July 18-21: Euros 2018 @ Nottingham, England
The key event on the international touch scene just happened in Nottingham during 18th – 21st July! The European Touch Championship 2018 (ETC2018) organised by England Touch gathered about 1000 players and referees from all over Europe and few invited countries (Chile, Middle East). Three teams represented Switzerland and competed in the Women’s Open, Men’s Open and Men’s 40+ divisions.
After months of hard training and competitive tournaments in Europe (Gif tournament, Berlin Capital Cup), twelve of our beloved Geezers entered the competition boosted to play high level touch for four days. (All the results are available on the FIT website)
For the full summary written by Benoit Laveau (Beni) click here!!!
Note: Background is the Wayne Manor from Dark Knight
The key event on the international touch scene just happened in Nottingham during 18th – 21st July! The European Touch Championship 2018 (ETC2018) organised by England Touch gathered about 1000 players and referees from all over Europe and few invited countries (Chile, Middle East). Three teams represented Switzerland and competed in the Women’s Open, Men’s Open and Men’s 40+ divisions.
After months of hard training and competitive tournaments in Europe (Gif tournament, Berlin Capital Cup), twelve of our beloved Geezers entered the competition boosted to play high level touch for four days. (All the results are available on the FIT website)
For the full summary written by Benoit Laveau (Beni) click here!!!
Note: Background is the Wayne Manor from Dark Knight
June 25th: End to the Summer Touch League
The 2018 Geezers summer league has once again been a success, for what is now a tradition for the Zürich-based club. After 9 weeks of competitive touch among 3 teams of the clubs (Angry Birds, Fawkes Phoenix and All stars), it was still uncertain who would win before the last game !
Congratulations Fawkes Phoenix, and also many thanks to Kevin for referring every single game of the league! For now it is 'off-season', but the Geezers will keep training at ASVZ Fluntern every Monday from 18:30. See you all next year for a new edition of the Summer league!
The 2018 Geezers summer league has once again been a success, for what is now a tradition for the Zürich-based club. After 9 weeks of competitive touch among 3 teams of the clubs (Angry Birds, Fawkes Phoenix and All stars), it was still uncertain who would win before the last game !
Congratulations Fawkes Phoenix, and also many thanks to Kevin for referring every single game of the league! For now it is 'off-season', but the Geezers will keep training at ASVZ Fluntern every Monday from 18:30. See you all next year for a new edition of the Summer league!
June 24th: Swiss Cup @ Bern
An action-filled Sunday was awaiting us from the moment we set foot on the turfs in Bern... Two teams were sent to represent Zurich in the second Swiss Cup: Geezers Blue and Geezers Athletics.
After a long-fought battle amongst the 8 teams representing different parts of Switzerland, Geezers Athletics came out first after winning against the Lausanne Lakers in the final 6-3.
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Cup as a member of the Geezers team, and an extra congratulations to Benoit who won the male MVP for the tournament! We could not have done it without all your assists!
An action-filled Sunday was awaiting us from the moment we set foot on the turfs in Bern... Two teams were sent to represent Zurich in the second Swiss Cup: Geezers Blue and Geezers Athletics.
After a long-fought battle amongst the 8 teams representing different parts of Switzerland, Geezers Athletics came out first after winning against the Lausanne Lakers in the final 6-3.
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Cup as a member of the Geezers team, and an extra congratulations to Benoit who won the male MVP for the tournament! We could not have done it without all your assists!
June 1 - 2: Capital Cup @ Berlin (hosted by Touch Berlin)
Twas a weekend filled with Touch. It all started on Thursday with the Coaching Session hosted by Peter Walters (Galaxy Worldwide), followed by a welcome dinner and lunch at the Generator Hostel.
We started our tournament with a win against XXX Amsterdam! Followed by games against CSSC Phantom and Big Bang France which we fought hard and gave our best, but ended in a defeat with no regrets. Our last pool game, against Blades (Halton Touch) we were head-to-head throughout the game, both teams giving their 120%, wanting to grasp that last win to place third in the pool. In the end, we were able to win by 1 touchdown and place third, where we then battled to win the Bowl for Ania, our cheerleader, our Birthday girl.
