About AUTC

Touch (Football or Rugby) is a minimal contact sport ideally suited for getting exercise and social interaction into a hectic time schedule. The Adelaide University Touch Club is the largest Touch (or Touch Football) club in South Australia, catering for Adelaide University students and non-students at all levels of experience and ability from complete beginners to players who compete at the National Touch League. If you are interested in joining the club, or have a few questions, please email secretary(at)autouch.org.au. During Summer, trainings are usually held less frequently. We welcome interested persons to join the club - it is probable that we can find a suitable team for you to join.

Parking is available a short walk away from either of the training areas we use in Summer or Winter. Depending on numbers, training will usually comprise of some form of squad training (beginner, intermediate, advanced), some game sense activity, small or regular sized games and skill/agility drills. All club members and potential members are welcome to come out to training. During the Winter season we welcome all current and potential members to come out to training at 10:30 am every Sunday Morning at Park 10, which is situated north of the North Tce campus, over the University footbridge. A map can be found here.

The Adelaide University Touch Club is the largest Touch (or Touch Football) club in South Australia, catering for Adelaide University students and non-students at all levels of experience and ability from complete beginners to players who compete at the National Touch League. Our players come from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds and due to the minimal contact nature of Touch also have a relatively wide age profile.

The club enters teams in both Summer and Winter City Touch Men's and Women's competitions, as well as the City Touch Winter Thursday Mixed competition. During the Summer season, our club runs it's own Mixed competition consisting of our own and external teams at the Waite Sports Fields.

Please read on for information about the Adelaide University Touch Club, including Club History, the Waite Touch competition and the club committee.

 

 

AUTC Committee 07/08

President - Jeff Dutschke (email: president(at)autouch.org.au; mob: 0407 181 762 )

Jeffrey Dutschke

Treasurer - Tahlia Christie (email: treasurer(at)autouch.org.au)

Tahlia Christie

Assistant Treasurer - Chris Sainsbury

Secretary - Stephen Spurling (email: secretary(at)autouch.org.au)

Social Co-ordinator - Sarah Swift 

Sarah Swift

General Representatives - Inke Jones, Darren Jones, Belinda Gibson, Latchman Singh, Brendan Hennessy, Owen Teakle, Joanne Waugh

Club Administration

Please read below for details of Club Administration such as team lists, finances, etc.

AUTC Policies and Procedures

Assistance for Representative Players

Financial Assistance for Coaches and Referees

Payment of coaches

Selection Policy

Using the Video Camera

Before handing over the video camera, please ensure that all batteries are charged, all tapes that are with the camera have either had their material transferred over, or are labelled and are wound to a point where no useful material will be taped over. Make sure that the all cables, including the firewire cable for transferring video are contained in the camera bag unless the camera is to be returned to you for transferring and editing material.

When filming games, try to follow these guidelines:

  • Take the lens cap off and point the camera at where you are filming before you start recording
  • Use a tripod if possible to provide greater stability, or pan slowly so people will not feel sick watching what you have recorded
  • Shoot with the viewer screen visible so you keep a better eye on the play rather than looking through the viewfinder
  • Try to keep shots relatively wide while ensuring that you can see the ball (we don't want a 'video for ants!'). Doing this will increase the value of any video taken for coaching purposes. As we only have one camera shooting, the value of a wider shot overrides the value of closeups.
  • Make sure that the exposure is the correct setting for the light conditions.
  • Film at one of the ten metre lines or behind the dead ball line.
  • Turn the mike off if you're going to provide potentially embarassing commentary (or leave it on ;) )

 

Waite Competition Policies and Procedures

Payment of Referees

Referees are paid according to their level on an increasing scale, so that the more games they officiate, the more they get paid.  Payment details are as follows:

Ref. level    1-7 games     8-15 games     15+ games
   0              $10                     $11            $13
   1              $11                     $12            $14
   2              $12                     $13            $15
   3              $15                     $16            $18
 

Payment of Waite Competition assistants and organisers

The Waite Co-ordinator(s) and Referee Co-ordinator(s) positions are voluntary and as such are not paid directly for the role. 
 
However, the co-ordinator may be paid for desk duties throughout the season.  Desk-sitters are paid at the same rate as the level 0 referees for each of the three timeslots for the 16 weeks of competition.   ** 
 
The referee co-ordinator, if they themselves are a referee, will be paid at one level above their true level.  ** 
 
** to be confirmed by the committee and club treasurers.
 
 
 

Club Member's Financials

Hi everyone,

Reminder that fees are due THIS FRIDAY, 24th NOVEMBER.

I've attached a list of the money paid/owed by every member of the club. There are no figures listed for sports association fees as i'm unsure as to who is a student. Students of Adelaide University owe $33, while other members owe $66. Once paid this will last for a year except for students who (as it has been outstanding) will need to pay again in o'week next year.

Hope this makes sense. If not, please feel free to email me at treasurer(at)autouch.org.au or tahlia.christie(at)student.adelaide.edu.au

Tahlia

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Club History

Formed in 1981, the Adelaide University Touch Club has prided itself on being a leading institution in the South Australian Touch scene. The AUTC provides a friendly environment with coaching and support for beginning and experienced players, whether they be students or non-students. AUTC has been affiliated with the Adelaide University Sports Association since 1983.

AUTC Honour Board

* please note that this page is being updated as dates are confirmed.

President Jeffrey Dutschke (2006/7-2007/8) Matt Gray (2003/4-2005/6) Fleur Bowden (2002/3) Tony Wilkinson (1987)

Treasurer Tahlia Christie (2006/7-2007/8) Inke Jones (2005/6) Darren Jones (2004/5) Nathan Harvey (2003/4) Rose Maloney (1987)

Secretary Stephen Spurling (2006/7-2007/8) Belinda Gibson (2004/5-2005/6) Darren Jones (2002/3) Darren Jones (1999/2000) Katie Emmel (1998/9) Darren Jones (1996/7) Cathy Staska (1987)

Social Coordinator Sarah Swift (2006/7-2007/8) Ceridwen Synnot (2005/6) Laura Teakle (2003/4-2004/5) Sandii Brimble (2003/4)

Assistant Treasurer Chris Sainsbury (2006/7-2007/8) Darren Jones (2005/6) Ron Verstappen (1987)

Annual Reports

The Adelaide University Touch Club must produce an annual report each year for the Sports Association.

2004 Annual Report

President Matt Gray has just produced the 2004 Annual Report which will be tabled at the Adelaide University Sports Association AGM.

Winter Season 2003

In the first season of the drive for a greater student percentage of membership, AUTCâ's O-Week was successful with many new faces turning out to play. The new members and the returning old hands allowed us to field 10 teams in the winter of 2003.

With two mens teams and two womens teams on Monday night (the A-Grade womens team actually played in the mens B-grade, above one of the AUTC mens teams), three mixed teams on Thursday night and three mixed teams on Sunday morning, all club members were accommodated with the skill level they wanted to play at and the time they wanted to play. And with Brendon King leading training on Wednesday nights the season became very successful.

On Monday night both mens teams won their divisions (A and C grade). The women were competitive and pressed hard for contention all season, with the A grade side competing strongly, making the Men’s B grade finals.

Thursday night saw the Mixed A/B team dominate all season culminating with an 11-0 win in the grand final. The Mohawks (Mixed E) were the surprise of the season. Showing mixed form through the season, they ended just losing the grand final.

Sunday saw the improvement of the Mixed A team. After losing one of the teams playmakers, Paul “Gonzo� Harold, to a freak accident (not on the touch field) in the middle of the year, the team showed much perseverance to make it to the grand final, losing only to the form team all season.

