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Do you have a passion for sport and the drive to influence the strategic direction of a national governing body?England Touch is seeking to appoint Non-Executive Board Members to make a significant contribution in maximising the opportunities for growth while delivering senior level expertise on strategy, finance and governance.The board operates in conjunction with the committ ...

Dear members,All members of the ETA are invited to attend and participate in the annual AGM/OGM meeting(s). All league operators, clubs or venues affiliated to England Touch are invited to send one representative, or committee member, on its behalf. We also welcome attendance from any league or club interested in becoming affiliated to England Touch.Details Date: Sunday 21st F ...

L1 course at Norwich on 28.11.2015. 16 participants who all successfully passed the written test with great scores. The venue and organisation for the course was excellent. Uma Ramaswami was the L1 course presenter.  Feedback was very positive overall. The participants were keen to learn and wanted more time for on field course work!Feedback from Soul Phoenix, Development offic ...

On Saturday 28th November, eleven England Touch committee members convened at the National Badminton Centre in Milton Keynes. The purpose of the meeting was to participate in a day of interactive workshops and presentations, reflecting on an extremely busy 2015 and to commence thinking about and planning for 2016 and beyond.The day began with a session delivered by a special gu ...

National and Challenge Touch Series Dates and venues for the UK's premier Touch series have now been confirmed. The countries top 28 teams, with 3 new additions to the line up will battle it out for silverware at each event and vie to become the crowned champions. NTS/CTS Round 1 - NottinghamSaturday 16th April(University of Nottingham, University Park Campus, University Blvd, ...

A lot of work is taking place behind the scenes at HP HQ in preparation for the 2016 international campaigns.England 2016 training squads announcedSenior and junior development squads for the 2016 European Touch Championships and the 2016 Junior Touch Championships have been finalised. We wish the players and their coaching/management teams the best of luck for the commencement ...

The England Touch Association (ETA) and are looking to recruit reliable and hard-working physiotherapists/sports therapists to add to the current medical and sports science provision for the England Touch Association.The ETA is responsible for the governance and development of Touch in England. England is currently European Champions (Euros, 2014) and ranked 3rd in the World af ...

All National coaches for the forthcoming 2016 international Touch campaign in are now in place.The senior squads head coaches are:Men’s Open:​Ben SmithMen’s 30s:​Nathan BourkeMen’s 35s:​Jason Logan​Men’s 40s:​Lon LovellMen’s 45s:​Ian MoodyMixed Open:​Justin Conway and Phil Adams (co-coaches)Mixed Senior:​Martin WrightWomen’s Open:​Simon ClareWomen’s 27s:​Gary LambertThe junior ...

Exeter played host to the inaugural University Touch Series tournament on Saturday 14th November.The first fixture of the season, and for many their first ever tournament, saw over 300 players from Bath, Bristol, Southampton, Loughborough and Exeter Universities, as well as invitational teams from Truro, Exeter City and Thames Valley Vikings descend on Duckes Meadows. The ...

Sport plays a positive role in the lives of many people. As well as the obvious health benefits, participants can also gain important social and life skills. That is why it is important that everyone who provides sport does as much as possible to create and maintain an enjoyable and safe environment.Touch is a sport promoted for all abilities and ages. It is therefore common fo ...