Mexico vs. 6. Sweden
2. USA vs. 7. France
Round 2
5. Germany vs. 8. New Zealand
6. Sweden vs. 7. France
1. Canada vs. 4. Japan
2. USA vs. 3. Mexico
7th Place Game
7. France vs. 8. New Zealand
5th Place Game
5. Germany vs. 6. Sweden
The Gold and Bronze medal games don't seem to be available currently
Monday, August 24, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
2009 IFAF World Rankings
Key: W = wins, L = losses, PCT = winning percentage, 09 = 2009 IFAF Junior World Championship, 07 = 2007 IFAF World Cup, 05 = 2005 World Games, 03 = 2003 IFAF World Cup; TOT = total points (2007 IFAF World Cup results weighted times three)
USA Dominates in Junior World Championship
By Michael Beaven, USA Football
A collection of 45 American teenagers gathered in Canton in the middle of June to complete a mission on the football field.
The mission was to win the 2009 International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Junior World Championship, an inaugural tournament being contested at Fawcett Stadium which consisted of players aged 19 and younger from eight countries, spanning four continents.
For USA Football's Junior National Team, that mission was accomplished Sunday July 5, 2009.
The second-seeded United States defeated top seed Canada 41-3 in the Gold Medal Game before a crowd of 15,473 fans at Fawcett Stadium.
"What you saw here, this was not an all-star team." Team USA coach Chuck Kyle said. "I am going to look you in the eye and tell you until the day I die this is not an all-star team. This was a team that had about a week-and-half to two weeks to get ready for our first game. Kids came from all over America. They came together for the love of the game of football and for the love of their country."
USA Football's quarterback Bryce Petty, a Baylor recruit, completed all of his pass attempts (14-for-14) and threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns.
"It has been an amazing experience," said Petty, whose three-game totals in the tournament were 25-for-30, 382 yards, six touchdowns and no interceptions. "I can't even put into words what this has been like. I am extremely blessed.
"I have had good practices, but nothing like today. About 12 of those were five-yard hitches and they turned it up field. We have athletes on this team."
David Wilson, a Virginia Tech recruit, who was named tournament MVP, led USA's rushing attack with 10 carries for 87 yards and a touchdown.
USA didn't dominate in the capacity it did earlier in the tournament in victories over France (78-0) and Mexico (55-0) as Canada offered some resistance.
"I think they were the only team that tackled David more than twice down to the ground and not just push him out of bounds," Petty said.
America's team wasted little time opening the scoring following an interception by linebacker and one of four team captains Storm Klein (Ohio State) on the second play from scrimmage. Petty threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to receiver Jamal Davis (Florida Atlantic) with 11:07 remaining in the first quarter. The point after attempt failed.
"Captain Klein got them going out there and the kids played with great intensity," Kyle said.
Team USA's lead extended to 8-0 with 9:07 left in the first quarter after Canada took a safety in the end zone.
Kicker Lirim Hajrullahu converted a 38-yard field goal for Canada with 1:34 remaining in the first quarter to make the score 8-3.
"We understood we were going against a Division I (college) football team in the making," Canada coach Glen Constantin said. "There's no doubt, they are what we are in hockey. It's a good measuring stick for everyone."
Canadian running back Steven Lumbala, who carried the Canadian flag as the team ran onto the field in pre-game introductions, played a pivotal role on the Canadian drive with impressive runs of 21 and seven yards. The seven-yard dash put Canada on the USA 14-yard line, the first time in the tournament an opponent had penetrated the 20-yard line against the United States.
"They are definitely a good football team," said Lumbala, who finished with 32 yards on 10 carries. "They deserve all the credit they are given."
Team USA's lead grew with eight seconds left in the first quarter. Petty ran for four yards and then pitched the ball back to Wilson who sprinted 29 yards for a touchdown. Kicker Mike Loftus (SMU) provided the extra point and USA led 15-3.
"Football is America's sport," said Wilson, who rushed for eight touchdowns and 425 yards on 33 carries in the tournament. "We just wanted to set a standard for the players that come up behind us. This was just wonderful. We did exactly what we expected to do."
Loftus made a 27-yard field goal with three seconds remaining in the second quarter that gave USA an 18-3 halftime lead.
"I think the intensity was there, but we had some mental breakdowns, which was unfortunate," Constantin said of his team. "You can't make mistakes against a great opponent like them."
USA extended its lead to 25-3 with 2:58 left in the third quarter following a 47-yard touchdown pass by Petty to receiver Kevin Cummings (Oregon State) and a Loftus extra point.
"Speaking for the whole team, no one had seen a football team like that," said Canada linebacker Byron Perez-Archambault, who had eight solo tackles and two sacks.
