Playing for San Diego Touch
Team Dues: $150/yr - this fee allows us to cover the cost of field space, equipment we have to purchase, coaching & player resources, registering our team with USA Touch, insurance, and refereeing. If you have questions about where your $s go - feel free to reach out to our board!
Anyone can show up to Saturday Touch and play for free! Once you decide to come a member, then we ask for players to contribute towards the cost of operating. a $10 donation for a drop in is greatly appreciated
All players must be registered with USA touch to participate - this can be done so here.
About Touch
Here is a very simple rules explainer, it focuses on the most important parts of the game.
Check out these rules before you rock up if you're new!
Mission Statement
SD Touch is a registered 501c3 for the community by the community. All are welcome here that welcome all. We value respect and kindness towards all members and strive to create a positive atmosphere for all to enjoy the game of touch.
OUR SPONSORS:
PRIDE IN TOUCH
All are welcome here, that welcome all.
As a sport for all, San Diego Touch Rugby celebrates and values the inclusion of transgender, nonbinary and gender diverse people in Touch and strives towards providing a safe and welcoming environment for any person to be their authentic self.
Have you ever wondered why we are the “shrimps” and the “squirrels?”
@sdtouchrugby welcomes athletes to play on whichever team they feel most comfortable. Though each team competes in the respective men’s and women’s open categories, we strive to create an inclusive environment where, for example, someone competing in the women’s division may not identify as a woman but still can play on that team. Likewise, some of our women’s players are good enough to compete in Men’s Open. Therefore, we have team names that don’t need to indicate a gender expression. Just a bunch of shrimps and squirrels playing the sport we love. #inclusivity in sports matters.
Inclusivity Statement:
To offer a Men's, Women's, Mixed, and Masters' team for people to participate on as those are the divisions offered through our governing board, USA Touch. Although these teams are referred to in these categories, not everyone that participates on these teams may identify as male or female, so we ask that our community makes an effort to use language that is inclusive of everyone.
Touch Category- This refers to the format of Touch that is being played. Currently, there are three categories, in the context of gender: Women’s Touch, Men’s Touch and Mixed Touch.
Men’s Touch- A Touch event, competition, league or match which are available for people who identify as male, non-binary or gender diverse to participate in. In the US, women are also permitted to compete on the men’s team depending on their ability to compete at the highest level of touch.
Women’s Touch- A Touch event, competition, league or match which are available for people who identify as female, non-binary or gender diverse to participate in.
Mixed Touch - A Touch event, competition, league or match which are available for a mixture of people who identify as male, female, non-binary or gender diverse to participate in.
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