touch football

No-tackle pigskin game

Touch football is a variety of American football without tackling—instead of bringing a ball carrier to the ground, defenders end a play by touching them.

It's a casual game for parks and backyards, requiring no pads or helmets: We got up a game of touch football after the picnic.

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contact level

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Full-contact gridiron game

American football · professional football · gridiron football · rugby · Canadian football

intensity and risk

touch footballtackle football

Full-contact gridiron game

combat sport · rugby · ice hockey · boxing · MMA

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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G