Petty connected with receiver Erik Lora (Eastern Illinois) for a 34-yard touchdown pass with 46 seconds remaining in the third quarter. A Loftus extra point kick made the score 32-3.
A second Canadian safety with 8:16 remaining in the fourth quarter gave Team USA a 34-3 lead.
Phillip Butterfield (Arkansas State) threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to tight end John Plasencia (Northwestern) with 4:40 left in the fourth quarter. Loftus made the point after and the score was 41-3. Butterfiled went 11-for-18 for 128 yards.
Zach Cutkomp (Northern Iowa) led the U.S. receivers with five catches for 56 yards. Lora contributed four receptions for 53 yards and Wilson had three catchers for 27 yards.
Left tackle Jack Mewhort (Ohio State), Brian Winters (Kent State), Evan Swindall (Mississippi), Aaron Price (Indiana) and Oday Aboushi (Virginia) formed USA's starting offensive line, which keyed the Americans to 408 total yards.
"I got to play the game I love for my country," Mewhort said. "This was awesome."
The players for Team USA arrived June 13 and the first practice was conducted June 14."This was very special," Kyle said. "This is something I will remember for a long, long time. Medals and trophies, where do they put them? They put them in a trophy case and you hang a medal up somewhere, right? What stays is the memories and the friendships."
David Herman (Holy Cross), Phillip Thomas (Syracuse) and Shamarko Thomas (Syracuse) led USA's defense with three solo tackles each.
Robert Bell (Toledo), Prestin Brown (Texas State), Chris Norman (Michigan State), Corey Lillard (Virginia), Tariq Edwards (Virginia Tech) and Jordan Poyer (Oregon State) were also key defensively. Norman led Team USA onto the field carrying the American flag.
"It's been an amazing experience to play the game I love for my country," Klein said.
Canadian linebacker Jean-Philippe Bolduc had five solo tackles.
The 12-game tournament drew a total attendance of 40,043, a tournament record for 12-year-old IFAF.
A collection of 45 American teenagers gathered in Canton in the middle of June to complete a mission on the football field.
The mission was to win the 2009 International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Junior World Championship, an inaugural tournament being contested at Fawcett Stadium which consisted of players aged 19 and younger from eight countries, spanning four continents.
For USA Football's Junior National Team, that mission was accomplished Sunday July 5, 2009.
The second-seeded United States defeated top seed Canada 41-3 in the Gold Medal Game before a crowd of 15,473 fans at Fawcett Stadium.
"What you saw here, this was not an all-star team." Team USA coach Chuck Kyle said. "I am going to look you in the eye and tell you until the day I die this is not an all-star team. This was a team that had about a week-and-half to two weeks to get ready for our first game. Kids came from all over America. They came together for the love of the game of football and for the love of their country."
USA Football's quarterback Bryce Petty, a Baylor recruit, completed all of his pass attempts (14-for-14) and threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns.
"It has been an amazing experience," said Petty, whose three-game totals in the tournament were 25-for-30, 382 yards, six touchdowns and no interceptions. "I can't even put into words what this has been like. I am extremely blessed.
"I have had good practices, but nothing like today. About 12 of those were five-yard hitches and they turned it up field. We have athletes on this team."
David Wilson, a Virginia Tech recruit, who was named tournament MVP, led USA's rushing attack with 10 carries for 87 yards and a touchdown.
USA didn't dominate in the capacity it did earlier in the tournament in victories over France (78-0) and Mexico (55-0) as Canada offered some resistance.
"I think they were the only team that tackled David more than twice down to the ground and not just push him out of bounds," Petty said.
America's team wasted little time opening the scoring following an interception by linebacker and one of four team captains Storm Klein (Ohio State) on the second play from scrimmage. Petty threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to receiver Jamal Davis (Florida Atlantic) with 11:07 remaining in the first quarter. The point after attempt failed.
"Captain Klein got them going out there and the kids played with great intensity," Kyle said.
Team USA's lead extended to 8-0 with 9:07 left in the first quarter after Canada took a safety in the end zone.
Kicker Lirim Hajrullahu converted a 38-yard field goal for Canada with 1:34 remaining in the first quarter to make the score 8-3.
"We understood we were going against a Division I (college) football team in the making," Canada coach Glen Constantin said. "There's no doubt, they are what we are in hockey. It's a good measuring stick for everyone."
Canadian running back Steven Lumbala, who carried the Canadian flag as the team ran onto the field in pre-game introductions, played a pivotal role on the Canadian drive with impressive runs of 21 and seven yards. The seven-yard dash put Canada on the USA 14-yard line, the first time in the tournament an opponent had penetrated the 20-yard line against the United States.