The winter season was very successful and finished with AUTC being crowned Club Champion within the City Touch competition, beating out 4 other clubs. We gave out some awards of our own, with the following awards being awarded by the club coaches:

Jo Mitchell Award (Most Promising Female): Larua Teakle

Gary Williamson Award (Most Promising Male): Cameron Milne

Best Team: Combovers (Mens A-Grade)

Most Enthusiastic Team: Blue Rinse (Mixed F-Grade)

Best Coach: Matt Gray

Best Club Person: Sandii Brimble

Summer season 2003-2004

AUTC once again ran its own Thursday night mixed competition during summer. With an air to making the feeling very relaxed, and with the support of the rugby club, AUTC ran a barbeque every week to encourage people to spend some time after their games watching other people and having fun. The social atmosphere created helped to make this a very successful season.

With 34 teams (the maximum possible due to lighting), the competition was a sell out two weeks before the first game. With 5 divisions and 5 AUTC teams, AUTC was strongly involved. Running from mid November through until the start of March, the competition was well organized and well received.

Although there was no AUTC team in the top division the team that won the competition was made up of 90% AUTC members who had decided to play in a social team for a year. (Most of these members played for AUTC in other competitions through the year.) Although none of the AUTC teams was runner up or won their division, all teams improved over the season and most players have decided to return for winter season (2004).

Barbara Morgan from the AUTC Kites (E-Grade) received the best female player for that grade, and Seth Debolt from the AUTC Condors (D-Grade) received best male player for his grade.

AUTC also entered teams into the Tuesday night competition run by City Touch. AUTC entered two mens teams, one in A-Grade and another in B-Grade, and one womens team, entered in B-Grade. No team made it to the grand final but Darren Jones was awarded the Best and Fairest award for the A-Grade.

Beach Touch

After a year off in 2002, AUTC ran a beach touch competition in 2003. Held at Glenelg on the 7th of December, it had a mens and a womens competition with $100 prize money for the winning teams. There were nine teams in the Mens competition and eight teams in the Womens competition. Due to the social nature of the competition, most of the AUTC members who participated did so in social teams. Both teams who won the competitions were made up of mainly AUTC members.

The day ran well and no problems were encounted and AUTC is hoping to make it a regular part of its calendar once again.

Social Activities

AUTC is a club trying to increase its social output in an effort to keep people interested in more than just the sport of touch. With the losing of one social coordinator (Sandii Brimble) to work at the start of the summer season and with the position only recently being filled, 2003-2004 summer season was a bit hap hazard on the social scene.

However the year started well with the traditional Presidents Keg, followed up by a pub-crawl and a movie night. The End Of Season Dinner was once again a highlight of the year. With awards handed out and the traditional movie causing a stir, the night went well.

Throughout summer the teams were encouraged to stay after matches and have drinks at the barbeque and with sponsorship for Touch SA giving free entry to the Arkaba's "Time Warp", some memorable times were had. The summer season was capped with a lazy Sunday spent playing touch and enjoying another BBQ.

With the new social coordinators putting together this year's itinerary and the starting of a monthly club newsletter, AUTC looks to become even more active.

Representation

AUTC is a large contributor of talent to the sport of touch in SA and as such has many people to recognize for their involvement.

State Representatives

2003: Carrie Atkinson, Darren Ball (Coach M), Katie Emmel (Development), Ingo Ernst (30s), Megan Field (30s), Sharon Gray (30s), Darren Jones, Robin "Doc" Kildare (W 30s Coach), Christine Lai (Dev), Jo Mitchell (30s), Sarah O''Dwyer (Dev), Rob Page (30s), Jeremy Smith, Leila Wyatt

National Touch League Representatives

2004 - Carrie Atkinson (Mxd), Darren Ball (M 30s), Megan Field, Sharon Gray (W 30s) Darren Jones (MO, 30s), Mark Jones (M 30s Manager), Robin "Doc" Kildare (W 30s Coach), Christine Lai (Mxd), Lisa Mahoney (W 30s), Libby Mapletoft (W 30s), Jo Mitchell (W 30s), Jeremy Smith (Mens (player), M 30s Ass. Coach), Leila Wyatt

2003 - Darren Ball (30s), Darren Jones, Lisa Mahoney (30s) Rob Page, Leila Wyatt

Australian Representatives

2004 - Lisa Mahoney (W 30s),
2003 - Rob "Doc" Kildare (M 35s)

Life Members

Congratulations to Darren Ball, Ninh Duong, Brendan Hennessy and Darren Jones who were awarded Life Membership at the 2003 Winter End of Season Dinner.

With the new season set to start in the near future and training already under way, AUTC is happy to have Paul "Gonzo" Harold back as the beginners coach, and with the number of new recruits out at training it looks to be another exciting season ahead. With the ever-adapting coaching talent and new training drills, AUTC looks to be headed into a very prosperous time.

With ideas about sponsoring members to do both refereeing and coaching courses, and the prospect of gaining government grants to help with training tools, the future is certainly bright for the sport and the club.

AUTC is a club with a great base of members who put in year after year with little or no reward, and it is these people who keep the club running. A large thank you must be said to Darren Jones, who after the nearly total exodus of the committee has gently guided the new committee and given up plenty of his time and effort to see that AUTC did not fall on it's face.

With the new touch season we hope to start becoming a more visible sport on campus.

Matt Gray
President

2005-6 Annual report

Adelaide University Touch Club Annual Report 2005-2006
Winter 2005 Winter season 2005 saw AUTC field 9 teams in the City Touch competition. 2 mens teams, 2 womens teams and 5 mixed teams of differing skill and ability. With teams playing on 3 days and training on another day, some members represented AUTC 4 nights a week. The addition of the second womens team was a great acomplisment for the club. For the first time in along time our female members had a higher standard of touch to see and aspire to. Trainings saw the general standard of touch once again raised through out the whole club. And with many of our members playing in and spectating on the “State League” the drive to improve has rairly been higher. Summer 2005-2006 Summer saw AUTC one again running its Thursday night competition. The season was a success mainly due to the input of the volunteers throughout the whole club. Time keepers, desk sitters, tong masters and referees all put in a massive amount of time to keep the competition running smoothly. This year the addition of a “buzzword” facility for people playing in our competition to check the status of games from their mobile phone added another level of professionalism to our competition, also the purchase of a PA system to be installed for the 06/07 season will see a marked improvement in the ability for the night to be run smoothly. On the sport side, AUTC had 6 teams with one team in all grades at least. All teams did perform well through out the season improving as they went. We also entered 2 mens teams and 2 womens team into the City Touch competition. All teams played well through the season with both female teams perfoming exceptionally well only to fall at the last hurdle in their respective divisions. Autumn Touch This season saw the most teams ever entered by ATUC into this competition. Proving that the desire to play touch is high in the club. With little or no break for some touch has become a year round sport. Autumn is still under way and we have high hope for all our teams. With the introduction of the VSU and the uncertainty of how the club will manage, we have tried to future proof the club as best we can, and fundraising will soon be a priority. However, as we are a touch club, it is my great desire for the AUTC name to be on all the trophies that is enters teams in to compete for, and for AUTC to become a power in South Australian touch as we have both the talent and numbers to do. Matt Gray President

2006-7 Annual Report

Touch Club end of year report

The Adelaide University Touch Club continues to be a well respected and visible part of touch in the South Australian touch community.

