Description – Luke Heckendorf speaks with Victor Baptista from Western Suburbs Touch Association referees, Marnia Marsters from Manly Touch Association and Tim Wyld TFA General Manager Commercial about creating successful partnerships between Business and Touch Football Associations.

Luke Heckendorf speaks with Stella Lesic Founder and President of the Queer Sporting Alliance and James Sharp TFA Education and Policy Manager  to discuss the better inclusion of the LGBTIQA+ community across the community and at grassroots level sport.

Luke Heckendorf is joined by Annabel Baster (TFA National Inclusion Coordinator) and Jordan Parsonage (Northern Suburbs Touch Football Representative Coordinator) to discuss the All Abilities strategy and the program being delivered at Northern Suburbs Touch Association. If you have questions regarding the all Abilities program please contact [email protected] or [email protected]

This episode was recorded at this years  2021 Inferno NTL.

TFA’s Luke Heckendorf spent an evening at the UNSW Rabbitohs Touch Football summer competition to discuss challenges the Affiliate has faced and overcome, to check in on participant experiences and find out how the competitions are structured financially to ensure the Affiliate remains in a strong financial position while supporting a representative program.

Luke is joined by: Brienna Anderson (President), Matthew Wong (Treasurer), Henrik Anthony (NSWTA Members Services Coordinator) and a few participants.

Guest 1: James Sharp – President UQ Touch Association & TFA Staff Member - Guest 2: Dave Zanette – Australian Men’s 35’s World Champion, NQ Cowboys NRLTP player - Guest 3: Kara Favelle– Chinchilla Touch Junior coordinator

This episode, Luke Heckendorf is joined by, Mark Tipple from QTF Affiliate Services Manager (South East QLD), Mitch Collins from Southern Districts Touch Association Secretary & WA Under 12 Coach and Kristi Collins  Southern Districts Touch Association President on what it means to have and how to create a great culture at the affiliate level.

In the latest episode of the Affiliates Podcast Luke Heckendorf talks navigating COVID-19, dealing with the shutdown and coming back out of it. Luke is joined by Katrina McIlwraith from Hills Hornets and Aimee Best from Caboolture Touch to hear how they have been coping with COVID-19. 

Luke Heckendorf is joined by Graeme Clancy (TFA Inclusion Manager & founder of Touch Football Specialised), Brooke Wilkie (NADO Touch & Penrith Touch) and Greg Brown (Hills & Sydney Scorpions Touch coach) to discuss inclusion in Touch Football and the Indomie Noodles All Abilities division which was held at the Inferno National Touch League in March 2020.

In episode #5 we give an insight into Social Media use at the affiliate and how you can best use Social Media for Marketing and Communication. 

Special guests are Jake Milne (Marketing and Communications Coordinator), Georgia Randall (Northern Beaches Touch Association), and Mitch Felsman (General Manager - Gold Coast Touch Association).