By the end of the tournament, we placed 19th out of 38 teams and made it into the top half of the participants!
Capital Cup was a very successful tournament, and all Geezers had a great time in Berlin! Thank you Touch Berlin for hosting the amazing tournament!
Twas a weekend filled with Touch. It all started on Thursday with the Coaching Session hosted by Peter Walters (Galaxy Worldwide), followed by a welcome dinner and lunch at the Generator Hostel.
We started our tournament with a win against XXX Amsterdam! Followed by games against CSSC Phantom and Big Bang France which we fought hard and gave our best, but ended in a defeat with no regrets. Our last pool game, against Blades (Halton Touch) we were head-to-head throughout the game, both teams giving their 120%, wanting to grasp that last win to place third in the pool. In the end, we were able to win by 1 touchdown and place third, where we then battled to win the Bowl for Ania, our cheerleader, our Birthday girl.
By the end of the tournament, we placed 19th out of 38 teams and made it into the top half of the participants!
Capital Cup was a very successful tournament, and all Geezers had a great time in Berlin! Thank you Touch Berlin for hosting the amazing tournament!
May 6th: 1st Swiss Cup @ Lausanne
We had a very fun-filled Sunday at Lausanne where we came in first, after a close match against the up-and-coming Touch Bern!
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Cup as a member of the Geezers team, and an extra congratulations to Adri who had the highest total contribution in attack (assists and touchdowns)!
We had a very fun-filled Sunday at Lausanne where we came in first, after a close match against the up-and-coming Touch Bern!
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Cup as a member of the Geezers team, and an extra congratulations to Adri who had the highest total contribution in attack (assists and touchdowns)!
March 6th: Taster Sessions!
On February 27th and March 6th, we hosted a "Taster Session" to share all the fun and excitement of the sport known as Touch Rugby.
Due to the horrifying cold (roughly -15℃) on the 27th, we had a small turn-out, BUT on the 6th of March many new faces joined our Taster Session to enjoy a run in the warmth. Hope that new members keep joining us for practices at ASVZ Fluntern as the weather keeps getting warmer!
On February 27th and March 6th, we hosted a "Taster Session" to share all the fun and excitement of the sport known as Touch Rugby.
Due to the horrifying cold (roughly -15℃) on the 27th, we had a small turn-out, BUT on the 6th of March many new faces joined our Taster Session to enjoy a run in the warmth. Hope that new members keep joining us for practices at ASVZ Fluntern as the weather keeps getting warmer!
December 5th: AGM and new board
After a successful AGM, we welcome and congratulate the new board members!
After a successful AGM, we welcome and congratulate the new board members!
November 18th : Geezers End of Season Tournament, Party, and Awards Ceremony
We have decided to make things more competitive this year and we are currently organizing a small scrimmage against the PWP Egg!! This will be held on the astro turf fields on the same day from 14:00- 17:00 (showers available).
After making space for food/drinks, it will be followed by dinner and drinks at the Luus Muus around 18:00, provided by our dear teammate Sam (:
Theme: 70's Sport Stars! Come decked out as your favourite athlete from the 1970s!
Award winners for 2017:
Geezer of the year: Jennifer Hinam
Referee of the year : Ania Tomaszewska
Most improved player: Adrien Villiers
Player of the year: Jennifer Hinam, Jess Richards, Rin Okumura
18th June 2017: Swiss Cup Success
Two rounds of the 2017 Swiss Cup are beyond us - first up in Lausanne (after a last minute location change in place of Geneva), Geezers took 3rd place.
And then round two is just behind us, Geezers coming out WINNERS right here in Zurich, beating the Lakers 4-1 in the final. Congratulations to all players. Round 3 of the Swiss Cup in September is in Egg, to decide this year's champion club...
Two rounds of the 2017 Swiss Cup are beyond us - first up in Lausanne (after a last minute location change in place of Geneva), Geezers took 3rd place.
