How old does my child have to be to start touch football?
- Australia
- Touch Football Australia
- Junior touch
- AusTouch
- Under 7-Under 18
- 2026/27
- Parents
Touch Football Australia says kids can start as young as 5, and the youngest division is Under 7. Depending on the club, children can also play with their parents in some Open divisions.
Its framework describes the AusTouch program as the introductory step for children aged 5 to 8 or for anyone with limited or no past involvement. The framework defines children as 5 to 12 years and youth as 13 to 20 years.
Sources: touchfootball.com.au/play/junior-faq and TFA National Junior Development Framework (version 2, January 2013).
Added 24 Oct 2026