National Team

Flag National Team Pathway

Chase the Dream, Earn the Jersey: Your Pathway to the National Team

Check out the ways to get identified for our National Team Talent Pool that will be used to select our Canadian Flag National Teams.

Ways to be identified:

  1. National Team Identification Form
  2. Virtual or in-person combine run through PSO or Football Canada
  3. Regional Talent Identification Camps
  4. Domestic and International events
  5. High Performance Selection Committee

NATIONAL TEAM IDENTIFICATION FORM

WHO ARE YOU?

  • What position do you play?
  • Where do you compete & play?
  • How much experience do you have in Flag Football?
  • How much experience do you have as a High-Performance athlete?

PURPLESHIFT – VIRTUAL COMBINE

WHAT SETS YOU APART?

  • Purpleshift is another way to show off your talent and skills to the High Performance Selection Committee: show off your Athleticism and see how you compare against those across the country!
  • Let’s see your:
    • Height
    • 40-yard dash
    • Vertical Jump
    • 5-10-5 Agility
    • And anything else that sets you apart
  • Compete in our Virtual National Combine
    • November 4-December 4, 2024
    • Details to be released soon!

REGIONAL TALENT IDENTIFICATION CAMPS

SHOW OFF YOUR SKILLS

  • Refine your technique and showcase your skills at these Talent ID Camps that feature skill development, 1 on 1s, and game play
  • Talent I.D. Camps give participants the opportunity to be scouted for our National Programs

DATES & LOCATIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED AT LATER DATE

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DOMESTIC & INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

BE AT FOOTBALL CANADA EVENTS

To prove you’re the best talent in Canada, we want to see you compete against the best talent in Canada.

Each year, Football Canada hosts the following Flag Football events in the Spring/Summer


HIGH PERFORMANCE SELECTION COMMItTEE

HOW SELECTIONS WORK

Football Canada High Performance Selection Committee will be responsible for making discretionary selections or other decisions and recommendations directly impacting athletes in the selection process.

Selection Criteria will be posted on the Football Canada website ahead of any selections.

The Football Canada Selection Committee has the sole authority and discretion to make decisions relating to the selection of athletes.

HIGH PERFORMANCE SELECTION COMMITTEE TO BE ANNOUNCED AT LATER DATE


NATIONAL TEAM SELECTION CAMP

TOP ATHLETES COMPETE

  • The Top athletes that have been identified will be invited to the Final Selection Camp set to take place in May or June of 2025
  • Selections will be made to narrow down the pool for events in 2025

Events in 2025

  • May or June
    • Final Selection Camp
  • July
    • Possible Training camp & competition
  • Late July or Early August
    • Training Camp prior to departure
  • August 7-17, 2025
    • 2025 World Games in Chengdu, China (Women’s Team Only)
  • Date TBC & Location TBC
    • 2025 IFAF Continental Championship (Men & Women)

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