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  dc:title "Touch over Summer" ;
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  dc:abstract "The key information about our Summer competition and what makes Princes Park Touch special" ;
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Our Summer 2025-26 competitions will start in early November and will be based in <a href="https://princesparktouch.com/about/summer/location/" data-type="URL" data-id="https://princesparktouch.com/about/summer/location/">Princes Park</a>.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Our <a href="https://princesparktouch.com/juniors/">Junior</a>, <a href="https://princesparktouch.com/individual-players/switch/">SWITCH</a>, and pre season programs and will start before that and lead into the competitions. I</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Competition details</h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Princes Park Touch has grown to become the biggest and most successful competition in Victoria.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We run on Wednesday and Thursday  nights over summer and cater for the social touch player.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">All Wednesdays division are mixed, with Thursdays offering mixed, men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s competition. Our Wednesdays and Thursday mixed D and E divisions are ideally suited for beginner teams.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Grading is decided on ability, the first two rounds are used to assess team grading and further regrading is done to ensure even competition across our grades.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We have excellent facilities and after running up a sweat, players then socialise over a couple of drinks at the barbecue located next to the fields or in the beer garden at the <a href="https://www.gnh.net.au/">Great Northern Hotel</a> (our sponsors). Details of the 2024-25 season are:</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Location: <a href="https://princesparktouch.com/about/summer/location/" data-type="URL" data-id="https://princesparktouch.com/about/summer/location/">Princes Park, Carlton</a> </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Grades</h3>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Wednesday &#8211; Full social mixed competitions: With social A, B, C, D, and E grades.</li>



<li>Thursday &#8211; Full Social mixed  (Social C, D, and E ), social men&#8217;s grades, and a short format social women&#8217;s competitions.</li>
</ul>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">All mixed grades will have restrictions on representative players to ensure they are social in nature.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Touch football is played six aside plus substitutes. Mixed is 3 females and 3 males, on the field.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Format</h3>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Matches will consist of 2 X 20 min halves with a 5-minute break. Modified <a href="https://tfa-cms.nrl.digital/media/4424/tfa-8th-edition-rulebook-a5-v6.pdf">TFA rules</a> will apply.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The competition would normally run for 15 weeks (13-14 games per team) in a Round Robin format with 2 weeks of finals/playoffs for all teams.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Dates</h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Wednesday mixed will start first week of November, as will Thursday Women&#8217;s. Thursday mens and mixed will start the second week of November. <br>All competitions have a short break over Christmas and will be finished by late February or early March.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Fees</h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Costs are now split into two sections: Team fees and Insurance Affiliation. Both are required but they are handled by separate organisations</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Team Fees</h3>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The total team fee for senior mixed and men&#8217;s is $1200 (other specialist competitions have different costs). This covers our (PPT&#8217;s) costs in running the weeknight social competition and you will also be given a new touch ball (as part of the fees)</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This is split into an initial payment of $500 (this is required before the first game), and a residual of $700 that is required before week 3. This is for a 13-15 game season for each team. If cancellations (including lock downs) cause teams to fall below a minimum of 12 games we will refund these fees on a pro rata basis.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Our bank details are:</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Name: Princes Park Touch Association<br>Bank: ANZ<br>BSB: 013-017<br>Account Number: 186067798</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Insurance/affiliation</h3>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In addition insurance and affiliation are now handle individually by the national body for Touch Football: Touch Football Australia (TFA). TFA now insist that each team has 8 players who are registered with them on their system. The cost per player is $42 for 12 months.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This money does not go to us, but as it covers insurance we would encourage all players to be registered with them. IE is a team has more than 8 players get them all registered and attached to the team in their system. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Click here for a <a href="https://princesparktouch.com/national-insurance-and-ppt/" data-type="link" data-id="https://princesparktouch.com/national-insurance-and-ppt/">quick primer of how to do this</a></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"></p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">The Princes Park difference</h3>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><strong>Excellent fields:</strong> All our fields are in good condition and we have access to them for the entire Summer season.</li>



<li><strong>Full length games and season:</strong> Except for the first two weeks of the season all games are full length (2*20 minutes) and the season is a minimum of 13 games for all teams (this is the longest season in Melbourne). Summer season runs from late October through to late February (with a break around Christmas).</li>



