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Tony Addona will be travelling with team Canada for the Junior World Championship of Football

Lennoxville, Jan. 27, 2005 - Bishop’s University athletic director and head football coach Tony Addona left for Jacksonville Tuesday morning to coach in the annual under 20 football world Championship. The tournament is an annual event that is being held in conjunction with the Super Bowl.

Coach Addona will be taking part in the prestigious tournament for the first time in his career. He will be the offensive coordinator for the Canadian squad. Danny Maciocia who was recently appointed as the Edmonton Eskimo’s Head Coach will have a similar role with the National under-20 team. The Laval Rouge et Or head coach Glen Constantin was chosen as the defensive coordinator for the tournament.

The head coach and offensive co-ordinator for the Gaiters will bring 28 years of coaching experience to the Canadian team as they head to Jacksonville.

“This will be a wonderful opportunity for me as I will be working side by side with some very proven coaches in Danny Maciocia, Dan Kepley, Carl Brennan and Glen Costantin as well as many others. I will also have the opportunity to coach some of the sports finest young athletes,” stated Addona before he departed.

This will be the first time that Tony has coached in such a prestigious event. He was although the head coach of Team Quebec in 1996.

“We had beaten the French team coached by Marc Santerre back then but this time it will be a much different story because this event is being held as part of the Super Bowl festivities, ” added Addona.

The coaches at this event will benefit not only from the experience but it will also give them the opportunity to evaluate and recruit many of the participating athletes.

“We will have the chance to observe some of the finest football players in all of Canada as they play in a very competitive atmosphere. During the duration of the tournament we will get to know many of these players quite
well.”

Addona will not be the only Lennoxville representative in the tournament as four members of the Champlain Cougars (Guillaume Desmarais, François Daneau, Samuel Giguère and Yannick Sage) will be joining him. Benoit Boulanger of the College of Sherbrooke will also be one of the 39 members who were chosen to represent Canada at the World Under 20 Championship.

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TEAM CANADA’s COACHING STAFF
Danny Maciocia, Entraîneur-chef/Head Coach
Tony Addona, coordonateur offensif / offensive coordinator
Glen Constantin, coordonateur défensif / defensive coordinator
Pete Régimbald, unités spéciales / special teams
Carl Brennan, ligne offensive / offensive line
Larry Guaracia, ligne offensive / offensive line
Pat Sheahan, porteurs de ballon / running back
Marco Iadeluca, receveur / receiver
Randy Fournier, ligne défensive / defensive line
Dan Kepley, secondeur / linebacker
Wally Gabbler, demi-défensif / defensive back

NFL GJC FORMAT
* Participants: All-Star Junior (under 20 years old MU20) teams of 36 players representing: Canada, Japan, Mexico, France, USA.

* The games will be played under NCAA guidelines.

* First round: each game will consist of two seven-minute halves (14 minutes)

* The two best teams following the first round will meet in the Championship game and the three other teams will face each other to determine the third, fourth and fifth places.

* The medal games will consist of two 12 minute halves (24 minutes)

* The Championship game will consist of four 12-minute quarters (48 minutes)

CANADA'S RESULTS AT THE NFL GLOBAL JUNIORCHAMPIONSHIP

In five participations at the NFL global Junior Championship, Canada has a record of eleven wins and five losses. Team Canada won the Gold once (in Atlanta, in 2000) and Silver four times (in Tampa Bay, in 2001, in New Orleans, in 2002, in San Diego, in 2003 and in Houston, in 2004).

The Unites States is the only country that ever defeated Canada. Canada compiled a record of two wins and five losses against the United States. In 2000,in Atlanta, Canada won against the United States by a score of 9-3.

In 2004, in Houston, Canada won again in the first round. They lost against the USA in the final. The five games were, for most of them, very close contests : with two contest being decided in overtime and two ending with a 2 points differential.

NFL GJCVIII, Houston (2004)
Standings
Gold:USA
Silver: CANADA
Bronze: Mexico
4e place: Japan
5e place: Russia

Final
CANADA 0 USA 31
Medal games
First round
Japan 2 CANADA 10
CANADA 7 USA 3
Mexico 0 CANADA 14
CANADA 27 Russia 0

NFL GJCVII, San Diego (2003)
Standings
Gold: USA
Silver: CANADA
Bronze: Mexico
4e place: Europe
5e place: Japan

First round
Europe 7 – Canada 17
Canada 23- USA 29 (overtime)
Canada 21 – Japan 7
Mexico 0 – Canada 14
Final USA 28 – Canada 21 (overtime)

NFL GJCVI, New Orleans (2002)
Standings
Gold: USA
Siver: CANADA
Bronze: Europe
4e place: Japan

Semi-final
Canada 54 – Japan 12
Final
USA 16 – Canada 14

NFL GJCV, Tampa Bay (2001)
Standings
Gold: USA
Silver: CANADA
Bronze: Japan
4e place: Europe

Semi-final
Canada 27 – Japan 8
Final Canada 19 – USA 21

NFL GJCIV, Atlanta (2000)
Standings
Gold: CANADA
Silver: USA
Bronze: Europe
4e place: Japan

Semi-final
Canada 9 – USA 3
Final
Europe 6 – Canada 7

NFL GJCIII, Miami (1999)
Europe 29 (Gold) – Mexico 9 (Silver)

NFL GJCII, San Diego (1998)
Mexico 13 (Gold) – Europe 12 (Silver)

NFL GJCI, New Orleans (1997)
Europe 6 (Silver) – Mexico 30 (Gold)