Schools that are not School Games schools should refer to the Touchdown Football Programme Resources listed below.

For School Games schools, the rest of the resources on this page will guide you through the new Competition Formats and the Challenge Cards.

The Touchdown Football programme resources

• Details on the Touchdown Football programme: The Touchdown Football Programme.pdf
• Pre-registration sheet: Schools pre registration sheet.pdf
• The registration form: Registration form.docx
• An overview of the programme: Touchdown Football An Overview.pdf
• Meet the team: TD Football Meet the Team.pdf

The ‘BAFA Basics for’ series (School Games)

‘BAFA’s Basics for’ are short information guides for teaching American football for the School Games. The guides include:

• BAFA’s Basics for; An Introduction
• Parents and Carers
• SGO’s
• Teachers and Schools
• Students (1)
• Students (2)
• Inclusion
• Coaches and Clubs
• Primary Schools (1)
• Primary Schools (2)
• Secondary Schools (1)
• Secondary Schools (2)
• Resources and Help

‘BAFA’s Basics of’’ provide key information about three key aspects of the programme:

• Primary 3v3 Rules
• Secondary 5v5 plus Rules
• Touchdown National Schools’ Championship Competition

Look out for the “School Games Friendly” logo on teams’ social media accounts to see which programmes run to School Games specifications.

Video resources

For teachers unfamiliar with American football, please view the illustration videos on BAFA’s YouTube channel of the Competition formats and Challenge Card activities (see also http://www.yourschoolgames.com/sports). Refer also to the ‘BAFA’s Basics for’ Primary & Secondary Schools and the ‘BAFA Basics of’ for quick over-views of the following videos:

Primary

• 3v3 
• Defend the Box
• Throw, Catch and Run
• Field Goal Challenge

Secondary

• 5v5 plus
• Lightning Rugby
• End Zone Excitement
• Ultimate Football

Touchdown resources

Available only after attending the Teachers’ Induction Day. For more information, see ‘BAFA’s Basics for Teachers and Schools’.

Further Information

Go to youthsportsdirect.org for details on the exclusive products sold to support the School Games activities.

Go to youthsporttrust.com/leadershippathways for details on the new Touchdown Awards.

Contact schools@britishamericanfootball.org for details about the new Touchdown Junior Flag Activator Certificate