USA Football, the sport's national governing body on youth and amateur levels, has named DARREN ALLMAN of Austin (Texas) Westlake High School the head coach of the United States' 2011 Under-19 National Team in football.

Allman will lead Team USA in the "Team USA vs. The World" game that will be played in Austin in early 2011, an annual international friendly matching USA Football's Under-19 National Team - composed of graduating high school seniors - against a "World" team composed of athletes spanning as many as four continents. Both teams will field a 45-player roster, all of whom are age 19 and under. The game will be played in early 2011. Details regarding Austin training sites for each team, player rosters and ticket information will be announced in the months ahead.

The head football coach and athletic director at Austin Westlake, Allman has enjoyed success in Texas high school football as both a coach and student-athlete.

Allman led Austin Westlake to an 11-3 record and a berth in the Texas Class 5-A (largest school division) title game last season, his first at the school. His overall coaching record is 51-14 (.785), which includes four seasons as head coach at his alma mater, Odessa Permian (2005-08). Allman coached Permian to a pair of district titles and reached the regional finals in three consecutive years. In 2008, Allman was named District Coach of the Year and was selected coach the North Team in the Texas High School Association's All-Star Game. In 2006 and 2007, he was named All-West Texas Coach of the Year. As a student-athlete at Permian, Allman was part of Panther teams that earned a Class 5-A state championship in 1984 and a state runner-up finish in 1985, his sophomore and junior years, respectively.

Allman will select his Team USA coaching staff during the course of the 2010 high school football season. USA Football is currently accepting Team USA coach nominations and applications at www.usafootball.com/teamusa.

"Representing the United States in any facet is a tremendous honor and doing so within a sport that is so important to me is an opportunity - and responsibility - that excites me," Allman said. "We will be intent on winning, but we will also celebrate the uncommon bonds and energy that only football can generate in us with the World team, which will come to Austin from all corners of the globe."

"Darren Allman personifies everything we sought in Team USA's head coach," USA Football Executive Director SCOTT HALLENBECK said. "Beyond his brilliant record and long list of accolades, he leads his program with class and integrity.

"Players in this game are football's future, which has never been brighter than it is today with nearly 60 countries on five continents playing our favorite sport. Our languages and cultures may differentiate us, but we're united through our passion for football and the team-oriented values that it inspires."

USA Football, the sport's national governing body on youth and amateur levels, is America's delegate to the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). USA Football is also the official football development partner of the NFL, the NFL Players Association and each of the league's 32 teams. The World team and coaching staff will be assembled by IFAF. Established in 1998 and based in France, IFAF is composed of 58 nations across five continents. Each of IFAF's 59 member countries possess a national federation dedicated solely to football.

Participation in "Team USA vs. The World" is recognized as a U.S. National Team competition by the NCAA and not an all-star game.

USA Football will determine its roster of 45 players by December through scouting evaluations and nominations submitted to www.usafootball.com/teamusa. USA Football will accept nominations from players, coaches and parents. In addition to being among America's top high school senior football players, Team USA athletes will personify football's inherent values of teamwork and leadership befitting a national team.

The "Team USA vs. The World" series kicked off this past January in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where Team USA earned a 17-0 victory before a national television audience.