Touch football
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Touch Football is a limited-contact variation of rugby in which tackling is replaced by a touch.
The overall aim in a game of Touch Football is for your team to score more touchdowns than your opponents. This is achieved by placing the ball in your opponents ‘Touchdown Zone’.
Played on a rectangular field 70 metres long by 50 metres wide, a game of Touch Football is played over 45 minutes, divided into two 20 minute periods with a five minute halftime break.
Teams can be made up of up to 14 players with a maximum of six players on the field at any one time. Teams must move the ball down the field toward their ‘touchdown zone’, without passing the ball forward, dropping the ball on the ground or kicking it. Each team has six ‘touches’ before they need to handover the ball to their opponents.
When touched an attacker must stop and ‘roll the ball’, unless it is the sixth touch. Defenders are required to be back a minimum of five metres when an attacker rolls the ball or risk being called ‘offside’ by the referee. Any infringements will result in either a reset of the ‘count’ or a turnover.
Season and times
October – February.
Location played
- Southwell Park (Monday evenings)
- Deakin (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings)
- Amaroo (Tuesday evenings)
Clubs in Canberra
Northern Phoenix
Canberra City Bears
Gungahlin Ninja Cats
South East Tigers
Tuggeranong Vikings
Woden Eagles
Cost
Fees vary between teams.
Level of experience required
Social and competitive leagues available.
Web
Feature image via facebook.com/touchfootballACT
