Touch Football Australia (TFA) is pleased to announce that the National Indigenous Touch Football Knockout (NITFKO) will return to Dubbo, NSW this November.
First held in 2017, the event plays a crucial role in promoting positive health messages and encouraging physical activity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in a relaxed social environment.
The two-day tournament is a key outcome of TFA’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and aims to create a sense of community, inclusive participation, enjoyment and reconciliation.
TFA Chief Executive Officer Jamie O’Connor welcomed the announcement.
“Touch Football has an indigenous participation rate of 9% so it is important that we use the popularity and accessibility of our sport to affect positive change, to lead and make a difference in the community."
“Events like the knockout enable us to connect communities and bring people together but it is more than that; our sport has a platform that can help close the gap and we believe it is important that we use it." O’Connor said.
Non-indigenous participants are also welcome at the NITFKO with each team allowed to have up to 50% non-indigenous participants.
Registrations are now open across mixed opens, mixed under 16’s and mixed under 12’s divisions.
To register a team into the event please visit: https://touchfootball.com.au/pathways/nitfko/
The 2022 National Indigenous Touch Football Knockout is being held at Katrina Gibbs Oval, Dubbo NSW on Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th of November 2022.
For all event enquiries please contact TFA Inclusion Manager: Luke Heckendorf
