Warren Craney to lead Junior National Team in 2014

Football Canada is proud to announce the appointment of Warren Craney as head coach of Canada’s Junior National Team which will compete at the 2014 International Federation of American Football (IFAF) U19 World Championship.

Becoming the program’s third head coach, Craney is a veteran of international football having recently served as defensive coordinator under head coach Noel Thorpe on Canada’s gold medal winning entry at the 2012 IFAF U19 World Championship. He served the same role under Glen Constantin at the inaugural event in 2009 as well as the 2007 NFL Global Juniors.

“Representing Canada as the head coach of the Junior National Team is a dream job for me,” explained Craney.

“I have been working with the program for more than 5 years and I am a big believer in what Football Canada is doing to develop the sport in Canada. It is an honour to wear the red and white and this position gives me a tremendous opportunity to lead some of the best young players in the country.”

Coach Craney has also been involved with the IFAF World Team since its inception in 2010. The three-time World Team defensive coordinator (2010-2012) most recently served as defensive backs coach in 2013.

Craney joined the York University Lions in 2010 as the ninth head (football) coach in school history.

Prior to York, he spent seven seasons at Concordia University as defensive coordinator and the three before as defensive line coach.

A native of Montreal, Craney joined Concordia’s coaching staff after a three-year stint as defensive coordinator at Vanier College.