Here is something to strive for, The USA Football Jr National Team. Making this team is a very high honor for this group of high school football players.
Forty-five graduating high school seniors soon to enter one of 33 college football programs have been selected to play on America's first national team in the sport comprised of players aged 19 and under. USA Football announced its initial 36 players on April 14 and its remaining nine roster slots were confirmed today.
USA Football, the sport's national governing body on youth and amateur levels, has built America's first junior national team to compete in the eight-nation, four-continent 2009 International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Junior World Championship in Canton, Ohio, from June 27-July 5. National football teams from Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand and Sweden have qualified to join the United States to pursue the sport's first world championship on the international junior level (19 and under).
I would love to see the skill level of some of the teams from countries like New Zealand, Sweden and France. I am sure they must be competitive or the tournament probably would not be a success. But, you just don't think of those countries as places that like American Football
USA Football's Junior National Team is led by Chuck Kyle, Head Coach of Cleveland St. Ignatius High School, who has led his Wildcats to 10 of Ohio's past 21 large-school state titles, including two USA TODAY "national championships."
Here is a short video with some nice highlights
All eight national teams will live and practice at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio, throughout the tournament (June 27-July 5).
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