Category: Overview

1960s – The first official competitions were established in Sydney, NSW, Australia : go to Sydney (NSW) page. 1973 – onwards, Queensland competitions were established in Brisbane and then Queensland regions : go to Brisbane (Queensland) page 1973 The first country competition in Australia was in Wagga Wagga, NSW 1975 The first women’s competition officially…

This page is by courtesy of Leo Isaac, Sports Academic (website now gone) Anyone with an interest in working in the sport industry needs to have an understanding of the industry’s structure, peak bodies, government agencies and other key organisations. The following diagram provides an example of what is meant by the “structure” of the…

Touch Football or Touch Rugby as it is called in Europe and elsewhere shares many terms in common with rugby league (e.g. onside, offside, intercept). Below are some Touch-specific terms. The list is not meant to be comprehensive, and there are some regional variations. Rules – refer also Rules webpage For a full list – refer…

Newsletters and other publications Before the internet, many clubs and associations spread the news about touch football through newsletters, magazines, TV shows, newspaper articles and results.

Evidence of organised football games in Greece and China goes back more than 2,000 years, but historians have no idea how these games were played. Claims that football of some sort was played throughout the Roman Empire are plausible, but the game of harpastum, often cited in support of these claims, seems to have involved…

Where does our history come from?

Links to sub-pages Timeline of Significant events / changes Development of Touch Football Development of Touch Football in Australia Teminology Rules Tactics Publicity (newsletters etc) Structure of Sport in Australia The Origins of Football