Canberra has hosted it's first, stand-alone all abilities touch football carnival. Teams from across New South Wales travelled to Canberra for two days of competition.
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00:00 Running away for a length of the field try, these players are showing they've got plenty
00:07 of ability.
00:08 We talked about what we needed to work on today.
00:12 Basically it was our defence that actually won us the game.
00:15 While some players are fiercely competitive, carnivals like this are about the bigger picture.
00:20 Hey, number one thing, have fun.
00:23 This is your last day here today, make sure you guys have heaps of fun.
00:27 It gives every single level of ability to be able to play.
00:33 These guys are loving it.
00:34 I assume he's loving it.
00:38 Reggie Hodges has watched his family play touch football his whole life, but never had
00:43 the chance to take the field.
00:45 When the opportunity came to be part of Canberra's All Ability Alliance team, he took the ball
00:49 with two hands and ran with it.
00:51 A lot of the kids here, they finally have fitted into a sport that they love and that
00:59 they feel inclusive.
01:00 What are some things you've learnt?
01:02 Yeah, he's gone to school twice.
01:06 It's all in the name, with the All Abilities Cup catering for competitors of varying levels
01:10 of ability, with players from Orange, Wagga Wagga, Wollongong, The Hunter and Sydney separated
01:16 into three tiers.
01:17 I'm really happy to be with them too, with their friends.
01:22 Canberra's All Ability Alliance has come a long way since it started last year, now fielding
01:27 three teams who are ready to play in a weekly summer competition.
01:31 We are Touch Team!
01:33 A lot of these players are preparing to play in next year's National Touch League in Coffs
01:36 Harbour.
01:37 Carnivals like this give players of all abilities valuable game time and competition experience
01:42 to hone their skills.
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