The winter 2006 season again saw impressive numbers of teams being entered into the City Touch competitions in both the single sex and mixed competitions, with many members adopting the new design of playing tops available. This year the club began to see the exceptional results after three years of development of the women within the club. The A-grade women won their competition, and the B-grade women competed respectably in the same A-grade competition. Congratulations need to go both to the dedicated group of players, and their coaches Matt Gray and Darren Jones for the improvement that has been seen over the last couple of years. The men in both A-grade and B-grade made their opponents work hard, however, neither team were able to finish the season with any honours.

The mixed teams continued to ride on the strength of the women within the club, with the A-grade being premiers, and four other teams at various levels competing very well in their respective grades.

AUTC has entered two male and two female teams in the city touch competition over the summer 06-07 season, all teams thus far are competing well, with the women again leading their competition.

The competition run by AUTC on the rugby fields at Waite during summer continues to be seen as an exceptional competition with an excellent social atmosphere, and high quality touch. Five AUTC teams are competition in this competition in all grades.

AUTC this year again successfully ran the only beach touch competition in the state which was entered by 13 teams. This year, thanks to a government grant, the club was able to manufacture special lines for the competition.

The touch club was able to qualify a Men’s team and a Mixed team into the Australian Uni Games, held in Adelaide. Due to restrictions with numbers, only a Mixed team was entered, an intense week of social interaction was complimented by some excellent quality touch. The team, which included two members who had never played the sport before, lost a game to Melbourne Uni, which would have guaranteed a top 4 placing at the championships. Jeffrey Dutschke was awarded with Green and Gold team selection.

The committee of the club continues to be strong, with a good numbers being involved in the administration of the club. The hard work of a dynasty of social coordinators sees the club continue to grow at a social level. The club again held its annual pub crawl, quiz night, President’s keg, lawn bowls night and end of season dinner. All have been very well attended.

Life memberships of the touch club were awarded to Christine Lai and Matt Gray at the end of season dinner. Christine has been a member of the touch club for over a decade, with a long history of serving on the committee. She has an excellent playing history, starting in a low grade mixed team, and is currently a permanent member the clubs A-grade Mixed and Women’s teams, and has represented the club at the National Touch League. Matt Gray was awarded his life membership in recognition of his efforts as President of the club for three years. Matt worked tirelessly as a President, player, coach, Referee and competition administrator. With his retirement as President at the 2006 AGM, Matt left the club in an excellent position. Matt has an excellent playing history to a State League level, and he has represented the club with distinction as a referee at a local and interstate level.

In 2006 the club had five of its members represent the state at Opens Level. Darren Jones, Mark Jones and Jeffrey Dutschke played in the Men’s open team that was coached by Darren Ball, and Inke Jones and Sharon Lowe played in the Women’s open team. The senior state teams had many AUTC members, Latchman Singh, Matt Gray, Mark Jones, Darren Jones, Jason Morton and Brendan Hennessy played in the over 30’s mens state team coached by Jeffrey Dutschke and Marty Green represented the state in the over 35’s mens state team. Two club members, Darren Jones and Jeremy Smith played for the Crusaders Men’s team at the National Touch League in 2006. Darren Jones was awarded the special honour of being selected to play for Australia in the Senior Mixed team at the World Cup in South Africa in January 2007.

The club continues to be a key development ground for touch in South Australia. Six members of the club were awarded their level one coaching certificates in 2006, and the club continues to develop referees at its Waite competition.

The coming year in 2007 sees touch in South Australia in a position where it needs to begin to attract teenagers and young adults into the sport. AUTC is no different, and now has a real need to attract, and retain new members to the club, particularly males. The club has allocated a substantial budget to this need, and hopes to see immediate and longer term results.

The Club is currently in a strong position, administratively, financially and on the field. With its current dedicated committee and numerous assistants, the club has set about growing further, attracting new members and leading the state in the development of touch.

Jeffrey Dutschke
AUTC President

Club Award Winners

The club makes a number of awards to individuals and teams during both the Summer and Winter seasons.

AUTC team awards

These awards are voted on by either team members or coaches and given to individuals within teams and include MVP, Best Male and Female and Best Team Player awards.

Summer 2004/5

Mens A

Best Player Darren Jones
Best Team Player Rob Page
Most Improved Bart Smyth

Mens B

Best Player Geoff Lin
Best Team Player Alex Joseph
Most Improved Felix Jaffe

Mens C

Best Player Trevor Cooper
Best Team Player Russell Barlow
Most Improved Domenic Gullifa

Womens

Best Player Sarah O’Dwyer
Best Team Player Belinda Gibson
Most Improved Ceri Synott

Mixed A

Best Male Darren Jones
Best Female Christine Lai
Best Team Player Paul Harrold
Most Improved Sarah Swift

Mixed B

Best Male Dougal Currie
Best Female Sam Doove
Best Team Player Alex Joseph
Most Improved Martin Schubert

Mixed C

Best Male Charlie Pontecorvo
Best Female Jenny McInerny
Best Team Player Trent McInerny
Most Improved Emily Newcombe

Mixed D

Best Male Brad Harvey
Best Female Ceri Synott
Best Team Player Inke Jones
Most Improved Caroline Gunn

Mixed E

Best Male BJ Rawnsley
Best Female Belinda Rawnsley
Best Team Player Darren Peters
Most Improved Lisa Dodds

Mixed F

Best Male Christian Riebeling
Best Female Marnie Round
Best Team Player Scott Pelvin
Most Improved Sarah Hardy

Summer 2006/7

Mixed A (Gummy Bears)
Best Male - Jeffrey Dutschke
Best Female - Inke Jones

Mixed B (Jelly Babies)
Best Male - Mark Jones
Best Female - Tahlia Christie and Sharon Lowe

Mixed C (Black Cats)
Best Male - Ryan Causby
Best Female - Laura Teakle

Mixed D (Chicos)
Best Male - Adrian Loschiavo
Best Female - Belinda Rawnsley

Mixed E (Red Frogs)
Best Male - Simon Derrick-Yuile
Best Female - Ainslie Roberts

Men's A
Latchman Singh

Women's A
Amanda Brimson

Men's B
Brett Northey

Women's B
Tiffany Schultz

A special congratulations also to INKE JONES and BELINDA RAWNSLEY who also
took out the overall Best Female Player for their divsions at Waite. Well done!

Summer 2007/8

Congratulations to all AUTC players for another fantastic summer of touch football!

A special mention goes to award winners for each of the 9 mixed, men's and women's teams entered at Waite and City Touch.

Mixed A (Little Mermaids)
Best Male TRENT DIXON
Best Female BRITTNY ROBERTS
Best Team Player BRITTNY ROBERTS

Mixed A (Hong Kong Phooeys)
Best Male JEFFREY DUTSCHKE
Best Female SHARON LOWE
Best Team Player LOUISA SANCHEZ

Mixed B/C (Yogi Bears)
Best Male ASHLEY JOHNSON
Best Female RUTH VOGELSANG
Best Team Player BELINDA GIBSON

Mixed D/E (Smurfs)
Best Male MARTIN SCHUBERT
Best Female AINSLIE DERRICK ROBERTS
Best Team Player BRADLEY CLARE

Mixed F/G (Scooby Doos)
Best Male DARREN PETERS
Best Female GILL McGREGOR
Best Team Player JACQUI SHEPHERD

Mixed F/G (Wiley Coyotes)
Best Male BRENTON HOWE
Best Female CORRINE PHOENIX
Best Team Player DAVID BAZZACCO

Women's (PowerPuff Girls)
Most Valuable Player TAHLIA CHRISTIE
Most Improved SARAH HARDY

Men’s A (Captain Caveman)
Most Valuable Player NINH DUONG
Most Improved OWEN TEAKLE

Men’s B (The Jetsons)
Most Valuable Player RYAN CAUSBY
Most Improved NICHOLAS DAWSON

WELL DONE also to Brenton Howe for winning the Best Male Trophy for Waite for his division!

