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Touch Football: A Skills Development Program of Football Canada – Instructor’s/Teacher’s Manual
This instructional manual has been organized to provide the teacher, group leader, or instructor with the resource materials necessary for running a successful touch football program. It includes:

Introduction to Touch Football
Lessons Plans
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Fundamental Skills
Drills and Activities
Rules
Definitions
Officiating Basics
Evaluation Forms

Canadian Rule Book for Touch Football
Includes:

Rules
Regulations
Officials' signals
Definitions
Rule change proposal form

Touch Basics
This Booklet updates "Touch Football: The Basics - Fundamental Skills and Basic Strategies", which was initially published by the Canadian Amateur Football Association in 1984. It has been updated by Football Canada to assist, all football leagues, educational institutions, recreation departments and other groups, in introducing the fundamental skill and basic strategies of touch football to interested participants. It is meant only as a guide to assist the instructor and practitioner.

Touch Football Officials Certification Program – Level 1 Course Conductor Manual
This manual was developed to assist nationally-certified course conductors in organizing and presenting materials to be covered during Level 1 of the Touch Football Officials' Certification Program (TFOCP). It also outlines the topics to be covered during the clinic and a step-by-step plan for teaching each topic.

Touch Football Officials Certification Program – Level 2 Course Conductor Manual
The purpose of this manual is to provide nationally-certified course conductors with the necessary resources to train Level 2 officials. The manual focuses on: the Head Linesman position; the Back Umpire position; Team Work; and more complicated rules.

Touch Football Officials Certification Program – Level 3 Course Conductor Manual
The purpose of this manual is to provide nationally-certified course conductors with the necessary resources to train Level 3 officials.

Touch Football Officials Certification Program – Training Manual
This manual provides an introduction to football officiating for the beginning official. It includes:

General Principles of Officiating
Mechanics of Officiating
Duties and Positioning
Head Linesman
Back Umpire
Referee
Dress Standards
Getting off to a Good Start
Use of Bean Bags
Positioning Charts (2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-official crews)
Touch Bowl Officials' Policy Manual