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MTWA was aware that the move to Thursday afternoon for the under 7s and under 9s competition was potentially going to cause issues for some teams. We are now also aware of the potential clashes with summer soccer and other sports after many discussions with concerned team contacts. We have come up with some changes that may help some teams be able to play both touch football and soccer. We are able to place those teams whose players are affected by summer soccer games at the 4:10pm time slot for their touch football game. These games would finish at 4:42pm. Our understanding is that summer soccer games begin from 5:40pm. This should hopefully give people enough time to get to their summer soccer game.

If you are affected by the above potential summer soccer clash and would like to have your under 7 or under 9 game played at the 4:10pm time slot, please send an email to Lara via [email protected].

If the above solution doesn’t work for you and you feel that your team just can’t play this season, we are more than happy to provide a full team registration refund. We ask that you send an email to Lara via [email protected] to inform us of that decision.

MWTA would like to acknowledge the overwhelming support we have had to this structural change of our Junior Summer Competition moving to 2 afternoons. We are continuing to work hard behind the scenes to get these competitions up and running. Updates will be provided as we work towards kicking off our Junior Competition in the coming weeks. We look forward to seeing everyone back playing touch football soon.

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Manly Touch wishes to advise of the following trial dates for our 2022 JSC representative teams:

 

U10 BOYS

• Trial #1: Sunday 14th November, 8:00am – 9:30am @ Nolan Reserve
• Trial #2: Sunday 21st November, 8:00am – 9:30am @ Nolan Reserve

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U10 GIRLS

• Trial #1: Friday 5th November, 3:45pm – 5:15pm @ Nolan Reserve
• Trial #2: Friday 12th November, 3:45pm – 5:15pm @ Nolan Reserve

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U12 BOYS (UPDATED)

• Trial #1: Sunday 7th November, 8:00am – 10:00am @ Nolan Reserve
• Trial #1: Sunday 14th November, 8:00am – 6:00pm @ Nolan Reserv

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U12 GIRLS

• Trial #1: Monday 1st November, 4:30pm – 6:00pm @ Nolan Reserve
• Trial #2: Monday 8th November, 4:30pm – 6:00pm @ Nolan Reserve

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U14 BOYS

• Trial #1: Sunday 31st October, 10:30am – 12:00pm @ Beacon Hill Oval
• Trial #2: Sunday 7th November, 10:30am – 12:00pm @ Beacon Hill Oval

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U14 GIRLS

• Trial #1: Saturday 6th November, 10:30am – 12:00pm @ Beacon Hill Oval
• Trial #2: Sunday 14th November, 3:00pm – 5:00pm @ Beacon Hill Oval

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U16 & U18 BOYS 

• Thursday 4th November, 5:00pm – 6:30pm @ Nolan Reserve
• Tuesday 9th November, 5:00pm – 6:30pm @ Nolan Reserve

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U16 GIRLS

• Trial #1: Tuesday 9th November, 5:00pm – 6:30pm @ Nolan Reserve

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U18 GIRLS (UPDATED)

• Trial #1: Thursday 4th November, 5:30pm – 7:00pm @ Nolan Reserve

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Important information for trials:

• We ask that players trialling for JSC teams wear their summer comp shirt from last season.
• Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the advertised trial start time to register at the sign-in tables.
• All players 16 years or older need to show proof of vaccination to attend trials.
• All parents dropping children to the trials need to show proof of vaccination if accompanying their child to the sign-in tables.
• The trials will be a non-spectator event.
• From the trials, Manly Touch will name a Representative ‘A’ team.
• Based on their performance at trials, Manly Touch will aim to make contact with those players that missed out on a position in the ‘A’ side to form Development squads for 10, 12 and 14 year age groups. This will be subject to coaching personnel availability, other Associations also selecting Development teams, and the ability to run a Development program (NOTE: Development teams will not be attending JSC).

 

Any questions please contact our Junior Representative Director Craig Lowe on [email protected].

