2008 International Lacrosse Federation Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships

2008 International Lacrosse Federation Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships

Infobox sports season
title = 2008 ILF Under–19 World Lacrosse Championship
league = International Lacrosse Federation
sport = Lacrosse

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duration = July 3–12
no_of_teams = 12
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seasonslistnames = ILF U–19's
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prevseason_year = 2003
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nextseason_year = 2012

The 2008 International Lacrosse Federation Under–19 World Lacrosse Championships (U–19's) was held at Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam, British Columbia from July 3rd to July 12th. The event is sponsored by the International Lacrosse Federation. This lacrosse tournament is held about every four years, and teams are composed of players that are under the age of nineteen. [Germany was granted a waiver by the ILF and is fielding a team consisting of Under–21 year olds] .

The United States won the gold medal, the silver medal winners were Canada and the bronze medal went to the Iroquois Nationals.

Teams

The 2008 tournament saw twelve nations competing in the championship. Teams were split into two division: the elite "Blue Division" and the "Red Division" consisting of nations where lacrosse is still developing. The tournament consisted of round robin play within a team's division, where each team played every team in its division once. Round robin play established seedings for the following series of single elimination play-in games to compete in the "placing" or semi-final round. [cite web|url=http://www.2008worldlax.com/pdfs/SchedulePlaydowns.pdf|title=2008 International Lacrosse Federation U–19 World Lacrosse Championships Schedule Playdowns|publisher=2008worldlax.com|accessdate=2008-07-08]

The Blue Division was composed of the following six elite teams: the United States had won each of the International Lacrosse Federation's Under-19 World Lacrosse Championship tournaments since its inception in 1988, [cite web|url=http://www.uslacrosse.org/national_teams/u19men_history.phtml|title=US Men's U–19 National Team History
publisher=US Lacrosse|accessdate=2008-07-09
] Canada led by head coach Gary Gait [cite web|url=http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=191019|title=U-19 World Games Breakdown: Canada
author=Kojima, Steve|publisher=InsideLacrosse.com|accessdate=2008-07-09
] , Iroquois Nationals, this Native American team is only sanctioned to compete in lacrosse internationally,cite web | url = http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/vol37/vol37n43/articles/BrayLyonsLacrosse.html | accessdate = 2006-07-28 | title = Nike deal promotes Native American wellness, lacrosse | first = Kevin | last = Fryling | publisher = "University of Buffalo Reporter" | date = 2006-07-27] the up and coming England team, Australia, who won the bronze medal in 2003, and Japan, who moved up to the Blue Division after going undefeated in the Red Division in 2003.cite web|url =http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=191022|title=U-19 World Games Breakdown: Australia, England and Japan
date=July 1, 2008|publisher=InsideLacrosse.com|accessdate=2008-07-09
]

The Red Division included three nations making their first appearance in a Under–19 World Lacrosse Championship tournament. [cite web|url =http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=191023|title=U-19 World Games Breakdown: Red Division
date=July 1, 2008|author=McLaughlin, Kiel|publisher=InsideLacrosse.com|accessdate=2008-07-09|quote=Bermuda:"This is the first time Bermuda will participate in the Under–19 tournament..." Finland: "Playing in their first Under–19 world championships. . ." Scotland: "A cast from across the English Isle and Canada make up the first ever Under–19 squad put fielded by Lacrosse Scotland."
] Bermuda, [cite web|url =http://www.2008worldlax.com/pdfs/teams/Bermuda.pdf|title=Team Bermuda
date=|author=|publisher=2008WorldLax.com|accessdate=2008-07-09
] Finland, [cite web|url =http://www.2008worldlax.com/pdfs/teams/Finland.pdf|title=Team Finland
date=|author=|publisher=2008WorldLax.com|accessdate=2008-07-09
] and Scotland [cite web|url =http://www.2008worldlax.com/pdfs/teams/Scotland.pdf|title=Team Scotland
date=|author=|publisher=2008WorldLax.com|accessdate=2008-07-09
] are making their first appearance in the tournament. The nations of Wales [cite web|url =http://www.2008worldlax.com/pdfs/teams/Wales.pdf|title=Team Wales
date=|author=|publisher=2008WorldLax.com|accessdate=2008-07-09
] and South Korea [cite web|url =http://www.2008worldlax.com/pdfs/teams/Korea.pdf|title=Team Korea
date=|author=|publisher=2008WorldLax.com|accessdate=2008-07-09
] are making their second appearances in the the Under-19 World Lacrosse Championship. Germany is also participating, but was granted a waiver by the ILF to field a team consisting of Under-21 year olds. [cite web|url =http://www.2008worldlax.com/pdfs/teams/Germany.pdf|title= Team Germany|publisher=2008WorldLax.com|accessdate=2008-07-09]

Round Robin results

"WPct. = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, P.I.M. = Penalty Minutes, PPG= Points per Game"

The round robin portion of the tournament determined seeding for the semi-finals and the placing games. The top two teams in the Red Division are awarded automatic semi-final berths, while the third and fourth seeded teams from the Red Division meet up with the first and second seeded teams from the Blue Division, respectively, in a semi-final "play-in game.

