WORLD CUP QUALIFIER-
Montreal,Canada
(Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu,Quebec)
July 10/11th,2004

ROSTER LIMIT-
8/7 Man- 16 People
4Man- 6 People

Official Flag-
Flag A Tag- Sonic Flags-(min 15 inches)
Only Flags to be worn


Mandatory Captains Meeting -
Friday July 9th , 2004- 9pm-Cactus

GAME TIMES
4Man Games- 8am to 4pm

7/8 Man  Games- 8am- 4pm

Site-Military College-Jacques Cartier St
        Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu,Quebec

 
Host Hotel-$89-Target Sports-
Ken Cutcliff(978) 363-2100 
or e-mail Ken@targetsport.com

Mention World Cup Flag Football for the discount Rate
(all Teams must stay at the Host Hotel,
 any team staying at a different hotel will be banned from the World Cup)


Target Sports
airfare, hotels, car rental, sports people handling sports travel
call  at Ken Cutcliff(978) 363-2100 
or e-mail Ken@targetsport.com

Saturday-
Games begin-7:30am


Sunday-
All Teams advance-Single Elimination
8am- 2pm
 

World Cup Captain's Meeting

Teams ranked by TOTAL points earned (can play in more than one regional and this could help earning better bracket placement at World Cup)
Bracket placement based on points

July 13th,2004
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu,Quebec

CANADIEN CHALLENGE-

Team USA struggled in Canada’s 7Man No Contact game, losing 2 of 3 exhibition games to Canada’s All Star teams (Red & White). The Game was played on a non traditional flag football field, 55 wide yard fields with 20 yard end zones, which made the defense nonexistent. The Bigger field makes teams play man to man, its almost soccer and not football, stated “Team USA’s Captain Jim Wilson”. The Canadians are loaded with Talent, especially at the QB position where Spartans Rob Houston and Canadiens Rob Moore take a 20 yard drop back, taking the rusher out of the game. These two quarterbacks rarely threw incompletions and very rarely were their drives stopped. Mr. Houston was the Canadian QB who led Team Canada to a  World Cup Victory this past year in the Dominican Republic over team USA 12-8 in 9Man for there first World Cup Title.
     In the 7Man Title game, Canada with drew its all star teams from the competition and the best two teams played for the title. In the Title game it’s was the home town Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Maroons who defeated Team USA 22-21 in a rematch of last years title game. The Maroons took a commanding 14-0 lead, as there defense stepped it up stopping the Americans on two drives. The Maroons scored on the last play of the half, when QB Marc Andre Toujas hit Cooler on an amazing diving catch in the back of the end zone.
  The second half was all the Americans, as on the opening kickoff the Maroons pitched the ball into the hands of Team USA’s Rolando Escobedo(scatbacks) giving them the ball on the 20 yard line. Quarterback Danni Talamantez (Scatbacks) threw a 15 yard Touch down pass to Gilberto Garcia(Scatbacks) brought the score to 14-6. The Maroons marched down and scored when QB Andre Toujas ran it in from 10 yards out for the Maroons final score making it 21-6. Talmantez brought team USA right back to the end zone when he connected with Claude Lockhart on 60 yard bomb. Lockhart made an amazing catch for the score. Not only was the catch amazing, but lockhart was the oldest player of the tournament at 48 years old as this brought the score to 21-12. The Americans defense stepped it up as Matt Kling came up with a big interception in the end zone and brought it out to the 15 where QB Dani Talamantez engineered the Team all the way to the end zone where he connected with James Mayo on a 15 yard jump ball to the big man from Clinton, MD (Cutters) to make the score 21-18. On the Two point convert, on an Option pass Jim Zimolka, hit Team USA’s Captain Jim Wilson in the end zone for 2 points to bring the score 21-20. With only five plays remaining, the USA strategy was to let the Maroons score, stop the extra point and have four plays to tie it, but they caught onto the strategy and kneeled at the one yard line to end the game.
     In the Women’s A Div final, Mexico dominated the field of 9 by beating up on its competition. They went 5-0 and its closest game was the championship where they easily defeated Canada’s best team, the Shock of Toronto 24-0. Mexico was led by veterans Maritza Zamora, Mercedes Ramirez, Rebeca Corchado, and 16 year old sensation Rebecca Ocana. Team Mexico was coached by Julio Ocana, Gerado Cota, and Fernando Olvera.
     The 9Man Exhibition game was played  Sat at 6pm as a good crowd of on lookers slowly came in to watch the game only seen once a year in Canada. Team USA brought 30 players to the match as the big boys were eager for the contact portion after playing four games of no contact. The Americans were quarterbacked by Norm Plamodean of Pawtucket RI. He led the team to two quick scores, a 30 yard touch down grab by Team Captain Jim Wilson, and an 80 Yard Touch down bomb to Matt Kling who lateral to Mike Hawff to take a commanding 13-0 led into the half.  The Canadians struggled on offense, as they had eight miss-snaps in the game.  The Canadians lone score game late in the game when Delroy George (Toronto Jets) picked off a pass at the linebacker position and ran it back 30 yards for Canada’s only score and capped the scoring at 13-6.