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This year Manly Touch broke all records in registrations for our Junior Summer Competition. We were overwhelmed with the number of teams registering with most age groups being oversubscribed within minutes of registrations opening.

Unfortunately, we were left with a situation where more than 1,000 children were not able to find a spot in our competition. Over the last week our committee has worked on a plan to get those teams who missed out on a spot into their respective divisions.

As a result, we would like to advise everyone that we have some good news regarding the upcoming Junior Summer Competition. We can advise that:

 

ANNOUNCEMENT #1: ALL TEAMS CURRENTLY REGISTERED AND ALL TEAMS ON THE WAITLIST WILL BE ABLE TO ENTER & PLAY THIS SEASON!

ANNOUNCEMENT #2: ALL U7 & U9 GAMES WILL BE MOVED TO THURSDAY AFTERNOONS

 

There are a number of reasons for the move to having the competition run over two days:

• The current format of all age groups playing on Friday evenings has now become unfeasible. We have outgrown the fields available for the evening with the number of teams that want to play in our competition.
• If we continued to just play on Friday evenings, up to 100 teams will miss out on playing touch football this season.
• That equates to approximately 1,000 kids not being able to play touch football this season.
• As a community sport, we feel that not allowing 1,000 kids to play is just not fair, and changes needed to be made to allow everyone to play and give us scope to grow the competition into the future.

Further general information regarding the upcoming Junior Summer Competition:

• All under 7 games will be played at Nolan Reserve North Manly on Thursdays at 4:10pm
• All under 9 games will be played at Nolan Reserve North Manly on Thursdays at 4:45pm and 5:20pm
• All under 7 and 9 games will have 2 x 15-minute halves with a 2 minute half time break
• Games on Friday evenings will start from 4:10pm at both Nolan Reserve and Passmore Reserve
• There will be 8 times slots on Friday evening at Nolan Reserve. Last time slot will be 8:40pm
• There will be 5 time slots on Friday evening at Passmore Reserve. Last time slot will be 6:40pm
• All under 11 B and C divisions will have 2 x 15-minute halves with a 2-minute half time break
• All under 11 A division, under 13, under 15 and under 17 games will have 2 x 17-minute halves with a 2-minute half time break

 

All waitlist teams will be contacted by Manly Touch over the next few days to organise entering your team into our MySideline online registration system and payment of fees. From there, a draft draw will be formulated and posted to our website.

 

If you have any issues, please contact our administration manager Lara Long on [email protected]. As you can imagine we have been swamped with inquiries. Please be patient with a response from the club as it is an extremely busy time at the club.

 

Again we thank everyone for their support. We can’t wait to see all the kids playing touch footy soon.

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MWTA would like to update everyone regarding our upcoming Junior Summer Competition.

What an amazing week we have just witnessed here at MWTA. Staggering amounts of junior team registrations hitting our system each night. Whole divisions filling up in literally seconds after the registration portal was open at 7:00pm nightly. To give everyone some perspective – we had just under 280 teams register to our online system in under 12 minutes combined, across the 5 registration nights. We also had just under 120 teams complete the waitlist.

We are extremely excited with the team numbers but now the challenge of coming up with the structure of the junior competition begins. We will endeavour to get as many teams entered into our competition as possible. We ask that you please be patient with us as we work through this mammoth task. There is no timeline currently on when we will finalise everything, but rest assured we are doing our best to get through it ASAP. Please understand we are a volunteer-based organization and we will send out more information as soon as it is available.

We would like to acknowledge the huge amount of support we have had from our members over the last week, it is greatly appreciated.

If you have any inquiries, please contact our Administration Manager Lara Long [email protected]. As you can imagine, Lara is extremely busy at present and may not get back to you straight away, but she will endeavour to answer everyone’s inquires.