"They are definitely a good football team," said Lumbala, who finished with 32 yards on 10 carries. "They deserve all the credit they are given."
Team USA's lead grew with eight seconds left in the first quarter. Petty ran for four yards and then pitched the ball back to Wilson who sprinted 29 yards for a touchdown. Kicker Mike Loftus (SMU) provided the extra point and USA led 15-3.
"Football is America's sport," said Wilson, who rushed for eight touchdowns and 425 yards on 33 carries in the tournament. "We just wanted to set a standard for the players that come up behind us. This was just wonderful. We did exactly what we expected to do."
Loftus made a 27-yard field goal with three seconds remaining in the second quarter that gave USA an 18-3 halftime lead.
"I think the intensity was there, but we had some mental breakdowns, which was unfortunate," Constantin said of his team. "You can't make mistakes against a great opponent like them."
USA extended its lead to 25-3 with 2:58 left in the third quarter following a 47-yard touchdown pass by Petty to receiver Kevin Cummings (Oregon State) and a Loftus extra point.
"Speaking for the whole team, no one had seen a football team like that," said Canada linebacker Byron Perez-Archambault, who had eight solo tackles and two sacks.
Petty connected with receiver Erik Lora (Eastern Illinois) for a 34-yard touchdown pass with 46 seconds remaining in the third quarter. A Loftus extra point kick made the score 32-3.
A second Canadian safety with 8:16 remaining in the fourth quarter gave Team USA a 34-3 lead.
Phillip Butterfield (Arkansas State) threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to tight end John Plasencia (Northwestern) with 4:40 left in the fourth quarter. Loftus made the point after and the score was 41-3. Butterfiled went 11-for-18 for 128 yards.
Zach Cutkomp (Northern Iowa) led the U.S. receivers with five catches for 56 yards. Lora contributed four receptions for 53 yards and Wilson had three catchers for 27 yards.
Left tackle Jack Mewhort (Ohio State), Brian Winters (Kent State), Evan Swindall (Mississippi), Aaron Price (Indiana) and Oday Aboushi (Virginia) formed USA's starting offensive line, which keyed the Americans to 408 total yards.
"I got to play the game I love for my country," Mewhort said. "This was awesome."
The players for Team USA arrived June 13 and the first practice was conducted June 14."This was very special," Kyle said. "This is something I will remember for a long, long time. Medals and trophies, where do they put them? They put them in a trophy case and you hang a medal up somewhere, right? What stays is the memories and the friendships."
David Herman (Holy Cross), Phillip Thomas (Syracuse) and Shamarko Thomas (Syracuse) led USA's defense with three solo tackles each.
Robert Bell (Toledo), Prestin Brown (Texas State), Chris Norman (Michigan State), Corey Lillard (Virginia), Tariq Edwards (Virginia Tech) and Jordan Poyer (Oregon State) were also key defensively. Norman led Team USA onto the field carrying the American flag.
"It's been an amazing experience to play the game I love for my country," Klein said.
Canadian linebacker Jean-Philippe Bolduc had five solo tackles.
The 12-game tournament drew a total attendance of 40,043, a tournament record for 12-year-old IFAF.
2009 Junior World Championship
Canton, Ohio, United States
 | Canada | 55 | |||||||||
| Canada | 38 | |||||||||
 | New Zealand | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||||||
 | Japan | 10 | |||||||||
| Japan | 35 | |||||||||
 | Germany | 7 | |||||||||
 | USA | ||||||||||
| USA | 78 | Champion | ||||||||
| USA | 55 | |||||||||
 | France | 0 | |||||||||
| USA | 41 | |||||||||
 | Mexico | 41 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
 | Sweden | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 42 | |||||||||
| Japan | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 27 | 3rd Place | ||||||||
| Germany | 52 | |||||||||
| Germany | 14 | |||||||||
| | New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
| Germany | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 24 | 5th Place | ||||||||
| Sweden | 0 | |||||||||
| France | 14 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 6 | |||||||||
| France | ||||||||||
| France | 34 | 7th Place |
| Country | W | L | PF | PA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | USA | 3 | 0 | 174 | 3 |
| 2 | | Canada | 2 | 1 | 96 | 76 |
| 3 | | Japan | 2 | 1 | 87 | 72 |
| 4 | | Mexico | 1 | 2 | 68 | 97 |
| 5 | | Germany | 2 | 1 | 73 | 17 |
| 6 | | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 24 | 69 |
| 7 | | France | 1 | 2 | 48 | 108 |
| 8 | | New Zealand | 0 | 3 | 13 | 141 |
Friday, September 19, 2008
Qualification Dates Set for IFAF 2009 Junior World Championship
Six nations have confirmed their participation at the 2009 IFAF (International Federation of American Football) Junior World Championship to be played in Canton, Ohio, in July of next year.(2008-09-17) IFAF has also accepted applications from five countries that will take part in the latest round of international qualifiers for the tournament’s remaining two places. The qualification process has already seen Europe produce three teams that will travel to Canton and now it is the turn of countries from Pan America and Oceania.
