Free Real-Time Stats, Play-By-Play & Video Available At JWCFootball.com
CANTON, Ohio - American football fans around the world can watch and listen to every down of the 2009 IFAF Junior World Championship at JWCFootball.com.
Real-time statistics, textual play-by-play and live video with commentators will be available for worldwide distribution when the action kicks off at Fawcett Stadium on Saturday, June 27, at 10 a.m. ET.
The two-camera feed and action replays that are shown on the in-stadium scoreboard will be streamed free of charge through www.JWCFootball.com
The entire tournament experience will be shared with fans eager to follow the fortunes of the eight competing nations. Whether in Canada, France, Japan, Germany, Mexico, New Zealand, Sweden or one of the 33 American college markets represented on the United States' roster, football enthusiasts the world over will enjoy the spectacle of the sport's first junior world championship.
The real-time live stats and play-by-play package will track every down of every game in a professional format and will also provide the IFAF Junior World Championship coaches with comprehensive stat books.
Technology developed by webcasting specialist EZStream™, which provides a platform that makes streaming as easy as pushing a button, will host the broadcasts.
The games will be called by a combination of announcers from Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Matt Farago, Dan Reed and Jeff Wink from the Champs Sports Network will share time with Keith Kokinda of Columbus and Adam Mendoza from Cleveland in the broadcast booth.
Kokinda and Mendoza will kick off the coverage at 10am on Saturday when No. 1-seed Canada takes on New Zealand. The Champs Sports Network crew will begin their tenure on the second game day on Wednesday, July 1 and will return for the seventh- and fifth-place games on Saturday, July 4.
The Bronze Medal and Gold Medal games will be streamed on FoxCollegeSports.com as part of the Fox College Sports live TV broadcast of the games.
Links to the live web stream and stats can be accessed from the home page of the 2009 IFAF Junior World Championship at www.JWCFootball.com
2009 IFAF Junior World Championship Game Schedule
All Games will be played at Fawcett Stadium, adjacent to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Saturday, June 27
| 10am |
Game 1 |
Canada vs. New Zealand |
| 1pm |
Game 2 |
Japan vs. Germany |
| 4pm |
Game 3 |
Mexico vs. Sweden |
| 7pm |
Opening Ceremony |
|
| 8pm |
Game 4 |
United States vs. France |
Wednesday, July 1
| 10am |
Game 5 |
Losing team Game 2 |
(JAP/GER) v. Losing team Game 1 (CAN/NZ) |
| 1pm |
Game 6 |
Losing team Game 3 |
(MEX/SWE) v. Losing team Game 4 (USA/FRA) |
| 4pm |
Game 7 |
Winner of Game 1 |
(CAN/NZ) vs. Winner of Game 2 (JAP/GER) |
| 7pm |
Game 8 |
Winner of Game 4 |
(USA/FRA) vs. Winner of Game 3 (MEX/SWE) |
Saturday, July 4
| 1pm |
7th place playoff |
Losing team Game 6 vs. Losing team Game 5 |
| 4pm |
5th place playoff |
Winning team Game 5 vs. Winning team Game 6 |
| 7pm |
Bronze Medal Game |
Losing team Game 8 vs. Losing team Game 7 |
Sunday, July 5
| 1pm |
Gold Medal game |
Winning team Game 7 vs. Winning team Game 8 |
* Home teams to be determined; all times local (ET)
Media contacts:
Michael Preston, IFAF: 781-363-0305 (cell)
Steve Alic, USA Football: 703-371-6153 (cell)
