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Manly Touch will be hosting a Representative & Development team gala day to kick off the 2024/2025 season on Sunday 1st December – all Associations welcome!
To register your team CLICK HERE
Any questions please email [email protected]
JUNIOR SUMMER COMP IS BACK!
Our U7s & U9s kick off Round 1 of our Summer Comp this afternoon Thursday 12th September at Nolan Reserve, and then tomorrow Friday 13th September we have our U11 through U17s taking to the fields at Nolan and Passmore Reserves. Some important information follows –
Field map:
👉 See attached below. U7s & U9s play on half size fields, so make note of whether you are playing on A or B.Fixture:
👉 All match details can be found on our Fixtures & Results page. It is a good idea to check before each round as field changes do occur.Ball collection:
👉 THURSDAY GAMES – from the Manly Touch Clubhouse (building at Northern end of Nolan Reserve)
👉 FRIDAY GAMES – from the Southern Amenity (newer building down the Southern end of Nolan Reserve)Referees:
👉 Referees to collect your game cards prior to your first game:
– THURSDAY GAMES – from the Manly Touch Clubhouse (building at Northern end of Nolan Reserve)
– FRIDAY GAMES – from the Southern Amenity (new building down the Southern end of Nolan Reserve)
👉 We have new Referee shirts if you need one, you can pick one up when collecting your game cards.
👉 Teams do not have to pay the referee, Manly Touch will handle all payments.Playing Singlets:
👉 If you missed our two collection days this week (this is ONLY for those that received an email over the weekend that their singlet was ready for collection), you can collect before your game from the Manly Touch Clubhouse.
👉 If you purchased in the second order window we are still awaiting an update on delivery and will advise as soon as we know you can collect.
👉 If you still need to buy a singlet we will re-open the shop once the second order arrives with any spares that we have to sell. In the meantime players can wear any plain or numbered singlet/shirt.Canteen / BBQ:
👉 THURSDAY – There will be a canteen and BBQ operating at the Manly Touch Clubhouse.
👉 FRIDAY – In addition to the canteen and BBQ at the Manly Touch Clubhouse, there will be a canteen and a pizza van at the Southern Amenity.
👉 Payment is by card only.Parking:
👉 There is a car park at Nolan Reserve that can be accessed via Kentwell Road, or parking is along Pittwater Road or Campbell Parade (for Passmore Reserve). Please park legally as council rangers will fine or tow any car that is parked illegally or obstructing residents driveways or ambulance entryways.Toilets:
👉 There are toilets at both the Manly Touch Clubhouse and the Southern Amenity.Behaviour:
👉 We have a zero tolerance policy to abuse of referees, club officials and players. If you have any issues during a game please raise these with a Manly Touch official who will be wearing a maroon polo shirt.We hope everyone is respectful of others and enjoys the game of touch football!
AN OPEN LETTER TO MANLY TOUCH PLAYERS, PARENTS AND SPECTATORS
To our Manly Touch players, parents, carers and spectators,
We are writing this open letter in the hope of reaching you all with some simple requests. Although these requests may be simple, their impact will have far reaching effects so please read on.
In the almost 50 years Manly Touch has been in operation, our Junior Summer Competition has become the pinnacle of the competitions we administer. With almost 400 teams participating across Thursday and Friday afternoons & evenings, we believe it is the biggest local touch football competition in Australia.
With such scale comes many operational challenges, and each season we look to improve on the competition to ensure we continue to offer a social, fun and ultimately safe environment for our players to participate in and their family and friends to enjoy watching touch footy.
In the last two seasons we have unfortunately experienced an increase in behaviour that is unruly, dangerous and even abusive. From yelling and swearing at other players, referees and spectators, to tackling players during a game, to knocking referees to the ground under the guise of trying to run through a gap, to tearing around and on fields during games on e-bikes, to throwing eggs from the sideline at the opposition. As surprising as some of these things may sound they have all occurred over the first 7 rounds of the Junior Summer Competition.
To combat any adverse behaviour, Manly Touch has in place Ground Supervisors located at each Club House and Ground Managers walking around the fields overseeing games. Unfortunately this has not had the desired effect of eliminating, or even significantly reducing, bad behaviour as players and spectators appear to be waiting until the Ground Manager has moved past a game to then act up, or ignoring directions given by Ground Managers entirely. Here is where we need your help with the following simple requests:
- All teams need to have at least one adult present on the sideline of their game, for the entirety of the game
- All players, coaches, managers and spectators need to respect that the referee’s decisions are final. Team captains may respectfully enquire of the referee, matters of varying interpretation or causes of penalties. Any discussion is to be brief and polite and must not delay play. Other team members, coaches, managers or spectators should not talk to the referee
- If there is an issue at your field that is impacting the game or the welfare of players, referees, or spectators, we ask that rather than taking matters into your own hands, that you find a Ground Manager or Ground Supervisor, and ask them to attend your field
- e-Bikes are not to be ridden on fields or the grass areas between/around fields
- e-Bikes to be parked in either of the designated spots marked with an X on the map shown following (click the image to enlarge it), behind the old Clubhouse (Kentwell Road end) and behind field 11
We appreciate that the majority of our players and spectators do behave in a manner that is in keeping with our Code of Conduct and for this we are grateful. If the above simple requests can be adhered to by all attending our Junior Summer Competition we are sure that the incidents that have occurred to date this season will be reduced, if not cease completely.
Yours respectfully,
Manly Touch Executive Committee
