Canberra hosts its first all abilities touch football carnival

ABC NEWS (Australia)

Canberra has hosted it's first, stand-alone all abilities touch football carnival. Teams from across New South Wales travelled to Canberra for two days of competition.

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00:00 Running away for a length of the field try, these players are showing they've got plenty

00:07 of ability.

00:08 We talked about what we needed to work on today.

00:12 Basically it was our defence that actually won us the game.

00:15 While some players are fiercely competitive, carnivals like this are about the bigger picture.

00:20 Hey, number one thing, have fun.

00:23 This is your last day here today, make sure you guys have heaps of fun.

00:27 It gives every single level of ability to be able to play.

00:33 These guys are loving it.

00:34 I assume he's loving it.

00:38 Reggie Hodges has watched his family play touch football his whole life, but never had

00:43 the chance to take the field.

00:45 When the opportunity came to be part of Canberra's All Ability Alliance team, he took the ball

00:49 with two hands and ran with it.

00:51 A lot of the kids here, they finally have fitted into a sport that they love and that

00:59 they feel inclusive.

01:00 What are some things you've learnt?

01:02 Yeah, he's gone to school twice.

01:06 It's all in the name, with the All Abilities Cup catering for competitors of varying levels

01:10 of ability, with players from Orange, Wagga Wagga, Wollongong, The Hunter and Sydney separated

01:16 into three tiers.

01:17 I'm really happy to be with them too, with their friends.

01:22 Canberra's All Ability Alliance has come a long way since it started last year, now fielding

01:27 three teams who are ready to play in a weekly summer competition.

01:31 We are Touch Team!

01:33 A lot of these players are preparing to play in next year's National Touch League in Coffs

01:36 Harbour.

01:37 Carnivals like this give players of all abilities valuable game time and competition experience

01:42 to hone their skills.

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