 

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If you have checked the online registration portal here – https://profile.mysideline.com.au/register/ – and the competition you are trying to enter a team into is showing GET IN CONTACT as per the screenshot below, then the Competition is at capacity and you will need to add your team to the waitlist, which can be found here – https://forms.gle/ntZSjhSvR1inuvpy8

 

After the team entry closing dates, we will review the numbers and ascertain if we are in a position to allow more teams to enter but we cannot guarantee this will be the case.

 

U7 & U9 WAITLIST CLICK HERE

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For team registrations, Manly Touch uses the NRL MySideline system. To register a team you will need to have an NRL Account. You can create an NRL account during the team registration process.

TEAM REGISTRATION STEPS:

Go to https://profile.mysideline.com.au/register/ and select the REGISTER A TEAM option from the list:

Type Manly Warringah Touch Association in the search box and select the magnifying glass icon to search. A list of MWTA competitions that are open for registration should appear beneath the search box:

Select the arrow next to the relevant competition name that you wish to register a team into and the details of the competition will display. Select the REGISTER link at the bottom:

Select the CONTINUE REGISTRATION link to complete the team registration process, if you have an NRL Account you will be able to select this from the next screen, if not you will be able to create one and then complete the team registration information.

PLEASE NOTE: The full team registration fee needs to be paid to complete your online team registration, Visa and Mastercard are the accepted forms of payment.

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Date: Wednesday 10th November 2021
Time: Commencing at 7:00pm
Venue: Clubhouse, Nolan Reserve, North Manly and online via Zoom

All reports, Notice of Motions, Special Resolutions, Nominations for Executive Committee Positions and General Business items are to be forwarded to [email protected] by close of business Tuesday, 19 October 2021.

The Annual Report and meeting papers will be made available Wednesday, 20 October 2021.

Executive Committee positions up for election are the roles of both Vice Presidents, Treasurer and Secretary.

To nominate for any of these positions please click HERE to complete the form.

Please note that the prevailing COVID 19 situation and NSW Public Health Orders attendance at the clubhouse for the Annual General Meeting is limited to MWTA committee members and invited guests only.

Attendance at the AGM will also be available via Zoom. Details will follow.

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We are excited to announce that Round 1 of our Junior Summer Competition will kick off on Friday 19 November with the competition running for 8 rounds plus finals. We will have a break over the Christmas / New Year period.

IMPORTANT – You need to become familiar with all of the details for the coming season. Please read our 2021/22 Summer Season Registration Pack for full details:

2021/22 Summer Season Registration Pack

Registrations will be staggered per age group and will open at 7.00pm on the following evenings:

• U17 Girls and Boys – Sunday 17 October
• U15 Girls and Boys – Monday 18 October
• U13 Girls and Boys – Tuesday 19 October
• U11 Girls and Boys – Wednesday 20 October
• U9 & U7 Girls and Boys – Thursday 21 October

All competitions have a capacity so to avoid disappointment get in quick. If you are unsuccessful in registering your team due to capacity being reached you will need to complete the waitlist document immediately. The MySideline registration link will be published each evening when the relevant competition is open. When age groups reach capacity the waitlist option will be shown.

All players and spectators over the age of 16 will need to be double vaccinated for rounds 1 and 2.

We hope to see you back for our new season!

Any queries please contact [email protected]

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Thank you to all coaches that expressed interest in being a part of our 2021 Senior State Cup campaign.

Manly Touch wishes to congratulate the following team of Manly Touch coaches and managers who will lead our senior teams into the 2021 Senior State Cup campaign:

 

WOMEN’S OPEN A

Christian Browne (C)

Sam Brisby (AC)

 

WOMEN’S OPEN B

Vacant

 

WOMEN’S 20s

Keith Smith (C)

Elesha Te Paa (AC)

 

WOMEN’S 30s

Keith Smith (C)

Chloe Butcher (AC)

 

WOMEN’S 40s

Tua Marsters (C)

Lynda Robertson (AC)

 

WOMEN’S 45s

TBC

 