The deadline to apply to enter the historic inaugural IFAF Junior World Championship (JWC) expired at midnight on Monday, September 15.
JWC games between the world’s eight best high school-aged (19 and under) national teams from four continents will be played at Canton’s historic Fawcett Stadium, home of the NFL’s annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, adjacent to the Hall. The action will kick off on Saturday, June 27 and continue on Wednesday, July 1 and Saturday, July 4, before the Championship Game on Sunday, July 5. “It is testament to the growth of the game of American football internationally that we have such a diverse group of countries from across the world who are determined to compete at the highest level of our sport,” said IFAF President Tommy Wiking.
Representing Pan America, the United States qualified automatically as host along with number one seed Canada, whose junior national team has consistently impressed on an international platform. The region’s third representative will come from the Bahamas, Mexico or Panama. The Bahamas will enter international competition for the first time and travel to Panama for a qualifier on Saturday, January 24 in Panama City. The winner will then visit Mexico on Saturday, February 14 in Mexico City for the right to join the eight-team field in Canton.
Oceania will be represented by either Australia or New Zealand, who will meet in Canberra during the Australia Day weekend national holiday on Saturday January 24.
Wiking added: “Only a few years ago it would have been almost unthinkable that countries such as the Bahamas and Panama would be meeting in Central America in a qualifier of such magnitude, or that a battle for Antipodean pride would take place with the prize of playing in the world championship at stake.”
Three representatives from Europe were determined at the eight-team 2008 European Junior Championship held in Spain in July. The top three nations – champion Germany, runner up Sweden and third place France – won the right to take part next summer. Japan will fly the flag for Asia after the continent’s other IFAF member countries in the process of developing their junior programs declined the entry invitation.
“Hosting the world's best American Football junior national teams next-door to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, will stand among the most significant international events in this sport's rich history,” said USA Football Executive Director Scott Hallenbeck. “On behalf of the United States, the Northeast Ohio region and the city of Canton, USA Football is proud to welcome players, coaches and families from four continents. Our languages and cultures may differentiate us, but we're united through our passion for American Football and the team-oriented values that it inspires."
2009 IFAF Junior World Championship Entries and Qualification Games
Qualified:
Pan America - Canada, United States
Europe – Germany, Sweden, France
Asia – Japan
Qualifying games:
Pan America- Bahamas at Panama, Saturday, January 24, Panama City, venue to be confirmed
Winner at Mexico, Saturday, February 14, Mexico City, venue to be confirmed
Oceania - New Zealand at Australia, Saturday, January 24, Canberra, venue to be confirmed
From IFAF.com
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Explanation of the IFAF World Rankings
The IFAF World Rankings are based upon a formula I have devised (explanation below). These rankings are not sponsored by the IFAF, USA Football, or any other American football governing body. They are the opinion of the author of this blog.
Currently, there are three major American football world competitions: IFAF World Cup, World Junior Championship, and the World Games.
Therefore, the current rankings will be based upon the past two IFAF World Cup results, the results of the 2005 World Games, and the 2009 Junior World Championship. IFAF WC2007 will carry a weight of 3, while the other competitions will carry a weight of 1.
First place is worth 7 points, second is worth 5, third 3, fourth 2, and fifth 1. Ties are broken based upon all-time winning percentage in major international competitions.
The IFAF World Rankings will be updated following the completion of each major international competition.
Currently, there are three major American football world competitions: IFAF World Cup, World Junior Championship, and the World Games.
Therefore, the current rankings will be based upon the past two IFAF World Cup results, the results of the 2005 World Games, and the 2009 Junior World Championship. IFAF WC2007 will carry a weight of 3, while the other competitions will carry a weight of 1.
First place is worth 7 points, second is worth 5, third 3, fourth 2, and fifth 1. Ties are broken based upon all-time winning percentage in major international competitions.
The IFAF World Rankings will be updated following the completion of each major international competition.
2008 IFAF World Rankings
Key: W = wins, L = losses, PCT = winning percentage, 07 = 2007 IFAF World Cup, 05 = 2005 World Games, 03 = 2003 IFAF World Cup; TOT = total points (2007 IFAF World Cup results weighted times three)
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