Michael-Ann
Russell JCC Wins NFL Reebok Flag Football World Title
 The
Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center in North Miami
Beach, FL came fired up and ready to play when they represented
the USA in the 2004 NFL Reebok Flag Football World Championship
in Vancouver, Canada. Their 48-17 victory over Mexico make
the Mo Steel MAR JCC 14-year-olds flag-football champions
of the world. The JCC’s Mo Steel Flag Football Team
put in lots of practice time, hard work and effort on route
to the fifth annual World Championship, under the coaching
of the JCC’s Youth Sports Director David Fried, the
team management of Dr. Mitch Grabois, and the sponsorship
of Mo Steel Company.
The Mo
Steelers intercepted the ball from Mexico’s Las Aguilas
on the game’s opening play, ran the ball back for a
touchdown, and never looked back. Team USA coach, David Fried,
was quoted as saying, “I was very confident in my guys.
We've been through three years and more than 300 games together.
We really wanted to win today and we went out and got it.
Without Reebok and the NFL none of this would have been possible,
so we are extremely grateful to them."
The JCC
Association NFL Flag program provides an opportunity for kids
and families to become involved in football through participation
early in life. It helps nurture the first phase of player
and coach development by teaching football skills to boys
and girls as young as six, while structuring the first level
of a feeder system to community tackle programs. Last year,
a total of 53 JCCs participated in the program, which was
a 50 percent increase from the year before.
The Mo
Steel MAR JCC competed against teams from China, Spain, Germany,
Austria, Canada, Japan, Korea and Thailand, and went an impressive
5-0 before heading into the championship game. “It was
an excellent learning experience for our kids to socialize
with other 14 and 15-year-olds from around the world,”
said Gary Bomzer, executive director, Michael-Ann Russell
JCC.
For more
information about the JCC Association NFL Flag program, contact
Steve Becker, consultant on health physical education and
recreation at (212) 786-5105.
|
Group
A |
Group
B |
| USA,
Mo Steel MAR JCC 4-0 |
Mexico,
Las Aguilas 4-0 |
| Canada,
Cedarview Middle School 3-1 |
Austria,
Wenzgasse Vikings 3-1 |
| Japan,
Kosei Gakuen Lotus 2-2 |
Germany,
Meerbusch Eagles 1-2-1 |
| Spain,
Pere Vives 1-3 |
Thailand,
Bangmod Wittaya School 1-3 |
| South
Korea, Gun Po Middle School 0-4 |
China,
Shou Shi Shi Yan Middle School 0-3-1 |
| Quarter
Final 1: |
Quarter
Final 2: |
|
| Canada
44 Germany 14 |
Austria
27 Japan 33 |
|
| Seventh
place game |
Ninth
place game |
Fifth
place game |
| Spain
18 Thailand 39 |
Korea
13 China 20 |
Germany
24 Austria 27 |
| Semi
Final 1: |
Semi
Final 2: |
|
| USA
27 Japan 6 |
Mexico
46 Canada 39 |
|
| Bronze
Medal: |
Canada
20 Japan 14 |
|
|
Championship
Game: |
USA
48 Mexico 17 |
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JCC
Association is the leadership network of and central agency
for the Jewish Community Center Movement, which is comprised
of more than 350 JCC, YM-YWHA and camp sites in the U. S.
and Canada. JCC Association offers a wide range of services
and resources to strengthen the capacity of its affiliates
to provide educational, cultural, social, Jewish identity-building
and recreational programs to enhance the lives of North American
Jews of all ages and backgrounds. Additionally, the movement
fosters and strengthens connections between North American
Jews and Israel as well as with world Jewry. JCC Association
is also the U.S. government accredited agency for serving
the religious and social needs of Jewish military personnel,
their families, and patients in VA hospitals through JWB Jewish
Chaplains Council. JCC Association is the managing partner
of the JCC Maccabi Games, and operates in conjunction with
Maccabi World Union (Israel), Maccabi USA/Sports for Israel,
and Maccabi Canada, which together represent over 1.5 million
members worldwide.
Rachel
Friedman
Marketing Associate
JCC Association
15 E. 26 St., NY, NY 10010
212-786-5096
fax: 212-481-4174
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