The Scottish Touch Association exists to get people playing touch, at every age and every level, in every part of Scotland. Touch is a sport for all, regardless of age, ability or gender. We run coach and referee education, support new clubs and regional programmes, and build a route for young players from their first session through to the Scotland squads.
The STA was established on 7 August 2005 at the inaugural AGM of its members, where the STA Constitution was formally adopted.
As part of the development and promotion of the sport Scotland-wide, we hope to increase the player base and growing the sport’s popularity. We would like to encourage more youth teams, with a view to having the strongest national team possible. The STA has developed a selection policy and process to ensure that selection procedures are as open and transparent as possible. Please also refer to the STA’s eligibility criteria, and their National Development Plan for the development of Touch in Scotland.
The STA are the only official body in Scotland affiliated to the Federation of International Touch(FIT), the International governing body of touch. This entitles Scotland to participate in International tournaments and to hold FIT sanctioned events in Scotland. One such event was the 2011 World Cup in Edinburgh which Scotland hosted.
Other recent events have included the European Premiership Permit Competition (2017), Seniors Championship (2017) and the Junior Championships (2018).
Federation of International Touch