Category: game-related

  • Other touch versions

    For a few different reasons variants of touch football have been developed. All Abilities Touch All Abilities Touch Football Program is a completely inclusive program that provides opportunity for people with intellectual and/or physical impairments to learn Touch skills and play the sport with their family members, carers, friends, elite footy players and the wider…

  • Tactics

    Tactics and skill development Over time, rule changes  and the nature of the game allowed touch football to develop different skills from rugby league and rugby union. Now some of these skills are of benefit to rugby league and union players Player positions outlined Teams are generally split into three positions: Speed of the game…

  • Rules

    Current rules (pdf)  8th Edition Rules TFA 2020    (TFA Beginners hub) (Previous versions of rules are below) Rule changes over time Rugby league origins – The first rules were based on rugby league, but without the tackle, of course. On a full size rugby league field, six touches, a marker at the play-the-ball, and…

  • Park Touch

    There are many social or park touch happenings in a variety of places around Brisbane, some of which are: These informal groups tend to play early in the morning, 6am or on a weekend afternoon. Turn up and play – no referee, no formal teams, and local rules may apply. Graceville (Brisbane) Graceville has few…