     This year the USA sent five teams to the tournament. Three women’s teams and two men’s Teams. For the Women, the Gators of Loxahatchee, FL and the Jaguars of Jacksonville,FL traveled over 1000 miles to play in the Junior Division, while the Northeasterns of NYC also took part in the Event. In the A division, Team USA competed.  For the Men, Team USA took the skill position players for the A Div while the Big Boys played in the B Div.



Wacky Rules-

55x 110 yard field with 20 yard Endzones-
Goal Posts are in front of endzone(like 1950’s)
Flag Guarding-There is no penalty, ball is dead at spor
Run inbetween two defenders, play is dead.
3 Minute warning-before 5 plays?
When time runs out, you have five plays(no time)
Extra Points are called-CONVERTS
Beer can be sold at the Tournament (and is twice as strong as USA Beer)

July 8th,2004
 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu,Quebec

CANADIEN CHALLENGE-

Americans are Heavy Underdogs as they invade the great White North.

Forty Five teams will take part in the 5^th Annual Canadian Challenge Flag Football Tournament. The tournament is organized by Flag Football de Quebec-www.flagbec.com 
in its 23^rd year. The Game played will be 7man No Contact with a 5yard rush on a 55 yard wide field x 100 yards long. First downs will be aquired after obtaining 20 yards. Three Countries will be represented in the event, as Mexico will send a women’s team, and the USA will have two men's teams and three women’s teams. It was just four years ago when the Americans ventured up north for the event, where they were trounced by the Canadians at there own game, but this past year for the first time they won the 7man no contact title as they defeated the St Jean Maroons 15-12 in the closing seconds.

     But this year will be much different, as the Canadians are reining World Cup Champions knocking off Team USA in the Title game in the Dominican Republic 12-8, in 9Man Contact. A game not regularly played in Canada as 7Man No Contact is the dominate sport here.  The Canadians have battled the Americans in the championship four of  the five World Cups and finally came away with a victory and according to Team Canada’s Captain Fred Lachance-“ "The Americans will never hold this Trophy again, its here to stay in Canada. We will  beat Team USA anywhere, even on there own soil this year. By bringing back the Prestigious World Cup Trophy back to  Canada we have created a great deal of interest for our national team. Now that we have had a taste of winning the World Championship we have decided to step it up a notch. We have picked 45 guys from the top teams in country, to select the best 24 players. Our goal is to represent Canada and win both the USTFL and World Championship.

Team USA will 26 players but is missing QB and Team Captain Pat Connolly of Taco Surf, and will go with newly added QB Dani Talamantez who plays with the Scatbacks of McAllen Texas. The Scatbacks are a no contact team, and recently competed in the 7man World Cup Qualifier in NC. Team USA’s will be mostly comprised of contact players all looking for the rematch in 9man exhibition game slated for 3pm on Saturday Afternoon.

 This will be the 5^th year for Team USA Captain Jim Wilson of Londonderry, NH who along with FlagMag’s Jim Zimolka is the only member of the Team to participate all five years.
Wilson States” I’m looking forward to the intense competition, I like being the underdog. I like to play different competition. The Canadians have a much different approach than American teams.   Losing this past years World Cup shows us that we not invincible we can be beat. We need to step it up; we will not lose this  years World Cup on our home turf.  I’m not  sure  how competitive well be in the  7Man No Contact games, but In the 9Man Contact Exhibition game there will be a World of Hurt for the Canadians, they better bring it."

