‘Tis the season to be jolly off the field, and to put the hard yards into making sure that you hit the 2018 Touch season ready and raring to go!No, this isn’t a contradiction, because you can both enjoy the festive season while also remembering some core tips to underpin your winter training programme.The off-season is about body maintenance, reviewing previous and current inju ...
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England Touch committed to developing Touch in schools in 2018
England Touch is re-committing its focus on growing age group Touch in 2018, including running a national schools tournament.Over the past few years England Touch and some of its member clubs have been actively developing work in schools in their local areas, with projects across the country.As a result the number of youngsters taking up the sport has increased exponentially, a ...
Uma represents #TeamRef in Port Macquarie
It has not just been the Men’s Open team that has been representing England Touch in the New South Wales State Cup this weekend; Uma Ramaswami has also been in Port Macquarie as the Men’s Open team referee.[caption id="attachment_32314" align="alignnone" width="1030"] Uma with the Men's Open team[/caption]Uma is a stalwart of the England Touch refereeing community and has plent ...
More lessons for England in Port Macquarie
England had a day of improved performances in the second day of New South Wales State Cup action, even if this was not reflected in results against some of Australia's top Touch teams.England started strongly with a big performance against the Murwillumbah Mavericks. The team hit the ground running, driving hard and flowing into attack well. This was backed up by some excellent ...
England get first win in Port Macquarie
England went from strength to strength on the first day of the New South Wales Touch Association State Cup, recording their first win in the third game of the day.The first game of the day was against Penrith Panthers, last years winners, in the stadium of the tournament fields. England were slow to start, taking some time to adjust to the speed of the game and the occasion. En ...
Debutants excited ahead of first England action
The Men’s Open team have arrived in Port Macquarie this evening ahead of the start of the New South Wales Touch Association State Cup tomorrow.The team spent the day travelling down Australia’s east coast from their training base on the Sunshine Coast, where they had three training sessions at Chancellor College and one trial match against Brisbane Metro Cup Champions the Redla ...
England Touch announces new competition structure for 2018 (1)
The 2018 England Touch season has a new look to its competitions and structure.This new structure brings greater cohesion to the Mixed and single gender competitions at the elite end of the club game, while also providing the opportunity for clubs to develop within a larger national framework throughout the course of the season. At the top level clubs will be able to focus ...
Memberships streamlined for 2018
The England Touch Association has announced a streamlined membership structure for 2018.This streamlining has been implemented both to make the process more straightforward for members and to help the ETA administer what is a rapidly growing membership base.From January 1st, 2018, there will be one flat price for full individuals, whether you are a player, referee, coach or med ...
Euros preparation starts in Australia for Men's Open team
England Touch are taking their World Cup preparation overseas by entering a Men’s Open team to compete in the New South Wales Touch Association (NSWTA) State Cup in Port Macquarie next week.NSWTA State Cup is one of Australia’s premier Touch competitions with over 200 teams competing. The England team will be competing in the Men’s Open A division which presents a great opport ...
