USA Football, the sport's national governing body on youth and amateur levels, announced today that GameWear Team Sports is the official uniform supplier for USA Football's "Team USA vs. The World" game, presented by Riddell, in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., on Saturday, Jan. 30. NFL Network will televise the game nationally with kickoff set for noon ET.
The game matches USA Football's 2010 Junior National Team - 45 of the country's top high school seniors - against a World Select team composed of the best players aged 19 and under from outside the United States spanning four continents. GameWear will supply uniforms and practice gear for both Team USA and the World team. The contest will be held in Ft. Lauderdale's historic Lockhart Stadium and will follow AFC and NFC Pro Bowl practices, which conclude earlier that day.
Based in Miami, Fla., GameWear Team Sports designs, manufactures and markets high-end, customizable athletic uniforms. GameWear's product lines encompass custom uniforms, training gear and outerwear across six sports - football, baseball, softball, hockey, lacrosse, and basketball. Its customers include sports' national governing bodies, professional leagues, educational institutions, youth and recreational leagues. GameWear also outfits football teams for the Shrine Bowl, the Ohio-Pennsylvania Big 33 All-Star Game, and the United Football League.
"This game is a perfect fit for GameWear," said GameWear Team Sports President SAM WAKSMAN. "We're pleased to have our high-performance apparel worn by the best high school-aged football players from across the globe. GameWear is proud to have this multi-national game played right in our backyard as the world focuses on football in South Florida during the next few weeks. Partnering with USA Football and being involved in this exciting Jan. 30 matchup is very important to us."
The head coach of USA Football's team is CHRIS MERRITT, head coach of Miami Christopher Columbus High School. Merritt was the 2009 USA Football Junior National Team's defensive backs coach that earned a gold medal in Canton, Ohio, this past July in the eight-nation International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Junior World Championship.
JAN JENMERT, head coach of Sweden's junior national football team, is the head coach of the 45-man "World" roster.
Delivering NFL Network game commentary for the multi-national noon ET kickoff on Jan. 30 will be RICH EISEN, DEION SANDERS, and SCOTT KENNEDY. Sideline reporter STACEY DALES will contribute on-field insight.
USA Football's "Team USA vs. The World" game, presented by Riddell, is also supported by numerous USA Football corporate partners, including Shock Doctor, Gatorade, Cutters, and the Andrews Institute.
For more about USA Football's "Team USA vs. The World" game, presented by Riddell, visit www.usavworld.com.
About USA Football
USA Football, the sport's national governing body on youth and amateur levels, hosts more than 80 football training events annually offering education for coaches and game officials, skill development for players and resources for youth football league commissioners. The independent non-profit is the official youth football development partner of the NFL, its 32 teams and the NFL Players Association. USA Football manages U.S. national teams within the sport for international competitions and provides $1 million annually in equipment grants and youth league volunteer background check subsidies. Endowed by the NFL and NFLPA in 2002 through the NFL Youth Football Fund, USA Football is chaired by former NFL team executive Carl Peterson.
