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ABOUT THE TOUR

The Team USA Road Tour will travel through America’s heartland, celebrating our country’s first ever Junior National Team. The tour kicks off on April 25th in Columbus, OH, and will visit locations throughout IN, IL, MI OH, and PA before touching down in Canton, OH, on June 27th – when Team USA begins competition in the IFAF Junior World Championship.

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TEAM USA

In 2009, the United States will be officially represented by a Junior National Team in football for the first time, as recognized by the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) which is comprised of 52 member nations.

Players selected for USA Football’s Junior National Team were nominated by high school and college coaches from around the country. Roster selections are ultimately determined by USA Football’s coaching staff, led by Head Coach Chuck Kyle of Cleveland St. Ignatius High School.  Collectively, this staff possesses 33 state titles and 155 high school head coaching seasons of experience.

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USA FOOTBALL

USA Football is the national governing body of America’s favorite sport on youth and amateur levels. An independent non-profit based near Washington, D.C., USA Football offers education programs for coaches and game officials as well as skill development for young players and resources for youth commissioners.

USA Football assembles and manages national team programs as the designated U.S. representative to the International Federation of American Football (IFAF), which is based in France and unites national football federations from 50 countries on five continents.

USA Football was endowed by the NFL and NFLPA in 2002 through the NFL’s Youth Football Fund.

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2009 IFAF JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

The 2009 International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Junior World Championship will feature a field of eight national high school-aged teams spanning four continents. The first international tournament of its kind, comprised of players aged 19 and under, will take place June 27-July 5, 2009, in Canton, Ohio. All games will be played in historic Fawcett Stadium, adjacent to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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