For every player tournaments and championships are very important. They put their entire lives for success in them. Both fame and money are directly proportional to their performances in championships. There are many championships and tournaments, which go on across Australia around the year.
There are a lot many national events being conducted every year by the Touch Football Australia popularly known as the TFA. It also sanctions many other events. Some of the main events that are being conducted by touch football Australia are the national touch league, the national youth championships, and the Australia cup.
Touch football Australia is also engaged in the task of staging the championships of the constituent bodies by assisting them the most. It supports the championships of the Australian universities and also some of the Australian masters' games. Touch football world championships were first held in the year 1988. Australia not only hosted the event but also won it. There were four categories in the first world touch football championships, men's open, women's open, mixed open, men's masters. There were five participants in the tournament, which included the USA , Canada , Australia , New Zealand and Papua New Guinea . Australia won in all the categories. The last touch football world championships were held in Japan in the year 2003. The number of participating countries has increased from five to 10 by that time. This time too Australia won the title in all the categories.
In fact Australia won all the world touch football championships events held so far. Though at times New Zealand also won in a few categories. The sixth touch football world championships 2007 will be held at South Africa in the month of January.
You can find the photos of all the touch football world championships teams and players on the Internet.
World youth touch football championships are also very much important as they prepare the future professional players for winning a professional world championship. They have different categories just like the world touch football championships.
The college touch football championships are like the national 18 years championships. These youth and college competitions produce many exciting games. They are also used is the vehicle for National Junior Teams selection as well as selection in the professional teams in future.