Winter 2004 Awards

Mens A

Best Player Jeremy Smith
Best Team Player Chris Stewart
Most Improved Cameron Milne

Mens B

Best Player Rob Page
Best Team Player Dougal Currie
Most Improved Jeffrey Dutschke

Mens C

Best Player Bart Smyth
Best Team Player Felix Jaffe
Most Improved Chad Harris

Womens
Best Player Laura Teakle
Best Team Player Ceri Synot
Most Improved Sarah Swift

Thurs A

Best Male Mark Jones
Best Female Sarah O'Dwyer
Best Team Player Chris Bucknell
Most Improved Brooke Parsons

Thurs B

Best Male Charlie Pontecorvo
Best Female Jo Mansell
Best Team Player Belinda Gibson
Most Improved Laura Teakle

Thurs C

Best Male Bart Smyth
Best Female Belinda Rawnsley
Best Team Player (NB: 2 medals) Brenton Rawnsley & Jacqui Shepard
Most Improved Lachlan Bannear

Thurs D

Best Male Chris Vinall
Best Female Tiffany Schultz
Best Team Player Emily Newcombe
Most Improved Julia Bailey

Sun A

Best Male Marty Green
Best Female Christine Lai
Best Team Player Alex Joseph
Most Improved Kathryn Van Diemen

Sun B

Best Male Gavin Watson
Best Female Jenny McInerney
Best Team Player Philippa Davey
Most Improved Jillian Lee

Winter 2006 Awards

Mens A Most Valuable Player Darren Jones Most Improved Latchman Singh Mens B Most Valuable Player Gavin Watson Most Improved Felix Barbalet Womens A Most Valuable Player Sharon Lowe Most Valuable Player Jo Mitchell Most Improved Shelley Laslett Womens B Most Valuable Player Ceridwen Synnot Most Improved Tahlia Christie Mixed A Best Male Paul Harrold Best Female Sharon Lowe Best Team Player Tahlia Christie Mixed B Best Male Alec Norman Best Female Ceridwen Synnot Best Team Player Latchman Singh Mixed C Best Male Michael Goedecke Best Female Belinda Gibson Best Team Player Belinda Gibson Mixed D Best Male Paul Smith Best Female Belinda Rawnsley Best Team Player Jacqui Shepherd Mixed E Best Male Chris Vinall Best Female Ainslie Roberts Best Team Player Steven Finney

Winter 2007 Awards

Mixed A1 (AUTC Hot Chocolates - A Grade)
Best Male DARREN JONES
Best Female BRITTNY ROBERTS
Best Team Player INKE JONES

Mixed A2 (AUTC Chocoholics - A Grade)
Best Male NINH DUONG
Best Female SHARON LOWE
Best Team Player LOUISA SANCHEZ

Mixed C (Chocolate Puddings - D/E Grade)
Best Male OWEN TEAKLE
Best Female KRISTI MULVIHILL
Best Team Player KATE BERGIN

Mixed D (Choc Chip Cookies - F Grade)
Best Male ASHLEY JOHNSON
Best Female BELINDA RAWNSLEY
Best Team Player MARTIN SCHUBERT

Mixed E (Chocolate Cupcakes - G Grade)
Best Male ANTHONY WU
Best Female ADELE CAON
Best Team Player AINSLIE ROBERTS

Men's A
Most Valuable Player CHRIS SAINSBURY
Most Improved STEELE TALLON

Men's B
Most Valuable Player STEVEN DUTSCHKE
Most Improved STEPHEN SPURLING

Women's A
Most Valuable Player TAHLIA CHRISTIE
Most Improved CATRIONA MURPHY

Women's B
Most Valuable Player JOANNE WAUGH
Most Improved SALLY COX

Winter 2008 Awards

this will be updated just as soon as i can get this particular page to stop crashing on me..   grrrhhhh...

Best Club Person

This award recognises the contributions of an AUTC Club Member who has contributed to the successful function of the club. It may be awarded to committee members who go beyond the effort expected of a committee member. The on-field award is given to someone who exhibits a positive on-field attitude and is always willing to help out other club members and teams.

Best Club Person

2008 - Belinda Gibson

2007 - Ben O'Donnell

2006 - Felix Barbalet (off-field)/ Caroline Gunn (on-field)

2005 - Jeffrey Dutschke

2003 - Sandii Brimble

2002 - Duncan Holds

Best Coach

Best Coach

2008 - Chris Sainsbury

2007 - Mark Jones

2004 - Cody Morris

2003 - Matt Gray

2002 - Paul (Gonzo) Harrold

2000 - Darren Jones

Best Team

Best Team

2008 - AUTC Lions (Men's A)

2007 - Creme Brulee (Men's A)

2005 - Emperors (Men's A)

2003 - Combovers (Men's A)

2002 - Trolls (div. 3)

2000 - Kneejerk (Mxd div. 3)

Club Award Criteria

Most Promising Male and Female Award"The Garry Williamson Award" and "The Jo Mitchell Award" respectively.The winner of these awards should:

  • Been playing at AUTC for 1-2 years, with a preference given to first year players
  • Improved in early stages of playing for AUTC
  • Improved in such a way that they show promise to be an outstanding touch player in the future
  • Have an attitude in line with continued improvements in touch football pursuits.

Continuing Excellence Male and Female awardThe male award is known as the Darren Jones MedalThe winner of these awards should

  • Have a miniumum of 3 consecutive financial years of membership of AUTC
  • An A-grade player
  • A former or current representative player
  • Have some involvement in the club besides as a player
  • Display exempleary on and off field conduct

 Best Club PersonThe winner of this award should

  • A Club Member, with strong involvement in most aspects of the club
  • Adopt a leadership role in orgainsint of AUTC events or Competitions
  • Show Inititive and Entusasm in their role, above and beyond normal expectations

  (these criteria were established and ratified at a committee meeting 02/11/2008)

Continuing Excellence

This award has been instituted to recognise members who have been playing for several years and who have shown continual improvement and performance at a high level. An award is given for both females and males.

In 2008, the award for males was named in honour of Darren Jones, who has been actively involved in the club for over 10 years and has represented the sport at all levels, including playing for Australia in 2007.  The award will henceforth be known as the Darren Jones Continuing Excellence Award. 

2008 - Tahlia Christie, Ninh Duong

2007 - Sharon Lowe, Darren Jones

2006 - Inke Jones, Latchman Singh

Honourable Mention

In recognition of enthusiasm, good sportmanship or any other positive performance or contribution not covered by other awards.

2007 - Tob Owens, Cameron Christie

Most Enthusiastic Team

Most Enthusiastic Team

2007 - Sticky Date Puddings (Men's B) 2005 - Royals (Womens B) 2003 - Blue Rinse Set (Mixed F) 2002 - Hobbits (Mxd div. 6) 2000 - Dextrous (Mxd div. 6)

Most Promising Male and Female

This award is given to the male and female players who are thought to show the most ability. The award criteria are now set to only cater for players who are new to the sport (one or two seasons experience) and not just new to the club. The Most Promising Female award is named after Joanne Mitchell, a legend of the sport in South Australia, while the Most Promising Male award is named after Gary Williamson, a life member of the club, who made significant contributions to the club as a coach.

2008 - Alex Cassegrain, Siobhan Giles

2007 - Owen Teakle, Catriona Murphy

2006 - Steven Dutschke, Justine Marechal/Brittny Roberts

2005 - Ben O'Donnell, Joanne Waugh

2004 - Jeffrey Dutscke, Sarah Swift

2003 - Cameron Milne, Laura Teakle

2002 - Ingo Ernst, Line Skovmark

2000 - Greg Somers, Simone Woodward

Committee Minutes

The minutes of commitee meetings held at the club are stored here

Competition MVP, Sports Association and other award winners.