MEN’S OPEN A

Matt Scranage (C)

Brandon McDonald (AC)

Edward Fong (AC)

Mel Scranage (Mgr)

 

MEN’S OPEN B

Brandon McDonald (C)

Edward Fong (AC)

Matt Scranage (AC)

 

MEN’S 20s

Scott Collins (C)

Mark Leonard (C)

Lara Long (Mgr)

 

MEN’S 40s

Danny Hamilton (C)

Drew Davies (C)

Paul MacPherson (Mgr)

 

MEN’S 50s – A

Brett Gillard (C)

Aron Watson (Mgr)

 

MEN’S 50s – B

Robert Costello (C)

David Brewster (Mgr)

 

MEN’S 55s

Cliff Lyons (C)

 

MEN’S 60s

Graham Pickering (C)

 

OPEN MIXED

Daniel Chiddy (C)

 

MIXED MASTERS

TBC

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Return to training guidelines 11.10.21 – PDF Version

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Manly Touch would like to congratulate the following coaches who will lead our 2022 Manly Touch Junior State Cup U10-U18 boys and girls teams:  

U10 Girls Chloe Butcher, Sailor Perrett & Caitlin Hickey	U10 Boys Grant Jennings
U12 Girls Buck Gray, Tim Sleigh & Millie Durdevic	U12 Boys Willie Bishop & Zac Simons
U14 Girls Kate Ryan & Mania Marsters	U14 Boys Jonathan Palau, Craig Lowe & Ian Kalms
U16 Girls Keith Smith & Elesha Te Paa	U16 Boys Scott Collins
U18 Girls Christian Browne & Sammy Rodgers	U18 Boys Brandon McDonald, Tom Collins & Cuban Porter-Sheen

More information will follow regarding the intended JSC program including our selection process, gala days, and key dates. As communicated by NSW Touch, U8 and Development teams are unable to participate in the NSWTA JSC events this year however Manly Touch does intend to support our development players, coaching officials, and referees again this year. Please watch this space for further updates.

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JUNIOR SUMMER COMPETITION

Information around the commencement of our junior competition will be advised in the coming days.

SENIOR SUMMER COMPETITION

Manly Touch is excited to announce our senior summer competition will commence Monday 1st November, with team regos opening Monday 11th October, yes in two days!!

IMPORTANT PLEASE NOTE: Due to time restraints the registration window will only be one week so PLEASE register your team ASAP to avoid disappointment. We will be unable to accept late registrations.

What you need to know:

REGISTER:
Via the MySideline ‘Register’ link here – https://profile.mysideline.com.au/register/compsearch

HOW MANY ROUNDS:
12 (6 rounds before and 6 rounds after the Xmas-NY break)

ROUND 1 DATES:

• 1 November for Monday night men’s and women’s competitions
• 4 November for Thursday mixed competitions
• 7 November for Sunday Opens

COMPETITIONS:

• Men’s A, B, C & D
• Women’s A & B
• Mixed A, B, C & D
• Sunday Opens

GAME TIMES:

• 6.30pm & 7.40pm
• Sunday Opens 8.00am

ALL PLAYERS MUST BE DOUBLE VACCINATED

Any queries please contact [email protected]

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Happy Long Weekend!

On Monday 27 September the NSW Government announced that community sport would be permitted once the state reached the level of 80% of the eligible adult population (16+) being fully vaccinated against COVID.

This would come into effect on the Monday following the 80% target being reached, which is currently forecast to be Monday 25 October, however that date is subject to change pending vaccination levels.

Importantly, the current NSW Government 80% Roadmap indicates that participation in community sport upon its return would only be available to those adults (16+) who had been fully vaccinated, or children under the age of 16.

The Roadmap also indicates that from 1 December, community sport will be permitted for all people. However, it should be noted that this date is also indicative and could change.

