For Immediate Release 

February 26, 2024

Football Ontario Announces 2024 Team Ontario Male High Performance Academy and Development Camps

Invited Athletes to be announced Later this Week

Hamilton, Ontario – Football Ontario has officially announced the dates and locations of the 2024 Male Development Camps as a part of Phase Two of the Team Ontario Program and the High Performance Academy. Athletes moving on in the process will be notified by invitation later this week.

“We would like to thank all of our Football Ontario student-athletes and their families for being part of our 2024 Football Ontario Futures ID Camps. Thank you to our Waterloo Warriors, York Lions and Carleton Ravens family for being gracious hosts. A special thank you to our Team Ontario coaches, support staff and all our volunteers for all your hard work. Congratulations to all those being invited to our Phase 2: High-Performance Academy. We look forward to seeing you live and in-person at one of our in-person Development Camps in April.” says, JT Tsui, Director of Culture and Sport with Football Ontario.

On the tackle side, due to the large number of athletes, Football Ontario will be holding two separate development camps for each age group with 125 athletes from each age group attending based on their location.

On the flag side, the top 25-40 athletes at each age level will be invited to attend a single day development camp.

The U18 Male Tackle Development Camps will take place at McMaster University on April 6, 2024 and at St Andrew’s College on April 13, 2024:

• April 6, 2024 @ McMaster University, Hamilton ON
  • 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8
• April 13, 2024 @ St Andrews College, Aurora ON
  • 15800 Yonge St, Aurora, ON L4G 3H7

The U14 and U16 Male Tackle Development Camps will take place at McMaster University on April 7, 2024 and at St Andrew’s College on April 14, 2024 for the U16 age group and April 13 or 14, 2024 for the U14 age group:

• April 7, 2024 @ McMaster University, Hamilton ON
  • 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8
• U16: April 14, 2024 @ St Andrews College, Aurora ON
  • 15800 Yonge St, Aurora, ON L4G 3H7
• U14: April 13 or 14, 2024 @ St Andrews College, Aurora ON
  • 15800 Yonge St, Aurora, ON L4G 3H7

The Flag Development Camps will all take place at McMaster University with the U14 and U16 camps taking place on April 6, 2024 and the U18 and 18 camps taking place on April 7, 2024.

• April 6, 2024 @ McMaster University, Hamilton ON (U14 and U16)
  • 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8
• April 7, 2024 @ McMaster University, Hamilton ON (U18 and 18)
  • 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8

Phase Two will consist of a Development Camps as a part of the High Performance Academy. 

The High Performance Academy will have an early-bird cost of $195 for tackle athletes and $150 for flag athletes, if they are participating in both flag and tackle they will only need to pay an additional $25 for Phase 2 of the Flag program.

All registrants for the  High Performance Academy will have access to:

• Exclusive Football Ontario Apparel 
• 4-8 Hour Development Camp
• Weekly Virtual Football Development Sessions during March and April
• Football Ontario Apparel (Hoodie and Shorts)
• Practice Jersey (For Tackle Athletes)

Early-bird pricing will be in effect until March 15 after which the prices will be $220 and $175 for tackle and flag registrations respectively.

The Development Camps will include on-field competition (in pads for our tackle athletes), in-class learning with elite Team Ontario and OUA coaching as well as film sessions. This experience is invaluable for players looking to take their game to the next level as they will receive the best coaching and access to great facilities. 

The Development Camps will be 4 hours for flag athletes and 8 hours for tackle athletes.

The culmination of the High Performance Academy will be the selection of the Top 90 players at each age level. These players will be invited to the Football Ontario Red v Black Weekend. 

This weekend will consist of a virtual draft of the players performed by Team Ontario and University coaches where teams will be selected and then take part in a day of training before facing off in an exhibition match.

If you have any questions about the upcoming tryouts, you can contact Football Ontario’s Director of Sport, JT Tsui at jtsui@footballontario.net

Stay tuned for more information on Phase 2 of our Women and Girls Programs.

 FOR MORE INFORMATION:

www.footballontario.net
ABOUT FOOTBALL ONTARIO: Football Ontario is the sanctioned provincial governing body for football in Ontario, through its focus on transparency, growth, alignment and excellence, is engaged in providing football opportunities for all of Ontario. Football Ontario is driven by a commitment to deliver football programming, opportunities and resources for its members and the provincial football stakeholders. Please visit: footballontario.net