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FOOTBALL CANADA 2255 St-Laurent Blvd., Suite 100 Ottawa, ON K1G 4K3 www.footballcanada.com

MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2011

CONTACT : PAUL STODDART EMAIL : [email protected]

FOOTBALL CANADA TO HOST SENIOR MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM IDENTIFICATION CAMP DURING THE CIS EAST-WEST BOWL WEEKEND Football Canada in partnership with the Ontario Football Alliance (OFA), is pleased to announce a Senior Men’s National Team Identification Camp, Saturday May 7, 2011. The camp is scheduled to be held prior to the CIS East- West Bowl at TD Waterhouse Stadium on the campus of The University of Western Ontario. The identification camp, open to all players 20 years of age (as of January 1, 2011) and up, will assist in the selection of Football Canada’s Senior Men’s N National ational Team which will compete this summer in Austria at the 2011 International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Senior World Championship, July 8- 16. Registration will begin at 8 a.m., while the camp will run from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Players interested in attending will be required to bring their own sh shoulder oulder pads, jersey and helmet. For more information on the Canadian National Team please visit www.footballcanada2011.com

ABOUT FOOTBALL CANADA Established in 1884, Football Canada is the nati national onal 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 and 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. ABOUT IFAF The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) unites 59 countries on five continents through a burgeoning international sport. With national football federations in existence for more than 75 years, IFAF was created in 1998 to organize and furth further er develop the game through international cooperation and global competition. The IFAF office is located near Paris, France. For more information please visit www.ifaf.info.