The Medway Touch Association is looking to continue to support local sports development bodies and schools to encourage children and adults from all backgrounds to play sports.
Trevor Jefferies created and ran a rugby clubs community coaching programme for 5 years and is looking to continue to provide the support and encouragement to local sporting activities.
If you would like the community coaches to be involved with your school or club please contact us

The Medway Touch Schools Touch Programme has been set up to provide a competitive outlet for primary and secondary schools
The programme involves
April - Medway Touch Schools Cup
June - Medway Touch Summer Cup
Sept- Medway Touch Autumn Cup
Dec - Medway Touch Winter Indoor Cup
Cup competitions are also supported by afterschool leagues
June 2009
Medway Touch ran it's first community coaching events in June on behalf of Burnt Oak Primary in Gillingham in June/July
July 2009
St Andrews School & Halling School. Medway touch also showcased touch and ultimate at the Medway Mile afternoon event.
August 2009
Day rugby camp on behalf of Greenacre Partnership.
Weekly have a go sessions featuring touch and ultimate held at Chatham Grammar School for Boys. All sessions were open to the general public
September 2009
Lordswood Juniors, Parkwood and Kingfisher join the MTA patnership with afterschool clubs being run for terms 1 & 2 (September/December)
Walderslade Girls are also taking part in a touch development day on 28th September.
Ultimate is also being showcased at Copperfields Park on 26th September.
October 2009
Ongoing coaching sessions with Lordswood, Parkwood and Kingfisher including support at the mini youth games tag rugby event
1st October tag rugby delivery session at Chatham Grammar on behalf of Medway Sports Development

Welcome to St Marys Island School to our community schools partnership. MTA is running weekly sessions each Friday afternoon and supporting the school at the mini youth games
Also a half day touch development day at Chatham South school
November 2009
Weekly indoor touch,ultimate,dodgeball and fitness training every Monday evening in support of Medway Sports Development "Medway gets Active" programme

Delivering ongoing coaching touch afterschool sessions at Kingfisher, Lordswood and Hempstead for the Greenacre Partnership. Also mentoring St Marys Island as part of Medway Sports Developments teachers cpd programme.
We are delighted to be able to support the MEND programme and deliver an hours free touch coaching to local participants

December 2009
Continued support for Kingfisher, Lordswood and Hempstead Junior school afterschool touch clubs. St Andrews School also benefitted from a multiskills coaching session.
2010
January 2010
Fort Pitt Grammer, Walderslade Girls School and Warren Wood afterschool clubs. Every Saturday morning the Touch Academy.
February 2010St Marys Island, St Andrews, Warren Wood, Fort Pitt, Walderslade Girls and St Margarets School Rainham all receiving additional coaching support and the Medway Touch Academy continues.
23th February will see the inaugural primary schools touch fixtures
March 2010
Afterschool league continued as well as running sessions for Walderslade Girls, Warren Wood, St Andrews and Fort Pitt. The afterschool league ran at various locations and in various conditions!
April 2010
St Andrews benefitted from further coaching support. In addition an Easter touch rugby and multiskills camp for Greenacre SSP ran with 13 boys taking part. 20th April saw further support for the Medway Sports Development CPD programme with an hour and a half session on tag rugby for teaching assistants.
24th April will saw the Medway School Cup taking place at Fort Pitt Grammar School. A fantastic day of touch in the sunshine.
Ron Jefferies Cup Winners St Andrews 1 - Runners Up Balfour
Greenacre SSP Cup Winners Gads Hill - Runners Up St Margarets of Rainham
Jan Pattenden Cup Winners St Andrews 2 - Runners Up St Marys Island
Spirit of Touch Cup - Winners St Marys Island
May 2010
Ongoing weekly support to afterschool clubs for Delce Juniors, Kingfisher and Spinnens Acre and further adhoc support for St Andrews
June 2010
Medway Touch Summer Schools Cup 12th June - details to follow
Schools support for national sports week, 29th June on behalf of Greenacre SSP
