Young Tasmanian touch talents were put through their paces during a camp held by the Launceston Touch Association at Prospect Park during the weekend.
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State under-12s girls coach, LTA's Tammy Edmunds said the camp was put together to ensure players' 2020 efforts weren't in vain.
"It's [the 2020 season] kind of been pushed over into this year so we thought we'd try and have a camp on the weekend so we can give the kids that finish-off to the season," she said.
"They didn't get to go away, they've trained hard for seven or eight months - they need a celebration - to finish off in some way.
"Because in two weeks time, we have state cup coming up in Devonport and that's where the selection process starts again.
"We really wanted to put that full-stop on their 2020 sentence and celebrate everything they've done in turning up."
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Girls and boys aged from 10 to 15 years old were split into groups and undertook exercises with guest state coaches.
"The kids involved in the camp were either in the state team or had to pull out earlier and were invited to come back and be part of this," Edmunds said.
"They worked on defensive skills, line attack skills.
"The kids are able to put those together with the skills that their other coaches, club or teams ... and hopefuly put it out on the pitch."
They didn't get to go away, they've trained hard for seven or eight months - they need a celebration - to finish off in some way.
- Tammy Edmunds
Players from across Tasmania attended the camp, including from Hobart, Penguin, Burnie and Ulverstone.
"It wasn't just kids that play in LTA comp - it's any player who's had that interest in playing as a state player in 2020," Edmunds said.
However, Launceston kids made up the majority of attendees - Edmunds said the LTA continued to experience high growth in participation.
She said having a junior program that ran alongside the senior competitions contributed heavily towards this.
"Launnie touch is growing scarily fast ... it's good that we'll have some new grounds next season," Edmunds said.
"LTA junior comp exactly the same time as the senior.
"We're lucky our juniors are able to develop so much which I think is why there's more Launnie kids than there are in the other two regions."
On the second day of the camp, kids were placed into teams to battle it out for the grand final.
The Thunder Bolts, Thunder Storm, Cyclones and Tsunamis duked it out at Prospect, with the latter two pitted against eachother in the final.
After a had-fought first half, the Tsunami battled to the end to win 6-5.
Harry Murtough
Born and raised in Launceston. BA of journalism from Monash University. Sports reporter covering basketball, netball and cricket.
Born and raised in Launceston. BA of journalism from Monash University. Sports reporter covering basketball, netball and cricket.
