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Sri Lankan Touch Footy: Uniting Our Community Through Sport

Uniting Our Community Through Sport

Touch football is a sport rapidly gaining traction and passion across the globe, and Sri Lanka is no exception. Sri Lanka Touch Football is vigorously working to develop the sport, building strong communities and setting ambitious goals for international recognition. For the vibrant Sri Lankan community, particularly here in Melbourne, touch football offers a powerful link to their heritage and a clear pathway to national pride.

The Journey to the FIT World Cup

The ultimate aspiration for any national touch football program is to compete on the world stage. Sri Lanka Touch Football actively nurtures talent with the long-term goal of qualifying for and making an impact at the Federation of International Touch (FIT) World Cup. This global showpiece represents the pinnacle of the sport, where nations battle for supremacy. Every player’s dedication and development, from grassroots to elite levels, directly contributes to this national dream and underscores the growing commitment to touch football across Sri Lanka and its global community.

Training Camps: Nurturing National Talent

To achieve these international ambitions, dedicated player development is paramount. Structured training camps, often led by elite coaches like Elies El Chaar from Synergise, are a cornerstone of this development. These camps provide crucial opportunities for players to:

  • Hone their skills: Refine passing, tagging, evasion, and strategic play.
  • Understand advanced tactics: Learn complex offensive and defensive structures.
  • Build physical readiness: Develop speed, agility, and endurance for high-level competition.
  • Receive expert guidance: Gain insights and personalised feedback from top-tier coaches.

These camps are vital for aspiring national representatives, offering a focused environment where talent can be identified, refined, and prepared for the rigours of international play, ultimately feeding into national squad selections for events like the FIT World Cup.

Melbourne Touch6s: A Vital Platform for Sri Lankan Touch Footy

Here in Australia, the Melbourne Touch6s tournament, plays a pivotal role in this national journey. It serves as a critical event for:

  • Talent Identification: Melbourne Touch6s is explicitly recognised as a key platform for Sri Lankan national team selectors to identify new talent from within the diaspora. Exceptional performances here can directly put players on the radar for national team consideration.
  • Inter-Club & University Competition: The tournament’s specific categories, such as the Open – Division Sri Lankan Schools/Universities & Clubs), provide invaluable opportunities for Sri Lankan clubs, schools, and university teams to compete against each other. This fosters healthy rivalry, strengthens domestic competition within the diaspora, and allows players to benchmark their skills against a diverse pool of talent.
  • Community Building: Beyond the elite pathways, Melbourne Touch6s offers a vibrant gathering point for the Sri Lankan community, strengthening cultural ties and promoting unity through the shared love of touch football.