The round robin portion of the tournament saw two teams go undefeated in their divisions. In the Red Division, the United States defeated all five oppenants in their division to gain the top seed in the semifinals. [cite web |url=http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=191106 |title=U.S. finishes U-19 pool play unbeaten; semifinals next |accessdate=2008-07-10 |author= |date=July 8, 2008 |work= |publisher=Inside Lacrosse] In the Blue Division, Germany won its five round robin games. Prior to this tournament, Germany had never won an international U-19 contest. [cite web |url=http://blogs.insidelacrosse.com/2008/07/09/germany-u19u21-undefeated-in-round-robin-play/ |title=Germany U-19/21: Undefeated in Round Robin play |accessdate=2008-07-10 |author= |date=July 9, 2008 |work= |publisher=Inside Lacrosse|quote=Having never won an game at an international tournament before these World Games in Vancouver...]

In the Red Division there were a number of highly contested games. Canada defeated the Iroquois Nationals in a close game 15–12. [cite web |url=http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=191072 |title=Canada wins thriller over Iroquois Nationals at U-19 Worlds |accessdate=2008-07-10 |author= |date=July 6, 2008 |work= |publisher=Inside Lacrosse] England defeated Australia in an overtime game 12–11. [cite web |url=http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=191071 |title=England edges Australia at U-19 Worlds |accessdate=2008-07-10 |author= |date=July 6, 2008 |work= |publisher=Inside Lacrosse]

The United States earned one of the automatic semi-final berths by winning the division, while Canada earned the second spot based on it 4–1 record. [cite web |url=http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=191105 |title=Canada routs Japan to earn semifinal berth in U-19 Worlds |accessdate=2008-07-10 |author= |date=July 8, 2008 |work= Inside Lacrosse|publisher=Inside Lacrosse] The remaining two semi-finals spots were earned by a series of Play-in game.

The "play-in games" featured the top-ranked Blue Division Germany team facing up against Team England. The English defeated Germany 16–2. [cite web |url=http://www.2008worldlax.com/game.cfm?gameid=33|title=England vs. Germany Box Score |accessdate=2008-07-10 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=2008worldlax.com] The Iroquois Nationals met Team Scotland, and were victorious with a final score of 28–2. The Iroquois Nationals advanced to the semifinals. [cite web |url=http://www.2008worldlax.com/game.cfm?gameid=34|title=Iroquois vs. Scotland Box Score |accessdate=2008-07-10 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=2008worldlax.com]

emi-finals

The July 10 semifinals saw the United States face England, [cite web |url=http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=191151 |title=USA, England to square off in ILF U-19 semifinals |accessdate=2008-07-10 |author= |date=July 10, 2008 |work= Inside Lacrosse|publisher=Inside Lacrosse] and the Iroquois Nationals face Team Canada. [cite web |url=http://www.nllinsider.com/2008/07/09/lacrosse-more-than-a-game-for-the-iroquois/|title=Lacrosse, more than a game for the Iroquois |accessdate=2008-07-10 |author=Kojima, Steve |date=July 9, 2008 |work= |publisher=NLL Insider] The United States defeated England 25–5, extending their all-time Under-19 tournament record to 35-0. [cite web |url=http://www.2008worldlax.com/news.cfm?newsid=27|title=Team USA now 35-0 in U-19 play; Will play in Gold Medal game |accessdate=2008-07-11 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=2008worldlax.com] Team Canada defeated the Iroquois Nationals 23–12 on the play of attacker Mark Cockerton (son of Hall of Famer Stan Cockerton) who scored five goals in the contest. [cite web |url=http://www.2008worldlax.com/news.cfm?newsid=28|title=Team Canada will play for Gold Medal vs. USA |accessdate=2008-07-11 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=2008worldlax.com]

Finals

The finals took place on July 12, 2008, and was won once again by the United States with a final score of 19–12. This is the United States sixth Under-19 World Lacrosse Championship gold medal, and their third consecutive finals victory over Team Canada. [cite web|url=http://www.2008worldlax.com/news.cfm?newsid=31|title=USA Wins Gold, Still Perfect after 19-12 Victory over Canada|publisher=2008worldlax.com|accessdate=2008-07-14] The United States was led by the play of goalkeeper Adam Ghitelman and three goals by captain Craig Dowd. [cite web|url=http://insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=191174|title=U.S takes U-19 championship, tops Canada 19-12|date=July 12, 2008|publisher=Inside Lacrosse|accessdate=2008-07-14]

In the bronze medal game, Iroquois Nationals defeated England. [cite web|url=http://www.2008worldlax.com/news.cfm?newsid=30|title=Iroquois Nationals Capture Bronze Medal with 19-10 win over England|publisher=2008worldlax.com|accessdate=2008-07-14]

All tournament awards

References

ee also

*World Lacrosse Championship

External links

* [http://www.2008worldlax.com/ 2008 Under-19 Men's World Lacrosse Championship Official Website]


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