<li><strong>Social Atmosphere:</strong> At PPT we cater for the social touch player. We like to keep it fair and fun.</li>



<li><strong>Grading:</strong> We conduct grading over the first two weeks of the season and regrade throughout the season where appropriate to ensure all team are closely matched.</li>



<li><strong>No late games:</strong> Games are 50 minutes long and start at 6:00, 6:50, and 7:40 (in December and January we start 15 minutes later so 6:15, 7:05, 7:55).</li>



<li><strong>Heart of Melbourne:</strong> PPT is located centrally with great parking and access to public transport.</li>
</ul>



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Our Summer 2025-26 competitions will start in early November and will be based in Princes Park.



Our Junior, SWITCH, and pre season programs and will start before that and lead into the competitions. I



Competition details



Princes Park Touch has grown to become the biggest and most successful competition in Victoria.



We run on Wednesday and Thursday  nights over summer and cater for the social touch player.



All Wednesdays division are mixed, with Thursdays offering mixed, men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s competition. Our Wednesdays and Thursday mixed D and E divisions are ideally suited for beginner teams.



Grading is decided on ability, the first two rounds are used to assess team grading and further regrading is done to ensure even competition across our grades.



We have excellent facilities and after running up a sweat, players then socialise over a couple of drinks at the barbecue located next to the fields or in the beer garden at the Great Northern Hotel (our sponsors). Details of the 2024-25 season are:



Location: Princes Park, Carlton 



Grades




Wednesday &#8211; Full social mixed competitions: With social A, B, C, D, and E grades.



Thursday &#8211; Full Social mixed  (Social C, D, and E ), social men&#8217;s grades, and a short format social women&#8217;s competitions.




All mixed grades will have restrictions on representative players to ensure they are social in nature.



Touch football is played six aside plus substitutes. Mixed is 3 females and 3 males, on the field.



Format



Matches will consist of 2 X 20 min halves with a 5-minute break. Modified TFA rules will apply.



The competition would normally run for 15 weeks (13-14 games per team) in a Round Robin format with 2 weeks of finals/playoffs for all teams.



Dates



Wednesday mixed will start first week of November, as will Thursday Women&#8217;s. Thursday mens and mixed will start the second week of November. All competitions have a short break over Christmas and will be finished by late February or early March.



Fees



Costs are now split into two sections: Team fees and Insurance Affiliation. Both are required but they are handled by separate organisations



Team Fees



The total team fee for senior mixed and men&#8217;s is $1200 (other specialist competitions have different costs). This covers our (PPT&#8217;s) costs in running the weeknight social competition and you will also be given a new touch ball (as part of the fees)



This is split into an initial payment of $500 (this is required before the first game), and a residual of $700 that is required before week 3. This is for a 13-15 game season for each team. If cancellations (including lock downs) cause teams to fall below a minimum of 12 games we will refund these fees on a pro rata basis.



Our bank details are:



Name: Princes Park Touch AssociationBank: ANZBSB: 013-017Account Number: 186067798



Insurance/affiliation



In addition insurance and affiliation are now handle individually by the national body for Touch Football: Touch Football Australia (TFA). TFA now insist that each team has 8 players who are registered with them on their system. The cost per player is $42 for 12 months.



This money does not go to us, but as it covers insurance we would encourage all players to be registered with them. IE is a team has more than 8 players get them all registered and attached to the team in their system. 



Click here for a quick primer of how to do this











The Princes Park difference




Excellent fields: All our fields are in good condition and we have access to them for the entire Summer season.



Full length games and season: Except for the first two weeks of the season all games are full length (2*20 minutes) and the season is a minimum of 13 games for all teams (this is the longest season in Melbourne). Summer season runs from late October through to late February (with a break around Christmas).



Social Atmosphere: At PPT we cater for the social touch player. We like to keep it fair and fun.



Grading: We conduct grading over the first two weeks of the season and regrade throughout the season where appropriate to ensure all team are closely matched.



No late games: Games are 50 minutes long and start at 6:00, 6:50, and 7:40 (in December and January we start 15 minutes later so 6:15, 7:05, 7:55).



Heart of Melbourne: PPT is located centrally with great parking and access to public transport.





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