This month, our Marketing Director Jane Gimber caught up with Italia Touch and their President, Stefano Emmi about the progress that his National Touch Association are making. Who? Italia Touch (IT) President: Stefano Emmi Number of clubs: 25 Insight: Since the 2012 European Championship in Treviso, Italia Touch (IT) has improved its internal organization and [...]
Over the past 2 months, the European Federation of Touch has had a major recruitment drive and expanded its volunteer force significantly. The EFT Referee, Women, Youth and Coaching Commissions all have new Commission Chairs at the helm and they are all excited to start in their roles. “It’s great to see a mix of [...]
In October 2017, I had the pleasure of attending the FIT Annual General Meeting to represent the European Federation of Touch. Whilst a quick trip, I was fortunate enough to sit down with FIT, TFA, TNZ and other major NTA’s within Asia and discuss some significant topics within our fast growing sport. In particular, excellent [...]
The EFT is at a very exciting stage in its development. With a leadership team at the helm consisting of both old and new hands, our focus moving forward is really on developing touch across Europe, but also on enhancing the sport for each and every player. Over the last twelve months, many people have [...]
Delivering the largest ever European Touch Championships will require a dedicated group of volunteers to work as an efficient team across all aspects of the tournament delivery throughout the event in July 2018. England Touch and Touch Europe will provide support and guidance before and during your appointment and they will take into account your [...]
The EFT would like to thank Derek Fisher for his dedication and hard work over the last 6 and a half years in taking referee development across Europe to the next level. Thanks to Derek, we now have processes in place for much of the governance surrounding refereeing, coaching and presenting which has led to [...]
It is with a heavy heart that the EFT say goodbye to our Events Stalwart Federico Black. Last month Fed announced that he would be stepping down from his role as EFT Events Director as he moves on with the next chapter of his very busy life. Fed has been instrumental in the EFT Event [...]
