Welcome to
Scottish Touch Academy
Prepare. Perform. Represent.
The Scottish Touch Association’s pathway for young players who want to train with the best in their age group and play for Scotland. Trials for the 2027 squads are open now.
Player trials, Dundee
Saturday
5 December
Dundee Regional Performance Centre, 10:00 to 16:00. Open to players aged 12 or over and under 20 on 1 January 2027. No trial fee.
Sunday
20 December
Dundee Regional Performance Centre, 10:00 to 16:00. Open to players aged 12 or over and under 20 on 1 January 2027. No trial fee.
Start close to home
Find youth Touch near you
Most Academy players begin in a local youth programme. If you have not played yet, one of these is the place to start, and the Academy is the step after.
Try it first
Taster days before trials
Two taster sessions run ahead of the December trials. They are a relaxed way to meet the coaches and see what a trial involves. Book a place on either day with the taster form.
Sunday 8 November
Dundee
Regional Performance Centre, Caird Park. 2pm to 5pm.
Saturday 28 November
Motherwell
Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility. 1pm to 4pm.
From first session to Scotland
Play locally
Join a youth programme near you, or come to a taster day.
Trials
5 or 20 December at Dundee Regional Performance Centre. Open to all eligible players.
Squad training
Selected players train together from January, once a month.
Selection
National teams are picked in April.
Represent
Atlantic Youth Touch Cup in 2027. FIT has not yet published the date or host.
Inside the Academy
Monthly squad training
Monthly squad training from January with Academy coaches, plus winter training days in Dundee and Kinross.
Inside the Academy
A route into Scotland
A route into Scotland youth teams for international events.
Playing for Scotland
International Touch
Academy players are the pool for Scotland youth teams at European and Atlantic events, in the FIT youth age groups of Under-14, Under-16, Under-18 and Under-20 from the 2027 season. Last summer, Scotland sent four teams to the European Youth Touch Championships in Warwick, August 2026.
62
players on the pitch in Warwick
2
medals brought home
100+
players at recent trials
Get involved
Players
Aged 12 or over and under 20 on 1 January 2027? Register for either trial date.
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Coaches
Coach a youth programme and have a player ready for more? Send us their name.
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Parents and carers
Questions about travel, costs or what a trial day looks like? Ask before you register.
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Volunteers
Trials and training days need referees, helpers and team staff.
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