AUTC members have won numerous awards for their on and off-field performances for the club. These include MVP awards for various competitions and awards from the Adelaide University Sports Association.

Competition MVP Winners

Summer 2007-8 Brenton Howe - Waite Mixed F/G Summer 2006-7 Inke Jones - Waite Mixed A/B Belinda Rawnsley - Waite Mixed E/F Summer 2005-6 Sharon Lowe - Waite Mixed A/B Winter 2005 Darren Peters - Thursday E/F Grade Michael Goedecke - Thursday H Grade Summer 2004-5 Darren Jones - Waite Mxd A/B; City Mens A Belinda Rawnsley - Waite Mxd E/F Winter 2004 Christine Lai - City Mxd Sunday Cup Joanna Mansell - City Mxd E/F Summer 2003-4 Seth DeBolt - Waite Mxd D Darren Jones - City Mens A Barbara Morgan - Waite Mxd E Summer 2002-3 Jackie Munn City Womens B Summer 1998-9 Christine Lai - Mxd A

Sports Association Awards

Sports Association Awards Blues, Half Blues and Club Letters are awards given by the Adelaide University Sports Association. These awards recognise high achievement both on and off the playing field. Only current Adelaide University students can receive Blues and Half Blues, while non-students and students may receive Club Letters.

Blue - Tony Wilkinson, Gary Williamson, John Brown, Phil Allan, Dwina Noesbar ('85), Kathryn Taffs, Danny Travers ('93), Con Nikolakopoulos ('95), Darren Jones ('00), Penny Bennett, Leila Wyatt ('01), Jeremy Smith ('05), Jeffrey Dutschke ('06)

Half Blue - Guy Moten ('90), Kathryn Taffs, Danny Travers, Amanda Sutton ('91), Diarmuid Crowley ('93), Simon Milnes ('95), Darren Jones ('99), Penny Bennett ('00), Jeffrey Dutschke ('05)

Club Letter (1) - Tony De Silva, Cathy Staska, Rose Maloney('85) , Brian Varcoe, David Adams, Maria Arthur, Breda Quinn ('90), Amanda Sutton, Robin Kildare, Kristen Lynert, Joanne Mitchell, Kirsty Dibden, Josie McInerny, Lisa Wallace, Leigh Johnston ('93), Jasmin Rieck, Sharon Kildare, Len Tanti ('95), Elizabeth Mapletoft ('97), Darren Jones, Michelle Kirby ('98), Penelope Bennett ('99), Fleur Bowden, Ninh Duong, Megan Field, Christine Lai, Gavin Watson ('01), Nathan Harvey, Brendan Hennessy, Jacqueline Munn, Charlie Pontecorvo, Leila Wyatt ('03), Jeffrey Dutschke, Katie Emmel, Martin Green, Sarah O'Dwyer, Louisa Sanchez ('05), Laura Teakle, Inke Jones, Sharon Lowe, Mark Jones ('06)

Club Letter (2) - Timothy Bright, Russell Lee, Victoria Woods, Angela Selby, Sula Misirilis ('90), Gavin Watson ('99), Ben Harrison, Brendon King, Katherine Oborne, Dan Sergeant ('01), Fleur Bowden, Mark Jones ('03), Matt Gray ('05)

Criteria for Sports Association Awards

Sports Association award nominations are normally called for in April and October each year. To be eligable for an award in touch the following criteria apply:

For all awards
* Must be a financial member of club AND sports association

BLUE
Candidates for a Blue in Touch should have achieved the following:

* participation in the Australian University Games
* played in the club’s first team for at least two years
* played for the region which the AUTC is a member of
* selection in a State Open side at least twice
* selection to play at the National Touch League or a similar national championship or selected for a Green and Gold Team.
* student studying for an award confered by the University of Adelaide

HALF BLUE
Candidates for a Half Blue in Touch should have achieved the following:

* participation in the Australian Universities Games
* played in the first for at least two years
* played for the region which the AUTC is a member of
* selection in a State Open side
* student studying for an award confered by the University of Adelaide

CLUB LETTERS
Candidates for Club Letters (1) should have achieved one or more of the following:

* Member of the first of second team for two or more years
* played for the region which the AUTC is a member of
* selection in a State side
* attendance at the Australian Universities Games (for students)
* player for the club for five years (over 100 games) or more
* selection in a National League side

Club Letters (2)

Candidates for Club Letters (2) should have achieved at least one of the following:
* Member of club committee for at least three years
OR
* Coach of a club side for at least three years
OR
* a referee in an AUTC ran competition for at least three years

Life Members

The AUTC thanks the following people for their contribution to the club and has given them life membership in recognition of their service:

Darren Ball (2003)

Diarmuid Crowley

Ninh Duong (2003)

Matt Gray (2006)

Ben Harrison

Brendan Hennessy (2003)

Rob (Doc) Kildare

Darren Jones (2003)

Christine Lai (2006)

Libby Mapletoft

Joanne Mitchell

Kathryn Taffs

Gavin Watson

Tony Wilkinson

Gary Williamson

Representative Players

AUTC members regularly compete at levels above the local competitions our club fields teams in. We would like to recognise the achievements of these members who have often contributed to the club as coaches and officials. All players have represented at Men's or Women's Open level unless indicated.

Australian Representatives

2007 - Darren Jones (Snr. Mxd), Rob 'Doc' Kildare (M 40s) 2004 - Lisa Mahoney (W 30s), 2003 - Rob 'Doc' Kildare (M 35s) 1999 - Rob 'Doc' Kildare (Mxd 30s) 1999 - Rob 'Doc' Kildare (Mens 30s Merit) 1997 - Rob 'Doc' Kildare (Mxd 30s)

National Touch League Representatives

2008 - Tahlia Christie (Mxd), Jeffrey Dutschke, Rob 'Doc' Kildare (Snr Mixed), Sharon Lowe 2007 - Rob 'Doc' Kildare (M 35s), Christine Lai (W 30s), Sharon Lowe, Kathryn Taffs (W 30s) 2006 - Darren Jones, Christian O'Dwyer, Jeremy Smith, Robin Kildare (M35s) 2005 - Carrie Atkinson (W30s), Darren Ball (M30s), Darren Jones (M30s), Robin Kildare (M35s), Christine Lai (W30s), Lisa Mahoney (W30s), Adrian Sim 2004 - Carrie Atkinson (Mxd), Darren Ball (M 30s), Megan Field, Sharon Gray (W 30s) Darren Jones (MO, 30s), Mark Jones (M 30s Manager), Robin 'Doc' Kildare (W 30s Coach), Christine Lai (Mxd), Lisa Mahoney (W 30s), Libby Mapletoft (W 30s), Jo Mitchell (W 30s), Jeremy Smith (MO, M 30s Ass. Coach), Leila Wyatt 2003 - Darren Ball (M 30s), Darren Jones, Lisa Mahoney (W 30s) Rob Page, Leila Wyatt 2002 - Darren Jones, Christine Lai (Mxd) 2001 - Darren Ball, Penny Bennett, Darren Jones, Leila Wyatt 2000 - Darren Ball (Mx), Kathryn Bradshaw, Darren Jones, Rob Kildare (Mx Player/Coach), Simon Milnes (Mx), Gavin Watson (Ass. Coach, W)

