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Touch football is set to make a summer return to the coast, with the Burnie Touch Football Association hosting their first test day on Wednesday night. The season, which begins on October 13, will be open to mixed junior and senior teams. He is a competition organizer, according to Brett Bentley, who was as much about competition as it was about people having fun and learning the sport. “There are a lot of rugby players coming back but it’s not just for them it’s just a little bit of getting fit in the offseason and having a little fun,” said Bentley. “There are people who don’t have a team but want to play. And we can put them on a team.” The five-month season, which ends for the Christmas and New Years holidays, has already drawn up to 50 players. This is a number that Bentley hopes the association can develop for the 2021/22 season, with a greater interest in the sport. “We normally have about eight mixed teams and we only had two junior teams last year,” he said. ALSO IN SPORT: “But this year we would like to have at least four junior teams. Our goal is even to try to put a junior and social team in the state cup.” The Association will host two. Come and try. days – September 22 and 29 – with juniors from 5 p.m. and seniors from 6 p.m. All matches will be played at Upper Burnie.
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Touch football is set to make its summer comeback on the coast, with the Burnie Touch Football Association hosting their first test day on Wednesday night.
The season, which begins on October 13, will be open to mixed junior and senior teams.
He is a competition organizer, according to Brett Bentley, who was as much about competition as it was about people having fun and learning the sport.
“There are a lot of rugby players coming back, but it’s not just for them it’s just a little bit of getting fit in the offseason and having a little fun,” said Bentley.
“There are people who don’t have a team but want to play. And we can put them on a team.”
The five-month season, which ends for the Christmas and New Years holidays, has already drawn up to 50 players.
WELCOME BACK: Burnie Touch Football Association will be back on October 13. Photo: Brodie Weeding
This is a number that Bentley hopes the association can develop for the 2021/22 season, with greater interest in the sport shown.
“We normally have about eight mixed teams and we only had two junior teams last year,” he said.
“But this year we would like to have at least four junior teams.
“Our goal is even to try to put a junior and social team in the state cup.”
The Association will organize two days of testing – September 22 and 29 – with juniors from 5 p.m. and seniors from 6 p.m.
All games will be played at Upper Burnie Field.
