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The Australian Touch Association (ATA) was founded in 1978, following the formation of several state-level organisations, as the national governing body of the sport. The ATA was responsible for the coordination of the sport at a national level, which included the creation of a national championships and the release of the first official rule book, in 1980.
Touch (also known as touch football or touch rugby) is a variant of rugby league that is conducted under the direction of the Federation of International Touch (FIT). Though it shares similarities and history with rugby league, it is recognised as a sport in its own right due to its differences which have been developed over the sport's lifetime.
Several variations of Australian rules football are known as touch football Rec footy was a non-contact version of Australian rules football, played from 2003 until 2016 Gridiron football
Australian touch football may refer to: Rec footy , a non-contact version of Australian rules football Touch Aussie Rules , a non-contact version of Australian rules football played in the UK
In accordance with the rules of Touch, all World Cup matches are played on a rectangular 70m x 50m pitch. [2] It is played six aside with eight substitutes. The match is played for 40 minutes in two twenty-minute halves. Touch, unlike many other football variants, always uses three referees. This is the same in the Touch World Cup. [3]
Australian rules football is known by several nicknames, including Aussie rules, football and footy. [9] In some regions, where other codes of football are more popular, the sport is most often called AFL after the Australian Football League , while the league itself also uses this name for local competitions in some areas.
Touchball (or Touch Footy)—not to be confused with Touch Aussie Rules (a UK variant) or touch football—is an obscure 5-a-side version of Australian rules football rules that was trialled and televised for a limited time in the late 1960s on World of Sport. [14]
The National Touch League is a national-wide domestic competition for the sport of Touch Football in Australia.The annual four-day competition allows thirteen regional permits and touch football affiliates from across Australia to compete in twelve divisions including Open, Mixed and Senior categories.