Australian Universities Green and Gold

2007 - Ben O'Donnell (Mxd) 2006 - Jeffrey Dutschke (Mxd) 2002 - Jeremey Smith (Mxd) 2000 - Penny Bennett (Mxd), Chris Sainsbury (Mxd), Leila Wyatt (Mxd)

State Representatives

2007 - Tahlia Christie, Jeffrey Dutschke, Katie Emmel (Mxd), Matt Gray (Women's Ass. Coach), Martin Green (Mxd) Amy Keir (Mxd), Darren Jones, Mark Jones, Sharon Lowe, Jason Morton 2006 - Darren Ball (Coach M), Jeffrey Dutschke (MO, M 30s coach), Matt Gray (M 30s), Brendan Hennessy (M 30s), Darren Jones (MO, M 30s), Inke Jones, Mark Jones (MO, M 30s), Sharon Lowe, Jason Morton (M 30s), Latchman Singh (M 30s) 2005 - Darren Ball (Coach M), Jeffrey Dutschke, Darren Jones, Christian O'Dwyer, Robert Page (Mxd), Jeremy Smith 2004 - Darren Ball (Coach M), Darren Jones, Christine Lai, Lisa Mahoney, Adrian Sim, Jeremy Smith 2003 - Carrie Atkinson, Darren Ball (Coach M), Katie Emmel (Development), Ingo Ernst (30s), Megan Field (30s), Sharon Gray (30s), Darren Jones, Robin "Doc" Kildare (W 30s Coach), Christine Lai (Dev), Jo Mitchell (30s), Sarah O''Dwyer (Dev), Rob Page (30s), Jeremy Smith, Leila Wyatt 2002 - Darren Ball (Mens Ass. Coach), Megan Field, Darren Jones, Robin 'Doc'; Kildare (Mens Player/Coach), Christine Lai (Mx), Rob Page, Karen Stewart (Mx), Leila Wyatt 2001 - Darren Ball, Ninh Duong, Katie Emmel, Sally Gerhardy, Darren Jones, Rob Kildare (Mens Player/Coach), Christine Lai, Rob Page, Leila Wyatt 2000 - Darren Ball, Penny Bennett, Kathryn Bradshaw, Ninh Duong, Megan Field, Darren Jones, Joanne Mitchell, Warwick Morgan, Rob Page, Jasmin Rieck (W. Manager), Chris Sainsbury, Gavin Watson (W. coach), Leila Wyatt 1999 - Darren Ball, Darren Jones, Michelle Kirby, Simon Milnes. 1998 - Penelope Bennett, Kathryn Bradshaw, Darren Jones, Elizabeth Mapletoft, Christine Lai (W. Manager). 1997 - Darren Ball, Penny Bennett, Amelia Kent, Robin Kildare, Sharon Kildare, Amanda Lamont, Jay Laurie, Bec Lewicki, Kate Lewicki, Elizabeth Mapletoft, Warwick Morgan, Athanasia Savvoudis, Chris Stewart, Natalie Taffs, Len Tanti. 1996 - Franca Costanzo, Kylie Grimshaw, Darren Jones, Robin Kildare, Sharon Kildare, Amanda Lamont, Jay Laurie, Elizabeth Mapletoft, Simon Milnes, Natalie Taffs, Len Tanti, Julian Wiedenbach. 1995 - Jay Laurie, Elizabeth Mapletoft (M. Manager), Len Tanti, Chris Webber 1994 - Diarmuid Crowley, Robin Kildare, Jay Laurie, Elizabeth Mapletoft, Simon Milnes, Joanne Mitchell (W. Coach), Con Nikolakpoulos, Sharon O''Connor, Chris Stewart, Kathryn Taffs, Len Tanti, Danny Travers 1992 - Maria Arthur (W. Coach), Franca Costanzo, Diarmuid Crowley, Kirsty Dibden, Robin Kildare, Kristin Lienert, Josie McInerney, Athanasia Misirlis, Joanne Mitchell, Amanda Sutton, Danny Travers, Lisa Wallace. 1989 - Tony Wilkinson, Gary Williamson, Brian Varcoe 1986 - Phil Allan, John Brown, Julie Chambers, Glen Davis, Dwina Noesbar, Andrew Short, Tony Wilkinson, Garry Williamson, Mark Wilson. 1984 - Tony Wilkinson 1983 - Tony Wilkinson

Winning AUTC Teams

AUTC has repeatedly had on-field success with teams taking the title at all levels. If you have any additions, please contact admin{at}autouch.org.au.

Winter 2008

  • AUTC Lions (Men's A) def. Assassins 8-3
  • AUTC Cheetahs (Thursday Mixed A) def. AUTC Cougas 6-5
  • AUTC Ocelots (Thursday Mixed F) def. Sister Morphine 5-4
  • AUTC Wildcats (Thursday Mixed I) def. The Griffins 6-5

Autumn 2008

  • Asparagus (Cup),
  • Brussel Sprouts (Fork),
  • Dandelions (Bowl)

Summer 2007/8

  • AUTC Captain Caveman (Men's A) def. CSTA Assassins 9-7

Winter 2007

  • AUTC Hot Chocolates (Mixed A) def. Henry's Drivers 6-3
  • AUTC Fruitcakes (Women's B) def. Hooters 6-2

2007 Central Conference University Games

  • Mixed

Winter 2006

  • AUTC Avalanche (Women's A) def. Gregan's Grogans 7-3
  • AUTC Antarctic (Thursday Mixed A) def. Henry's Driver 9-1
  • AUTC Chill Factor (Thursday Mixed B) def. Red Hot Chillis 4-3
  • AUTC Eskimos (Thursday Mixed E) def. Wallaby Wannabies 7-6

2006 Central Conference University Games

  • Mixed
  • Mens

Summer 2005-6

  • AUTC Peaked Cap (Waite Mixed D) def. DHTH 7-6
  • AUTC Cowboy (Waite Mixed G) def. Wild Turkesy 7-6

Winter 2005

  • Humboldts (Sunday Mixed)
  • Emperors (Monday Mens A)
  • Magellanics (Thursday H).

2005 Central Conference University Games

  • Mixed
  • Mens

Summer 2004-5

  • Disco Bandits (Waite Mixed A)
  • Jumbo Sponge (Waite Mixed D)
  • Achilles (Waite Mxd F)

Winter 2004

  • Thor (City Mens A)
  • Prometheus (City Sun Mxd A)

2004 Southern University Games

  • Mixed

Winter 2003

  • Mens A (City Mens A)
  • Mens C (City Mens C)
  • Mixed A (City Mxd A)

Summer 2001-2

  • Waite Mxd A Grade

Summer 2000-1

  • AUTC Red (Waite Mxd A Grade)

Summer 1998-9

  • Mxd Division 1

1997

  • Mt. Gambier Challenge, State Cup (Bowl)

Winter 1995

  • Div. 1 Mxd,
  • Div. 2 Mxd,
  • Div. 3 Mixed

 

 

Waite Touch Competition

Adelaide Univerity Touch Club runs a Mixed Touch Competition at the Waite playing fields (corner of Fullarton Rd and Claremont Avenue, Netherby) during the summer season. Games are played on Thursday nights with games at 6:10 pm, 7 pm and 7:50 pm with four separate divsions - A/B, C/D, E/F and G/H. The next season is soon to commence on 1 Novemer 2007, running through till Grand Final Night on 6 March 2008 with a break over the Christmas/New Year Period. Total team fees for Season '07-08 are: Normal (to be paid by the first round after the Christmas break - 10 January 2008): $850 Late (any time after this, due by Round 12 - 7 February 2008): $950 If you are interested in entering or joining a team, please contact Belinda@autouch.org.au Once the season is underway game times are available from our Sporting Pulse website. For more info, follow the links below.

