Touch Football - Opportunities for summer sport grows

Rebound, touchdown, tap and ruck. Touch Football has made its way to the CCGS fields. 

After the ISA successfully trialled the sport last year, CCGS is very excited to offer another fast-paced sport for our girls. And it’s already proving to be one of our most popular with 49 girls signed up so far.  

Mr Andrew Cameron, Touch Football Convenor and Computing and ICT Integration Teacher at CCGS said, “We are blown away. We knew there was a bit of interest, but we were surprised just how much. We now have four teams split from Year 7 to 10 with more girls asking if they can get involved which is great.”

Local and NSW competitions

Every weekend our teams are competing in the ISA competition against teams who have already played the sport for several years. They are showing their tenacity and strength as they take on the bigger guns of Touch Football winning (and losing) games through all Divisions. Closer to home our teams have joined the Central Coast Touch Football Association where they have shown great success.

“We’re developing amazing relationships in the local competition with some Representative players taking on coaching roles for us. We hope to be able to give back to the competition with our players and future coaches as we progress and get better,” said Mr Cameron.

The spirit of inclusivity and friendship along with a positive attitude is high amongst our teams.  “The most important thing for our teams is to have a fun positive sporting experience."

CCGS recently saw success when Tessa Hudson (Year 7) was selected to play for the Central Coast Dolphins U14 Representative team. Tessa hadn’t played Touch before and now has the opportunity to play with and be coached by some of the best in the region.

Friendships flourish

Lilli Mitchell, Year 10 and Touch Football Captain said, “All our teams are growing. We’re starting to understand the play of the game, working on our structure and reading the game more.”
Friendships across ages are also flourishing.

“We’re growing friendships across our year groups as well. Many of us didn’t play a summer sport. We’re embracing this new opportunity. Now nearly every girl in my year is playing a sport which is amazing,” added Lilli.

“We’re all really excited. There’s a great team buzz. The feeling of success when someone makes a good pass or scores a try is awesome!”