  In the Women’s Division, 23 teams will compete making it the one of the largest women’s tournaments in the world. Team USA is young, mostly girls under 18 years old but talented as the they are the Reigning World Cup Champs who narrowly defeated  Canada in the Dominican Republic 13-12 for their  first title. It was the first title not won by Mexico who failed to attend the tournament.  Mexico will be present this year but has struggled with the newly added one pitch rule and 5 players on the line of scrimmage.
The Top Canadian Teams will be Fleur De Lys of Montreal and the Shock of Toronto.

Mens-Roster-
1 James Mayo Montgomery Village MD Cutters
2 Charles Mutter Stafford VA Blue iguana/my plumber
3 Brian Goodhart Pawtucket RI Alliance
4 Dave Millville Laconia NH Dream Team
5 Mike Nelson Laconia NH Dream Team
6 Nick Odom Boston MA Panthers
7 Brian Blackman Boston MA Panthers
8 Claude Lockhart Colorado Springs CO Dream team
9 Robert Kerfoot Colorado Springs CO Dream team
10 Kenny Authier Colorado Springs CO Dream team
11 Sam McNeel Newport NH Red Dawgs
12 Gilberto garcia McAllen TX Scatbacks
13 Dani talamantez McAllen TX Scatbacks
14 Rolando escobedo McAllen TX Scatbacks
15 Jim Zimolka Londonderry NH FlagMag
16 Jim Wilson Londonderry NH Alliance
17 Tom Wilson Londonderry NH Alliance
18 John Therriult Manchester NH Alliance
19 Matt Kling Londonderry NH Alliance
20 John McCay Manchester NH Alliance
21 Norm Plamondean Pawtucket RI Alliance
22 Gary Schoner Waltham MA Alliance
23 Steve Biccere Londonderry NH Alliance
24 Brian Goodhart Pawtucket RI Alliance
25 Scotty Bergeron Pawtucket RI Red Dawgs

TEAM USA INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS

Womens Roster-
Stephanie Boriako-Loxahatchee FL-Gators
Kristina Bowe -Loxahatchee FL-Gators
Lindsey Bowe -Loxahatchee FL-Gators
Erin Dowling -Loxahatchee FL-Gators
Lindsey Evatt -Loxahatchee FL-Gators
Kelly Heslin -Loxahatchee FL-Gators
Jessica Kurtz -Loxahatchee FL-Gators
Cori Lassiter -Loxahatchee FL-Gators
Chelsea Masters -Loxahatchee FL-Gators
Jessie Phillips -Loxahatchee FL-Gators
Katie Storey -Loxahatchee FL-Gators
Sam Walker -Loxahatchee FL-Gators
Kelly Woodruff -Loxahatchee FL-Gators
Maria Miranda-Miami,FL-QB-Raw Talent
 Jennifer Cortes-Miami,FL-WR--Raw Talent

TEAM USA INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS

HOMMES / MEN A

POOL 1                               POOL 2

ONTARIO RED               ONTARIO WHITE
BERTHIER                         MAVERICKS
GATORS                       ONTARIO BLACK
MAROONS                      FLAGMAG/USA

HOMMES / MEN B

POOL 1                      POOL 2            POOL 3                   POOL 4

BC BROTHERS   TREMBLANT    DAWK SPORTS      AU BAR DU GOUFFRE
39ERS                    LACHUTE         FLAGMAG                BODY GIRLS
MOONSHINE     BAS BRUNS       CRAPULES               KNIGHTS
MOOSE


Registered Teams
FEMMES / WOMEN A

NORTHEASTERNERS       SHOCK
CHIEFS                                FDL (A)
GEANTS                            P'TIT BAR
AGUILAS BLANCAS         TRADS
FLAGMAG/USA


FEMMES / WOMEN B

POOL 1              POOL 2
LANCERS        GATORS (FL)
MOUTONS       NOIRS FDL (B)
GOUGOUNES    TRINQUETTE
BEETHOVEN       T-REX

JUVENILE / YOUTH
JBM
SSM
FDL (J)
GATORS
JACKSONVILLE Jaguars


Schedule