The date has finally been set for the start of the senior and junior Griffith Touch season as community sports gears up for a return to Ted Scobie Oval.
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The juniors will be the first onto the park when they get their season underway on November 2.
With the NSW Public Health protocols still in effect, all people who are 16 years and over will need to be fully vaccinated or have a medical certificate compliant with the order and everyone in attendance will have to use the QR code provided at each field.
The weekly fixtures will be uploaded on the Griffith Touch website, and all juniors teams from years four to six must have a qualified referee.
The seniors will have to wait another month to take to the field as they hope to avoid the headache of having to confirm the double vaccination of all players while also giving them a chance to get the job.
The mixed competition looks set to start on Wednesday, December 1, which is the expected date of the easing of restrictions for those who are unvaccinated, while the open men's and women's competition will get underway on Monday, December 6.
Nominations are now open for the senior competitions.
Touch was one of the many summer sports breathing a sigh of relief that "common sense has prevailed" after the state government agreed to increase the maximum number of people who can attend an outdoor community sport event from 200 to 1000.
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Multi-field and multi-court sports like netball, touch football, hockey and softball were forced to make contingency plans to adhere to the original 200 person rule, which had come under heavy criticism from many sporting organisations.
The Griffith Touch Association will hold their AGM on December 9, while they will run a level one referees course on November 20 with venues to be advised on the Griffith Touch Facebook page and website.
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