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Plans are now fully underway for the 2015 season which we hope will see more clubs, more teams, more new players and a large increase in referees across the summer.NTS 2015NTS Clubs have undergone a nomination process for the hosting of tournaments in 2015. Below is the season overviewRound 1 - Nottingham - May 30Round 2 - Maidenhead, Thames Valley - June 13Round 3 - Manchester ...

Last weekend the Women’s 27's and Men’s 30's had the privilege of experiencing life as an army recruit at the Winchester Army Recruit Training Centre. We fell in, got our briefing and dressed off towards the high ropes course to start. The aim was to get four members to balance upright on a 20m high pole whilst being held on ropes by bilayers below. It sounds easy but 20m is a ...

After a hugely successful and competitive #TouchNationals and Open Trials, the England Touch High Performance Team along with the elite coaches announced players who were part of the initial training squads for the upcoming 2015 Touch World Cup in Australia.Since then, the squads have had numerous training sessions and have been put through their paces at the All England Camp a ...

Mixed 18s – Squads Brief 1 v1.119 November 2014 This document has been prepared in order to provide briefing information for the England Mixed 18s (X18s) squad for the 2015 international season.This note covers: Introductions and Final Squad Selections; Key Dates for Your Diary; Costs; Commitment; Next Steps.Introductions and Final Squad SelectionsDear Players and Parents, ...

The High Performance team along with the National Coaches are busy double and triple checking their final England teams that will contest the 2015 Touch World Cup in Coffs Harbour, Australia.The final England teams to contest the 2015 Touch World Cup will be announced Friday 21st November.Good luck! ...

The organising committee of the All Schools Touch Championships (ASTC) is pleased to announce details of the inaugural schools Touch tournament to be held in Wales on Friday 10 July 2015..The ASTC is one of Europe's 1st junior Touch tournaments and has been tipped to be a great success. Open to every secondary school in England – the tournament is the first of its kind and has ...

We are pleased to announce the referees who will represent England at the 2015 Federation of International Touch (FIT) World Cup to be held 29th April – 3rd May 2015 in Australia.Shelley GRACEShane HILLSGareth HINDSMatthew HOBBSBruce LOCKIEUma RAMASWAMINick RICHARDSONNicolas VAN DE RIJTCongratulations and good luck to all! ...

This week, three England Touch delegates headed to the Leaders 2014 Sport Performance Summit at the Emirates Stadium in London: Tim Osborne (High Performance Director and Women’s Open Head Coach) was joined in attendance by Martin Wright (Mixed Senior Head Coach) and Simon Whitnall (Men’s Open player).The 2-day conference allowed delegates to network informally, attend round-ta ...

SPORTTAPE is the official tape supplier to the England Touch Association (ETA) elite squads.  A 20% discount deal for any ETA club members and ETA affiliated players exists.Use discount code ETA20 on the website www.sporttape.co.uk.  This discount can be claimed by all members/followers of  the ETA.SPORTTAPE is designed in the UK and manufactured using over a decade of experien ...

With Touch participation at all levels growing across the country and the performance of the National Squads at the recent European Championships in Swansea we are looking to the future. We want to continue building the development of Touch in England and a vital step is bolstering the ETA Executive and Operational board.If you are involved in Touch at whatever level from suppo ...