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Bournemouth Touch Centre has launched its Walking Touch sessions to expand the sport to new players.The initiative was sparked in November when a newcomer to Touch attended a session at Bournemouth Touch Centre and asked if the club would consider introducing Walking Touch into its sessions.Six weeks later this became a reality, and 14 players attended the first session in earl ...

The Touch season has tapped off in Bournemouth with a four-team challenge hosted by Jason Cunningham, ETA Regional Development Officer for Dorset and Hampshire.The challenge, held on February 4th, was aimed at developing knowledge and skills for four local Touch teams in a tournament environment with qualified referees, subs, and half-a-dozen games played in a three-hour period ...

Kate Hyde, Women's 27s Captain has every right to feel proud.Kate lives in Nottingham and has represented both the Senior Mixed and the W27 over her 5 year international career. She captains the Nottingham Hoods Touch team.  She also plays hockey with Boots hockey club, a well established team in the city.Kate was nominated for the Notts Sports personality of the year after a s ...

by Melissa DayFirst fun fact: I have a strong preference for primary colours.  So when I got my Level 2 Referee Badge, the joy was somewhat tainted by the green-ness of my new badge level.  Something had to be done.  So I decided to pack my skort and continue on my refereeing journey – the next phase of which I call “The Road To Level 3”.  Or, for those instagrammers, tweeters, ...

We are please to announce further information about the Junior Touch Programme for the aspiring high performance players.Points to note: All new players must attend at least one discovery day JTC2016 squad players do not have to attend, although it is recommended so that training within squads can start to occur (ALL still need to fill in the google doc to express interest to ...

It's not every day you can say that you've been selected to represent your country in a sport that you love, but for Orla McCallion, she has done just that... not just in one sport, but double the honours!A dual international at the tender age of 16 Orla took to the stage at the Junior Touch Championships in Holland as a player in the England Touch Girls 18s squad. Orla has als ...

A brand new Touch club has been started in Wandsworth, south London, by Andy Penniceard and Ian Priest. Here's Andy's update as to how their first session went...The fundamental reason for doing this club is that both Ian and I are passionate about inclusion and keeping and encouraging kids to stay involved in sport. Sport builds them up as individuals and teaches them leadersh ...

England Touch will be changing its marketing and PR operations going in 2017 with a view of increasing the sport’s growth ahead of the 2018 European Touch Championships, which are being held in England.Touch is already one of the country’s fastest growing participation sports, with nearly 20,000 people playing on a regular basis at either England Touch affiliated clubs or O2 To ...

Are you in south-east England and want to try out for a brand new regional team? Then put your hand up to be a Renegade!South-East Renegades will be holding their first training session on Saturday, January 14th, so if you are in Kent, Sussex or Surrey and can get to Canterbury between 9:45am and 1pm head to https://goo.gl/forms/jZAh78F2E8XwgJ7S2 to register.Further sessions wi ...

England Touch would like to congratulate the players listed below who have been included in the 2017 England Men’s 30s, Mixed Senior and Women’s 27s training squads.These squads will come together for a number of sessions in 2017 with a view to participate in the Senior Touch Tournament in Edinburgh on 15-18 June.England Men's 30s Training SquadAndrew Beattie, James Botten, Rob ...