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U.S. Men's U20 Tackle National Team
Rep Your Country. Elevate Your Game.
Rep Your Country. Elevate Your Game.
The U.S. Men's U20 Tackle National Team will compete in the 2024 IFAF U20 Men's Tackle World Championship in Edmonton, Alberta!
The U.S. Men's Tackle National Teams have represented the country against international competition in the IFAF World Championships and competed in the North American Championship and International Bowl. The U.S. Men's Tackle National Teams have won the three championships in which they have participated, beating Japan in the finals in 2007 and 2015 and Canada in 2011.
Many college and professional stars have worn the red, white, and blue as part of the National Team, including Rashod Bateman, Mac Jones, Tyrann Mathieu, Kenny Pickett, Nazir Stackhouse, Jonathan Taylor, Wyatt Teller, Chase Young, and many more.
Athletes who make the team will participate in rigorus training virtually prior to and throughout Training Camp to help you find a winning edge for this competition and beyond.
A rigorous high performance environment with collegiate coaches designed to prepare you for the next step in your football journey awaits U.S. National Team athletes.
You'll be one of the elite few that rep the stars and stripes as USA Football is the sole U.S. member of IFAF and is recognized by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC).
Your game will be on-display and refined by collegiate and elite coaches from all over the country because of USA Football's unique role and benefits as America's football governing body.
Submit your information, measurables and highlight to the GMTM Digital Combine.
USA Football personnel will invite athletes to the team, covering: benefits, expectations and team logistics like athlete membership and participant fees.
Athletes get virtual and on-demand access to X's & O's, Technical Training, Mental Performance, Strength & Conditioning, Nutrition & Hydration, and more.
The U.S. National Team arrives in Edmonton, Canada to prepare for competition from June 14-19.
The U.S. National Team steps onto the gridiron to compete against Canada, Japan, Austria, Australia, Panama and Brazil. Our mission is Gold.
After completing the combine, U.S. National Team coaches and personnel will evaluate each athlete. Athletes who earn an invite will have an opportunity to commit to the U.S. Men's U20 Tackle National Team. This is an exclusive, in-depth experience where you will be pushed to your next level and exposed to collegiate-caliber resources, development and engagements. Along with your invite, you will receive info on costs and participation logistics.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
"My recruitment started to pick up about the time I started playing for the U.S. National Team. I got familiar with the other really talented guys in that recruiting class, like D'Andre Swift ... USA Football gave me the opportunity to have a first-hand look at other guys I was competing with."
"After learning to compete with myself, I had the opportunity to see some of the top high school athletes in the country, and we were all on the same team. I had the chance to compete with and learn from them. For me, coming from a small school, it was an eye-opener. I would say practices were the best because that’s when we got to compete, and I saw other top high school athletes compete against each other."
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
“The experience was great. Having a chance to play with other notable high school athletes and being able to travel, all that was great. I would probably say too, that whole week made me realize this, for most of our lives, we just thought football was played (only) in America. I didn’t realize up until that point that people all over the world love the game of football."
"When I joined the U.S. National Team, I was initially supposed to play cornerback, but there was so much talent on the team that I think I played safety and punt returner the whole game. I hadn’t played safety at all in high school, I was strictly a cornerback, so I think having the ability to be on the field with a lot of guys that have a lot of talent, it definitely makes you want to compete harder. I realized that you may not be able to play this position, but there are other positions that you can play. That whole experience helped prepare me for LSU. When I went to LSU, I couldn’t get on the field as a cornerback, I had to play nickelback. That too, staying in a hotel, having meetings, having to be on time for things, it all kind of initiated towards the next step: going to college.”
This U.S. National Team is an exclusive, in-depth experience where you will be pushed to your next level and exposed to elite-level resources, development and engagements. There will be a cost to participate on the U.S. Men's U20 Tackle National Team.
Athlete Membership is not required for the free Digital Combine, but athletes that commit to be on the U.S. National Team will need to be a USA Football Athlete Member in addition to other costs. Athlete Membership includes a Welcome Gift, Digital Resources, National Team eligibility, Sanctioned Tournament eligibility, Accident Insurance and more! Your Membership will also auto-renew each January.
20 or younger as of December 31, 2024.
Yes.
The Combine is designed not to take too much time to complete; however we encourage you to put your best effort in the Combine as it will be in first impression for the U.S. National Team evaluators.
June 14-19 in Edmonton, Canada
The tournament will occur June 20-30. Therefore, we are asking for a commitment for athletes of June 14-30.
Please contact teamusa@usafootball.com.