Turbo Touch Referee Bulletin 2021
TURBO TOUCH REFEREE BULLETIN 2021
Hi everyone, and welcome to the 2021 Turbo Touch Season! We hope that you have had a safe 2020 and are looking forward to a prosperous 2021. It’s been a while since we’ve put one of these together, but this has been put together to keep you in the loop about what’s been going on and upcoming key dates for the 2021 season.
Introducing Mark Robinson – Turbo Touch Development Officer
For those of you who I haven’t had a chance to meet, my name is Mark Robinson and I have been at Touch NZ since 2018 as a Development Officer. I have just begun a new role at Touch NZ as a Turbo Touch Development Officer which will narrow my focus to Turbo Touch across NZ.
To those of you who I have met, it has been great getting to know you and I look forward to
working with you again this season! To those of you I haven’t met yet, I look forward to
meeting you and working with you in the future.
IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2021
Here are the key dates for Turbo Touch for 2021. Please note the change of name for Club Nationals in September from Club Champs to Turbo N VibeZ, this is to try and make it more whanau/social friendly and appealing to all abilities.
One Day Tournament Event Dates
2021 Beach Series Mairangi Bay (10am – 4pm)
- Sunday 21st February – 65 Maxwelton Drive, Mairangi Bay, Auckland
2021 Beach Series Mission Bay (10am – 4pm)
- Sunday 18th April – Mission Bay Beach, Auckland
2021 Intermediate Schools Champs (9am – 3pm)
- Thursday 3rd June – 65-67 Central Park Drive, Trusts Arena, Henderson, Auckland.
2021 Secondary Schools Champs (9am – 3pm)
- Thursday 8th July – 65-67 Central Park Drive, Trusts Arena, Henderson, Auckland.
2021 Turbo N VibeZ: (10am – 4pm)
- Sunday 12th September – 65-67 Central Park Drive, Trusts Arena, Henderson, Auckland.
Nationwide Season Modules
- Autumn Turbo module dates: May -July
- Winter Turbo module dates: July – Oct
COMPULSORY POLICE VETTING
As a part of our commitment to upholding our legal and internal obligations, we are required to Police VET check all referees involved in all of our one-day youth tournaments. Many of you may already be familiar with this process, but for those of you who aren’t, it’s simply a matter of filling in a police vetting form and providing us with your ID, which we forward to Police who complete the check. For those of you interested in refereeing at Intermediate Schools Championships, Secondary Schools Championships or any of the Beach Turbo Touch tournaments further details including the Police VET check forms are attached to complete and have back to me
no later than 28th February 2021. I will contact those who complete an EOI to assist you to complete this process.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND CONGRATULATIONS
I would like to offer my congratulations to the following people for their Turbo Touch refereeing upgrade achievements since the last bulletin:
BLACK BADGE – Level 4 referee
Adrienne (Artie) Wahanui and Dion Griffiths upgraded at the 2019 Turbo Touch National Club Champs. Artie is our second female Turbo Touch black badge referee - well done!! While Dion, becomes the 7th male to become a black badge referee - awesome work!!
Our congratulations are also extended to the following referees for obtaining badge upgrades:
Red Badge – Level 3 referees
- Henri Labuschagne
- Skye Vainepoto
Blue Badge – Level 2 referees
- Marina Katipa
- Anthia Katipa
Green Badge – Level 1 referees
- Steve Akuaola Leroy Tupato Kingi
- Tiana-Paige Wetere Cornelius Mani
- Tilomai Lafaialii Mark Robinson
THINKING ABOUT UPGRADING? Next Opportunity:
2021 Turbo Touch Intermediate School Champs:
Thursday 3rd June @ The Trusts Arena, Henderson Auckland.
NEW STUFF JUST IN
New Referee Shirts:
We also have received an allotment of brand-new Referee shirts for us to show off this year at our tournaments. We would love for you to receive one of these, simply register to referee this year & attend 2 or more events this year and a brand-new referee shirt is yours to keep!
Bibs:
We are excited to share with you that we will in February be getting in some new bibs from our friends at SAS. We were fortunate enough to be able to design them with the SAS team and cant wait for you to see them! Look at for them at a module/tournament near you in the future!
AWHI Promise
Touch New Zealand promotes AWHI, the positive support of our players, referees, coaches, managers, administrators and all personnel involved with our game of TOUCH.
Accordingly, we have guidelines on how we can all help, cheer and celebrate from the side lines.
The AWHI Promise is that we will uphold the following values:
- Respect all players, referees, coaches, managers and supporters
- Celebrate the fact that we have the opportunity to watch our loved ones enjoy themselves
- Keep all negative communication and actions away from our environment
- Cheer the efforts of all players including the opposition because they’re doing their best
- Support the coaches and managers for them giving up their time for the players
- Show all other sports that our supporters know the meaning of AWHI, to love and support everyone involved with our sport of TOUCH, what a game!
Referee EOI for 2021 Turbo Touch season:
Referee Expressions of interest for the 2021 Turbo Touch Season are now open.
If you would like to referee at any tournaments this year please go to the link below and fill out the EOI.
Go to: https://www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/154817
If you have any questions about upgrading or anything else about Turbo Touch refereeing, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
FINALLY – COMPETITION TIME!!!:
I have created a new Facebook Page ‘Turbo Touch Referee Communication Page’ in the hope of creating a place where information, dates, photos, events can be all found in one spot. I will upload these bulletins there & try to keep it as up to date as possible. If you do not have Facebook that’s okay, I can email the updates to you so you stay in the loop. Just send me an email or txt so I have you in my contacts. I have put the link just below.
https://www.facebook.com/Turbo-Touch-Referees-Communication-Page-104518864982026
TO ENTER: Simply REGISTER your EOI on the Sporty form (above under Referee EOI), follow the Facebook page (or send me a contact email address) and txt me saying you’ve done it and you’re in the draw! A picture of the prize pack is attached– Best of luck to you ALL!!! The prize will be drawn February 19th @ 4pm!!!!
That’s it from me for now! I hope this bulletin has been somewhat useful, and as always if you need to contact me don’t hesitate to do so!
Kindest regards,
Mark Robinson
Turbo Touch Development Officer
Touch New Zealand
M: 0220322791 E: do@touchnz.co.nz W: www.touchnz.co.nz W: www.turbotouch.co.nz
Article added: Friday 05 February 2021