Manly Touch attended a meeting with NSWTA on Thursday night and were advised that unfortunately the level of detail being provided by the Government is still not sufficient for us to provide absolute clarity on a number of questions we still have regarding a commencement date for our local competitions because of our size. Manly Touch are working very closely with NSWTA to obtain as much detail as possible, as early as possible, from the Government and this information will be passed on as soon as we have it. For now, a brief summary is as follows:

What we know:

• Community sport is currently not permitted in any part of NSW;
• Community sport can recommence from Monday 25 October (to be confirmed) for fully vaccinated adults and any children under the age of 16;
• Community sport can recommence from 1 December for all people

What we don’t know:

• Whether community sport after Monday 25 October will fall under the requirement of needing to be a ‘COVID Safe Event’ (as referenced in the Roadmap) with a limit of 200 people;
  • If this is the case given our Senior Summer competition currently exceeds 200 participants, we will need to implement a number of measures to adhere to the Public Health Order, but we believe that we will be able to start our Senior Summer competitions in early November;
• Whether community sport after 1 December will fall under the requirement of needing to be a ‘COVID Safe Event’ (as referenced in the Roadmap) with a limit of 1000 people;
  • If this is the case given our Junior Summer competition currently exceeds 1000 participants, we will need to implement a number of measures to adhere to the Public Health Order similar to our 2020 Junior Competition and we will be unable to start until after December 1. However, given Senior State Cup is scheduled for 3-5 December this gives us one week in which we could play touch before we break for the Xmas and New Year Period, which is not practical;
• The specific requirements of the COVID Safe plan that will be needed and if these are different to previous COVID Safe plans;
• How vaccination status of participants (players, coaches, referees, officials etc) and spectators will be checked, recorded, monitored, and enforced by our volunteers, committee and organisers;
• What happens if a positive COVID case attends a community sporting event of fully vaccinated people, does the event get shut down with everyone needing to isolate?

There is no doubt that there are significantly more questions than those shown above, and we will endeavour to provide more clarity at the earliest opportunity.

At this stage we understand there is a meeting with all key players (NSWTA, NSW Health, Sport NSW) this Wednesday in which we hope there will be more clarification on the above.

The best-case scenario for us is that the number limits for ‘Organised Outdoor Gathering’ do not apply to community sport which would mean we could potentially kick off our touch season for not only seniors but junior participants in early November. If this is the case, there will be very quick and strict deadlines on team registrations so that we have enough time to get our competitions underway as quickly as possible. In the interim, we would encourage you to organise your teams and be ready to go at short notice.

As always, Manly Touch will continue to provide updates as circumstances change.

For any further information, please feel free to contact [email protected] for assistance.

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The 2022 NSWTA Junior State Cup Northern Conference will take place in February 2022 in Port Macquarie followed by the NSWTA State Finals (details TBC). Manly Touch is seeking expressions of interest for players wishing to trial for this event in U10-U18 boys and girls age groups. Please note that NSWTA has confirmed that U8 and Development teams will not play in the Northern Conference and State Finals in 2022. Manly Touch is planning a condensed JSC campaign due to COVID and we will be governed by the various authorities including but not limited to the Government Dept of Health, Office for Sport, and NSW Touch.

EOI Applications close 5pm Sunday 15th October 2021 – https://forms.gle/q7xkP9nmHsA8Hr4b9

Any questions please contact Craig Lowe our Junior Rep Director at [email protected]

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Manly Touch is seeking Expressions of Interest from players and coaches wishing to play for and coach our Manly Touch teams to compete at the 2021 NSWTA State Cup in Port Macquarie from 3rd – 5th December 2021.

More information for teams will be provided in the coming weeks when the pathway to community sport is known.

EOI Applications close 5pm Sunday 3rd October 2021 –

Players > https://forms.gle/Q9TH6m937AgJd9Zv9

Coaches > https://forms.gle/E6xgHhzLofKzwLrZ9

For more information please contact our Senior Rep Directors, Kerrie Doyle & Lynda Robertson via [email protected]

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