Junior National Team prepares for 2012 IFAF U19 World Championship

Football Canada’s Junior National Team is preparing for the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) U-19 World Championship to be held in Austin, Texas. The Junior National Team comprised of 45 players is holding its training camp June 23-28 in Austin as they prepare for 3 games in 8 days, beginning on Saturday June 30 at 5 PM (local time) against Sweden.

The Junior National Team is led by head coach – Noel Thorpe, a veteran CFL coach with both the Edmonton Eskimos and Montreal Alouettes who is currently the defensive coordinator at Université de Montréal.

“Our players and coaches are excited for the start of training camp,” said Thorpe. “We have been looking forward to this opportunity since the selection process started in April. On Friday, players and coaches from across Canada will come together as a team for the first time.”“We have five days of training camp to lay the foundation of our Offense, Defense and Special Teams, and prepare for our opening round game against Sweden”.

Canada is the defending silver medalist from the inaugural 2009 IFAF Junior World Championship, held in Canton, Ohio. The 2009 roster included 2012 CFL draftees Kirby Fabian (#7 by BC), Carson Rockhill (#13 by Hamilton), Jake Thomas (#29 by Winnipeg) as well as current CIS standouts Jérémi Roch (Sherbrooke), Matt Sewell (McMaster) and Steven Lumbala (Calgary).

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The World Championship schedule as well as the Junior National Team roster, coaching and support staff are listed below.

Saturday, June 30
9 AM	Panama vs. Austria
11:30 AM	Japan vs. France
5 PM	Canada vs. Sweden
8 PM	USA vs. American Samoa
Tuesday, July 3
5 PM	Loser JPN/FRA vs. Loser CAN/SWE
8 PM	Loser PAN/ AUT vs. Loser USA/ AMS
Wednesday, July 4
5 PM	Winner JPN/FRA vs. Winner CAN/SWE
8 PM	Winner PAN/ AUT vs. Winner USA/ AMS
Friday, July 6
5 PM	Seventh-Place Game
8 PM	Fifth-Place Game
Saturday, July 7
5 PM	Bronze Medal Game
8 PM	Gold Medal Game

TEAM CANADA
Name	Hometown	Team 2011	Commitment 2012	Football Canada Cup
Quarterbacks
Will Finch	Burlington, ON	Burlington Stampeders /Nelson	Western U.	2011 Ontario West
Dallon Kuprowski	Kanata, ON	McGill U.		Ontario East: 2008 & ’09 (U17), 2010 (U18)
Hugo Richard	St-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC	Vanier College		2011 Quebec
Running Backs
Christopher Amoah	Lachine, QC	Dalbé-Viau		2010, 2011 Quebec
Andreas Robinson	Dartmouth, NS	Philip Exeter (NH)		2010 Nova Scotia
Mercer Timmis	Burlington, ON	Canisius (NY)	U. of Calgary
Receivers
Regis Cibasu	Montréal, QC	Édouard-Montpetit
Doug Corby	Burlington, ON	Burlington Stampeders / Nelson	Queen’s U.
A’dre Fraser	Lawrencetown, NS	Citadel	U. of Guelph	2011 Nova Scotia
Tylor Henry	Camrose, AB	Edmonton Wildcats		2010 Alberta
Alexandre Huard	Laval, QC	Taft School (CT)		2011 Quebec
Alexandre Savard	Lorraine, QC	Vanier College		2010 Quebec
Ryan Smith	Sherwood Park, AB	Edmonton Wildcats		2009 U17 N. Alberta
Offensive Line
Kadeem Adams	Halifax, NS	Citadel	Western U.	2010 Nova Scotia
Louis-Gabriel Beaudet	Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC	Notre-Dame-de-Foy
Andrew Boisvert	Sherwood Park, AB	Edmonton Huskies		2009 U17Northern Alberta
Lloyd Constant	Montréal, QC	Vanier College
Emilio Frometa	Sudbury, ON	St. Benedict	Queen’s U.
Nathan Heide	Warman, SK	Saskatoon Hilltops		2009 U17 Saskatchewan
Erick Lessard	Sudbury, ON	St. Benedict	Queen’s U.
David Knevel	Brantford, ON	Brantford Bisons		2011 Ontario West
Jean-Simon Roy	Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC	F-X Garneau
Defensive Line
Edward Godin Gosselin	Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC	Notre-Dame-de-Foy		2009 U17 Quebec
Quinn Horton	Winnipeg, MB	St. Paul’s	Simon Fraser U.	2010, 2011 Manitoba
Jacob Leblanc	Halifax, NS	Mount Allison U.		2010 Nova Scotia
Clement Lebreux	Candiac, QC	Vanier College
Glen Joorisity	Deer Valley, SK	U. of Saskatchewan		2009 U17, 2010 Saskatchewan
Adam Melanson	Kentville, NS	Horton	Collège Champlain-Lennoxville	2011 Nova Scotia
Charles Rémy-Sarrazin	Montréal, QC	Édouard-Montpetit		2010 Quebec
Brett Wade	Regina, SK	Regina Thunder		2009 (U17), 2010 Saskatchewan
Linebackers
Pierre-Luc Caron	Laval, QC	Kent School (CT)	U. Laval
Tanner Doll	St. Albert, AB	U. of Calgary		2010 Alberta
Maxime Drolet	Québec, QC	F-X Garneau
Nicholas Easterbrook	Laval, QC	André-Grasset
Jean-Gabriel Poulin	St-Nicolas, QC	Vanier College
John Rush	Port Robinson, ON	U. of Guelph		2010 Ontario West
Marc-Antoine Varin	St-Hippolyte, QC	WildcatsLaurentides-Lanaudière	Vanier College	2011 Quebec
Defensive Backs
Keldyn Ahlstedt	Whitby, ON	Pickering Dolphins	McMaster U.
Keegan Arnyek	Moose Jaw, SK	Moose Jaw Vanier	U. of Saskatchewan	2010 Saskatchewan
Tomy Duperron	Sherbrooke, QC	Champlain College – Lennoxville		2011 Quebec
Khadim Mbaye	Laval, QC	Montmorency		2011 Quebec
Kevin McGee	Sherbrooke, QC	Volontaire de Sherbrooke AA	Champlain College – Lennoxville	2010 Quebec
Rees Paterson	Sherwood Park, AB	Archbishop Jordan		2011 Alberta
Michael Schmidt	Calgary, AB	U. of Calgary		2009 U17 Southern Alberta
Kicker, Punter
Louis-Philippe Simoneau	Saint-Hyachinthe, QC	F-X Garneau

Coaching and Support Staff
Name	Position
Noel Thorpe	Head Coach
Warren Craney	Defensive Coordinator/ Linebackers
Pat Boies	Offensive Coordinator
Gilles Lezi	Special Teams Coordinator/ Running Backs
Michael Faulds	Quarterbacks
Alain Mainguy	Offensive Line
Kamau Peterson	Receivers
Brian Guebert	Defensive Line
Devin Murphy	Defensive Backs
Patrick Gendron	Athletic Therapist
Jean-Baptiste Laporte	Athletic Therapist
Jeremy Clouthier	Video Coordinator
Jacques Guilbault	Equipment manager
Elliott Richardson	Strength and Conditioning Coach

Established in 1884, Football Canada is the national governing body of amateur football in Canada and a proud member of the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). 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’s vision statement is “from playground to stadium” where players can participate in the game of football throughout a lifetime recreationally, competitively and internationally.