Touch football is a non-contact sport derived from rugby that emphasizes running, agility, and passing and catching skills over tackling and kicking. The session focuses on introducing the key skills of passing the ball, playing the ball after a touch, and having small games to practice possession and playing the ball. The coaching points emphasize proper form for passing from the hip with hands up and quick play of the ball similar to a game situation.

1. IntroductiontoCoachingScience
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PairsCoachingPractical
AmyRose and Matt (surname)
15 min SkillsSession:Touch Football
Touch,or touchfootball,comesfromtworugbycodes─ rugby league andrugbyunion.Althoughthe
skillsof touchare close to those of these twosports,there isno bodycontact at all.For example,
there are no tackles,scrumsor hard kicking,andthere are no goal posts.The emphasisisonrunning
and agility,withhandpassingandcatchingaskeyskills.
Main skillsto be introduced
Passingthe ball
Playof the ball
Activity
Passingthe ball inpairs/threes
Advance skill:Passingand
runninginthrees/fours
Playingthe ball (afteratouch)
Advance skill:Playingthe ball ina
weave patternwiththree tofour
people (middlepersonplaysball
outside playercomesinto
dummyhalf positionretrieves
and passestothe thirdplayer
whogoeson to playthe ball
Small game focusingon
possessionandplayof the ball (4
touch handover) putall skills
learnedtogether
Main Coaching Points
Passfrom the hip,handsup,pass the ball across the
body
While runningperformthe passaslearned
previously,alwayspassback,
Ball placedonground,must be touchedwithfoot
Speedupthe playof the ball as pera game
situation, addthe retrieval andpassof the ball
Quickintroductionof defence role(touchingand
returningtoonside position(5mfromplayof ball)
Time
3 mins
3 mins
1 min
3 mins
5 mins