Unfortunately due to high winds and temperature tonight's games at Swan Hill have been called off. The information sent to you last night will not translate to next Tuesday night with games starting at 630. Regards touch football Victoria.

Tuesday is set to be a scorcher up in Swan Hill however we will still go ahead with our games just being delayed to 730pm start. There is still opportunity to come down for a run at this timeslot so come down and Teesha Jonkers will be there. Reminder also that the Tennis Club has a fully functioning bar so make sure you enjoy a cool beverage after the game. All those that were there last week would of received an email advising the team formations for tomorrow. If you havent received anything please contact David Diack on 0431420142 so he can get you sorted.

Thanks Swan hill for the come and try tonight. Great start. Thanks to swan hill tennis club for their support over last 2 days with the set up. If you missed out tonight make sure you get involved and get a team in.

Below are some answers to some commonly asked questions Whats the age for players to play? The competition is social mixed, this is a beginner competition so i am happy for Primary aged kids to join as long as they understand Adults are playing also. Any secondary school age is fine. What if Ive never played touch before, can i still come down and play? Tonights night is all about the newbies, Touch Football is a sport you can pick up straight away so regardless of level come down and give it a go. What are the rules? Touch is played across a 70m by 50m playing surface with 6 players on each side. A game is played over 2 x 20min halves. The main rules are that the ball can't be passed forward or dropped if this occurs its the other teams ball. Each team gets 6 possessions with the ball to make it to the opposite end where they aim to score a touchdown by placing the ball over the scoreline. When a player gets touched they have to put the ball between their legs, the first person to pick up the ball under someones legs is the Dummy Half they have to pass it at some stage to another member of their team. The defending team has to retire back no less than 5m everytime a touch is made failure to do so means they are offside and the attacking team can get a penalty and another set of 6 posessions. What happens after tonights come and try? Tonight there will be the registration, once this finishes i will start to create teams, you can then be involved in these teams for the remaining 5 weeks. I will then send you a registration link that will require payment via credit card. If you dont have credit card then you can provide cash.

Swan Hill not long to go till our Come and Try night. Below is a overview of how tonight will run. 530pm- Touch Football Victoria representative David Diack will be setting up the fields at Ken Harrison Reserve off Yana St. 6:25pm- David Diack will introduce himself and then we will go through the introduction section. 630pm- David Diack will run a basic "How to Play Touch Football" session, the length of the session will be dependent on numbers. The session will be game play and based around getting you ready for the following week. Teesha Jonkers will be assisting with registration and she will be taking your phone number, email address and name. She will be set up with table and chair right next to the fields on the carpark side. Registration process will be open all night. 730pm- This part of the session is open for any large groups of people ie 6+ and David Diack will run this session also. There are 2 fields marked so once you have learnt the rules you are more than welcome to continue playing. Following the night David Diack will aim to create based on numbers teams, this is a mixed competition so we will work the competition based on the numbers we get. If you cant make tonight but are interested please make sure you send a message to David Diack on 0431420142. A reminder that fees for the season are $49 for juniors and $59 for seniors and these will be required before game 1 starts on 23rd February.

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Fields are marked and we are ready to go for Come and try night

2 days to go until Swan Hill Touch kicks off at Ken Harrison Reserve. Action packed day of Touch clinics tomorrow. Reminder that if you have a team already organised then please make David Diack aware on 0431420142

Thanks to the team at 3SH and Mix FM for giving us a plug for our upcoming Touch Football competition. Hopefully our add will go over the airwaves in the next few days.

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So for all of you wondering about what Touch Football is about click onto the Touch Football Aus YouTube channel, you can watch games and witness the World Cup documentary which was held last year.

Attached below is the links to the Swan Hill Touch Football competition. Please note that the article below has team entries being closed on 10th February this is extended until the 19th February, allowing teams to attend the Come and Try on the 16th February. If you are interested in putting in a team please make contact with David Diack on 0431420142 and he will assist your registration.

New Touch Football Competition Launching in Swan Hill - Swan Hill Touch Football - FOX SPORTS PULSE

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7 days to go until we have our first come and try for the Swan Hill touch football competition. The format for Tuesday night will be 2 come and try sessions. One session will take place at 630pm, if you DONT have a team as yet ie you are a single or couple, family i would encourage you to make this session first. If you already have a team established then please come at 730pm. If teams could please contact me on 0431420142 so i can have an account of you arriving.