Waite Mixed Touch Summer '07-08

Adelaide University Touch Club will once again be running a Mixed Touch Competition on Thursday nights at the Waite playing fields (corner of Fullarton Rd and Claremont Avenue, Netherby) in summer ‘07/08.

For new teams to the competition we will be holding a beginners' week on Thursday October 27th at 6:10 pm. If you are a returning team you do not need to show up for this week, but any team wanting a litle bit of extra coaching or just the chance to brush out some cobwebs this may be the ideal opportunity. Otherwise the normal rounds will commence as follows:

Round 1 - 7: November 1 - December 13
Christmas/New Year Break
Round 8 - 14: January 10 - February 21
Finals: February 28 - March 6.

Finals wil be played over two weeks, with the Grand Finals on the 6th of March. It is our expectation that each of the four divsions will contain eight teams, with the divisions split into a top four and bottom four for the finals, with the first week comprising of 1 v 4 and 2 v 3 games. The winners of these games shall play in the Grand Finals in the following week.

Referees
Teams are reminded that wearing white shirts is not recommended, because of the colour clash with referees. We also ask that teams wear shirts with numbers on the back, as this allows referees to communicate with players more readily, in turn allowing the game to flow more smoothly. If a referee cannot attract the attention of a player because they are not wearing a number and the player misses a direction made to him/her, then it will be to the player’s disadvantage and it is not the responsibility of the referee to make sure the message has been received.

We will endeavour to have two referees for as many games as possible. It is therefore of great assistance to us if anyone from your team is interested in refereeing, and we request that they contact us as soon as possible. Courses are available for anyone new to refereeing and could be arranged as needed. And of course, refereeing is also a great way to earn a little bit of extra cash with referees paid for each game they officiate.
AUTC wishes to maintain a fair and friendly environment and will not tolerate any abuse directed at referees, and reserves the right to send off from the field any player whose behaviour is deemed unacceptable, which may result in further game suspension. Teams are also reminded that by showing respect to the referees, they encourage those who undertake this essential role to continue, ensuring that we always have enough referees and do not need to assign refereeing duties to each team during the season.

Hot Weather Guidelines
Adelaide has hot summers. We recognise the need to protect participants from the dangers that can be caused by participating in extreme weather conditions, but we are also aware that people like to play as many games as possible. We therefore have in place a hot weather policy to balance these requirements.

If the 5pm temperature at Adelaide (as given for Kent Town on the Bureau of Meteorology website) is:

· 34 or below, games will proceed as normal from 6:10 pm.
· above 34 but below 38, then games will take place at the normal time, but will be modified to the form of four quarters of ten minutes, with a 3-minute break between quarters one and two and three and four, and a 5-minute break at half time.
· 38 or above, then games will be delayed until 6:40 pm and will be modified to three periods of ten minutes each, with 3-minute breaks between each ten minute period.

In the event of extreme wet weather or storms games may also be called off. This decision will be made as soon as possible and be communicated on our website.

Male/Female Player Eligibility
Waite is a mixed competition and as such requires no more than three males on the field at any one time. We appreciate that sometimes teams may have difficulties finding the required number of female players to field a side, and have always respected the abilities of different age groups of players. As such, boys under 13 and men over 50 can be counted as females on the field. If you have any team members who fit into this category and wish to be eligible as a female player, please include this in your nomination form.

Finals Eligibility
To be eligible to play for finals each player must have played at least 3 games in the minor round. Sign-on sheets will be provided before the commencement of each game at the front desk, and players are advised to sign these sheets before each game they play.

Additionally, any team that has not made full payment of their fees before the finals begin will be ineligible to play. Refer to Entry Conditions below.

Playing Rules and Regulations
AUTC adheres to the playing rules and regulations as outlined by the Australian Touch Association.

Entry
Entry Forms available here.

Teams will need to supply a deposit of $250 with their team entry, and will not be officially entered in the competition until this deposit has been received. The deposit and entry form are due by October 12th. If you have a problem with this time frame, please contact us and we may be able to negotiate a compromise. We often have greater interest from teams than spots available in the competition and have had to turn teams away in the past, so as the competition fills any team that has not made the deposit may lose their spot to a paying team.

Entries should be posted or emailed to the addresses shown on the Entry Form. Cheques should also be sent to the postal address shown. Alternatively, payments can be made directly into our bank account, either via a branch or the internet. This hopefully will make it easier to make payments, and in a timely fashion.

Direct deposits can be made to:

Bank SA
Account Name: Adelaide University Touch Club
BSB: 105-120
Account No: 020658640

Please include your team’s name in the payment details. Direct payments should also be accompanied by an email, outlining amount and date paid and name of team.

The first 32 teams to pay the deposit and send in an entry form will be considered the final teams. Confirmation of entry will be made by preferred mode of communication, with a list of entries being provided on our website. We will contact any teams that are unsuccessful in obtaining a place in the competition by phone.

Total team fees are:

Normal (to be paid by the first round after the Christmas break – 10 Jan 2008): $850

Late (any time after this, but due by Round 12 - 7 Feb 2008): $950

If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact Belinda at Belinda@autouch.org.au, otherwise we look forward to receiving your nomination and to a rewarding season of touch football.

Entry Form

Adelaide University Touch Club

C/- Adelaide University Sports Association

University of Adelaide, SA 5005
 
 
Web: http://www.autouch.org.au

email: competitions@autouch.org.au
 
 
Waite 2008/2009 Mixed Touch Team Entry form:
 
Team Name:_________________________________________________________________________
 
Team Colour:_______________________________________________________________________
Team Contact’s Name:_______________________________________________________________
Address:___________________________________________________________________________
Phone:_____________________________________________________________________________
Email:_____________________________________________________________________________
Preferred mode of communication:___________________________________________________
Estimated standard of team (A/B, C/D, E/F, G/H):___________________________________
Comments about your team (standard of players, males playing as females, etc.): ___
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
 
 
Do you have a team member interested in refereeing?
Refereeing is a great way to learn the game better, contribute to the sport and earn extra money.
Please get them to contact us:
email: competitions@autouch.org.au
or phone: Belinda - 0407 147 057 or  Darren - 0405 203 079
 
 
 
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A deposit of $300 is required with the nomination.
This can be made by either:
 
i. direct deposit (via the internet or to a branch):
Bank SA
Account Name: Adelaide University Touch Club
BSB: 105-120
Account No: 020658640
 
ii. or send a cheque to the above postal address.
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Methods of Payment

Deposits for the Waite Mixed Touch Competition during summer can be made by either:

i. direct deposit (via the internet or to a branch):
Bank SA
Account Name: Adelaide University Touch Club
BSB: 105-120
Account No: 020658640

ii. or posting a cheque to:
Adelaide University Touch Club
C/- Adelaide University Sports Association
University of Adelaide, SA 5005

Once the season has commenced, further payments can be made at the playing fields on Thursday nights. Cash or cheques are preferred, although limited credit card facilities will be available.

Total team fees are:
Normal (to be paid by the first round after the Christmas break 10 Jan 2008): $850
Late (any time after this, but due by Round 12 - 7 Feb 2008): $950

07-08 Waite Nominations Received

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to be updated over coming weeks. 22/09/07.

Hot Weather Policy

Hot Weather Guidelines
Adelaide has hot summers. We recognise the need to protect participants from the dangers that can be caused by participating in extreme weather conditions, but we are also aware that people like to play as many games as possible. We therefore have in place a hot weather policy to balance these requirements.

