This week England Touch will be bringing you interviews with some of the world's best players, coaches and administrators for everyone in our Touch community to enjoy. Make sure you tune in to hear about their achievements in the game, their love for the sport of Touch and the importance of Wellbeing and Mental Health. Interview One: Monday 22nd February 20:00pm We will be int ...
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Re-vamped Club Toolkit released
England Touch has re-vamped its Club Toolkit ahead of the hopeful return to play over the next couple of months (depending on the Prime Minister's announcement on Monday, February 22nd, of course!). The Club Toolkit has been updated to include: The FIT version 5 rules Updated key contacts within England Touch Training tips Advice for how to grow your club, such as finding new ...
Touch Rugby in Cornwall
Over the last year Touch has grown massively in Cornwall, since the autumn of 2019 the number of clubs in the county have more than doubled and, according to Lexie Williams, they are looking to expand even further moving into the 2021 season. Truro Trojans, Bodmin Ladies Touch Rugby and Falmouth Touch Rugby have all benefitted from having close ties with local rugby union clubs ...
England Touch and UK Coaching promoting positive mental health
On #TimeToTalk Day (Thursday, February 4th), England Touch is focusing on positive mental health. Our friends at UK Coaching have launched an updated version of the popular e-Learning course, Mental Health Awareness in Sport and Physical Activity. UK Coaching, which partnered with Mind, the mental health charity, and Sport England, has reduced the cost of the course by over 30 ...
England Touch Association and British Heart Foundation partner to get hearts healthy across the country
The England Touch Association (ETA) and the British Heart Foundation (BHF) have announced a new charity partnership. The foundations were laid at the start of lockdown 2 in November, when the #TouchMyHeart 28-day challenge of Touch Rugby skills and fitness activities got hundreds of Touch Rugby players off their feet across the country and raised nearly £2,500 for the BHF. This ...
2021 AGM date | New Non-Exec Director posts available
The 2021 England Touch Association Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday, March 7th, between 9:30am and 12noon. As with last year, the 2021 AGM will be held via Zoom, with further details to be announced closer to the time. The ETA is seeking two new Non-Executive Directors to help formulate and oversee the delivery of the Association's Growing the Game strategy for 202 ...