If the 5pm temperature at Adelaide (as given for Kent Town on the Bureau of Meteorology website) is:

· 34 or below, games will proceed as normal from 6:10 pm.
· above 34 but below 38, then games will take place at the normal time, but will be modified to the form of four quarters of ten minutes, with a 3-minute break between quarters one and two and three and four, and a 5-minute break at half time.
· 38 or above, then games will be delayed until 6:40 pm and will be modified to three periods of ten minutes each, with 3-minute breaks between each ten minute period.

In the event of extreme wet weather or storms games may also be called off. This decision will be made as soon as possible and be communicated on our website.

Waite Wrap-up '07-08

Congratulations to all the teams that fought it out in the heat of the Grand Finals on Thursday 6th March 2008!

A Grade: Reschke Bulls def. AUTC Little Mermaids 6-5
B Grade: Soaks def. Everlong 8-7
C Grade: Off the Leash def. Circus Act 10-4
D Grade: Penguins def. Trio Test and Measure 8-4
E Grade: Smashed Beagles def. Short Blacks 6-5
F Grade: Sister Morphine def. AUTC Wiley Coyotes 9-5
G Grade: Blue Jays def. Affogatos 6-0

Well done to the winners and runners up of each division.

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Congratulations also to the competition Best Player Awards:

A Grade: Will Sadler (Reschke Bulls) and Lisa Mahoney (Randoms)
B/C Grade: Paul Jarvis (Stoneys) and Sarah Mayrhofer (Everlong)
D/E Grade: Greg Olding (Pigs of Death) / Christian O'Dwyer (Get Duffed) and Trudie Cain (Penguins)
F/G Grade: Brenton Howe (AUTC Wiley Coyotes) / Evan Reay (One Step Beyond) and Tracey Robinson (Freestylers).

A great season all round, well done!

Waite Wrap-Up '06-07

Congratulations to everyone on a great Waite Season and well done to those teams who competed in the grand finals last night.

Special mention to the prize winners, Best Player Awards went to:

A/B Best Male
NINH DUONG (Slack Dogs)

A/B Best Female
INKE JONES (AUTC Gummy Bears)

C/D Best Male
SHANE BRACEGIRDLE (Blackened) & MIKE PEOPLES (WDTA Wildcats)

C/D Best Female
DANI CAMERON (WDTA Wildcats)

E/F Best Male
JOHN SCRYMGOUR (Penguins)

E/F Best Female
BELINDA RAWNSLEY (AUTC Chicos) & TRUDIE CAIN (Penguins)

G/H Best Male
BRODIE LANE (Centro)

G/H Best Female
BONITA KENNEDY (Centro)

Well, that about wraps it up for the season, all of us at AUTC hope you enjoyed the season and we look forward to seeing you and your team out at Waite again next summer!

Waite Mixed Touch 2004-5 Wrap

The Grand Finals of the Waite Touch competition produced several close games and a couple of upsets. We have been fortunate this season, losing no games to rain and with the Summer being quite mild, the revamped hot weather policy did not need to come into effect.

Blue Jays played MFF in the H grade final. Although Blue Jays had finished higher than MFF in the regular season, MFF had defeated Blue Jays on both occasions that these teams met. Unfortunately for the Blue Jays, MFF made it a clean sweep for season 2004-5, with a 6-4 victory.

In G grade, the Short Blacks were looking to release their big steps on the Black Antz.' In this first versus second clash, the game looked to be over for the Black Antz, as the Short Blacks sliced through the defence. However, the Black Antz put up a spirited performance and made a late comeback, with the final siren being the Short Blacks best friend. In the end, the Short Blacks had too much firepower for the Black Antz, running out winners 7-5.

G/H MVPs: Jason Cuthro (Short Blacks), Tanya Day (Team Yoda)

The Wild Turkeys had clawed their way up to the Grand Final from last position and with their comfortable defeat of AUTC Debt Collectors the week before, looked as if they could defeat AUTC Achilles. Unfortunately for the Turkeys, they could not quite bridge the gap between themselves and Achilles, who went one better than their namesake and won this contest of two opponents, 4-2.

The E grade final saw a rare lopsided score line. The Penguins and Mixtures had shown throughout the season that they were the teams to beat in this division. In their previous encounter, the Mixtures had defeated the Penguins 6-5, so this promised to be a close game. Unfortunately for the Mixtures and their supporters, this expectation was not to prove correct, as the Penguins produced their best result of the season to take victory 9-3.

E/F MVP: Grey Olding (Pigs of Death) Belinda Rawnsley (AUTC Achilles)

Stoneys would have been comfortable favourites for their D grade final against AUTC Jumbo Sponge, after finishing 8 points ahead of their opponents at the end of the regular season. However, those who had seen the last encounter between these teams would have known the game could always produce a result that could go either way. This previous encounter proved an accurate form guide, as AUTC Jumbo Sponge found the scoring power to overcome a determined Stoneys side 7-5.

The C grade final promised not only a close result but an entertaining game. Coming away from their high-scoring victory over Debacle, the Soaks knew they had the scoring potential to upset the all-conquering Coopers. Previous encounters between these teams (a draw and a narrow victory to Coopers) suggested Coopers could not rest easy though and they didn''t, taking the game to the Soaks and showing some attacking skills of their own in their 8-5 victory.

C/D MVP: Gerard Treloar (Revheads) Lesley Jones (Fiasco)

Botanics had narrowly missed out on making the A grade finals and were out to prove a point to seasoned Waite veterans the Dodgers. This was a flowing game, with both teams rucking the ball well to gain good field position when they completed their sixes. While Dodgers showed moments of brilliance (including one excellent diving touchdown), Botanics had too much strength across their team, taking the game by three touchdowns (7-4).

In the lead up to their game against top-of-the-table Slack Dogs the AUTC Disco Bandits had indicated that if they put in a solid game, the result could be close. With Slack Dogs missing several good players, the Disco Bandits put themselves right in the game at half-time. Slack Dogs, who had been slightly on top in the first half, paid the price of weary legs as the faster AUTC players made a half-run and two individual breaks to put themselves ahead. Despite the efforts of the experienced female players of Slack Dogs, the female players of the Disco Bandits held firm and did not let a try in as the game drew to a close, leaving Disco Bandits ahead by one at the final siren (4-3).

A/B MVP: Darren Jones (AUTC Disco Bandits) Corinne McNamara (Botanics)

What do I get for my Money?

What do I get for my money? Organization - The coaches and committee are volunteers, who put a lot of time into running the club, doing things like selecting and organising teams, organising training and trial matches, answering e-mails, paying bills and trying to give everyone the best experience with AUTC possible. A volunteer committee runs the income-earning Waite Summer competition. Their hard work saves all club members money. Coaching - As you have seen at training, we have quite a few enthusiastic coaches who have put their hands up to help coach other club members. These volunteer coaches put many hours into training and planning and try to do their best to improve the playing ability of all players. Other club members - If you played in your own social team, you would not meet so many new people. Many people form rewarding and lasting relationships, friendships and contacts through playing Touch with AUTC. Social events - The committee aims to have a busy social calendar. Where possible, we try to put your membership fees back into subsidising team fees or social events. Player pathways - We have teams for all level of abilities. As your Touch ability improves, you will be able to play in a team that fits your ability. This is hard to do outside of a club. As a player with AUTC, you are eligible to play for the Eastern Stingrays team, which competes in the Touch SA State League. Our higher-level teams offer a good stepping-stone towards playing in the State League and potentially the State team and from there, the National Touch League and maybe even Australia. Technical Support - If you are an aspiring Coach, Referee or Selector, the club will support you to undertake courses. More experienced members of the club will provide you with mentoring and support in these areas. AUTC has always prided itself on developing and supporting people in the technical areas of Touch.