And then round two is just behind us, Geezers coming out WINNERS right here in Zurich, beating the Lakers 4-1 in the final. Congratulations to all players. Round 3 of the Swiss Cup in September is in Egg, to decide this year's champion club...
9th April 2017: OPEN DAY
Thanks to all the new faces and awesome Geezer helpers who came along to our open day at the ASVZ sport center - it was a sunny and gorgeous day with fantastic progress and enthusiasm from everyone.
Did you see the photos on our facebook page? Make sure you are following us: https://www.facebook.com/GeezersTouchZurich
Thanks to all the new faces and awesome Geezer helpers who came along to our open day at the ASVZ sport center - it was a sunny and gorgeous day with fantastic progress and enthusiasm from everyone.
Did you see the photos on our facebook page? Make sure you are following us: https://www.facebook.com/GeezersTouchZurich
15th January 2017: A hectic end to 2016
The last few months of 2016 for the Geezers were busy! In our AGM we welcomed Ania back to the board for 2017, and thanked Dannie, Kevin and Dasha for their contributions and amazing efforts in shaping our club in 2016. We had a great time at the Strasbourg tournament - a real Geezers tradition where somehow they produce great weather and great fun days for us. And then we finished with our Apre-Ski themed end of year party and annual awards (and a lot of Glühwein!).
The last few months of 2016 for the Geezers were busy! In our AGM we welcomed Ania back to the board for 2017, and thanked Dannie, Kevin and Dasha for their contributions and amazing efforts in shaping our club in 2016. We had a great time at the Strasbourg tournament - a real Geezers tradition where somehow they produce great weather and great fun days for us. And then we finished with our Apre-Ski themed end of year party and annual awards (and a lot of Glühwein!).
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Award winners for 2016: Referee of the year : John Knox Most improved player: Lukas Schmid Player of the year: Simon Robinson Geezer of the year: Jennifer Hinam |
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3rd September 2016: A stunning weekend at Frankfurt's tournament
A Geezer team with some special additions were this weekend in Frankfurt - there's a detailed report you need to see so check it out. Geezer trips are the best!
A Geezer team with some special additions were this weekend in Frankfurt - there's a detailed report you need to see so check it out. Geezer trips are the best!
27th June 2016: Summer League Winners - Blue Steelers!
After an exciting final night with all rankings still undecided we saw our summer league come to an end...
After an exciting final night with all rankings still undecided we saw our summer league come to an end...
27th April 2016: Zurich League Kicking off
The spectacular Zurich Touch League is kicking off on Monday nights from May 2nd - Teams are almost set but if you are keen to be involved now or later in the year then drop us an email and we will see if we can find you a spot!
This year's league will be four teams playing 40 minute games each week, we're looking forward to seeing the fun and intense competition of our summer time league, part 1 is only 6 weeks long so get out there and lay claim to the trophy before its too late!
The spectacular Zurich Touch League is kicking off on Monday nights from May 2nd - Teams are almost set but if you are keen to be involved now or later in the year then drop us an email and we will see if we can find you a spot!
This year's league will be four teams playing 40 minute games each week, we're looking forward to seeing the fun and intense competition of our summer time league, part 1 is only 6 weeks long so get out there and lay claim to the trophy before its too late!
24th April 2016: Coaching day with Mike Abromowitz
A big thank you to experienced touch coach Mike Abromowitz who took us through a great session full of techniques and skills to improve the standard of our game. A few centimetres of snow on the pitch turned out to be no obstacle as we were put through our paces, it was excellent to see the attitude of touch players on such a frosty occasion.
A big thank you to experienced touch coach Mike Abromowitz who took us through a great session full of techniques and skills to improve the standard of our game. A few centimetres of snow on the pitch turned out to be no obstacle as we were put through our paces, it was excellent to see the attitude of touch players on such a frosty occasion.
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16th April 2016: Friendly games to kick off the season
We invited a couple of our neighbouring clubs to a day of friendly games in Zurich. Geezers were there in style showing off our new kit, and with Zug and Baden joining us it was a great day. The standard of touch was fantastic and has us all excited about the tournaments, social games, and incredible Zurich Touch League coming our way.
We invited a couple of our neighbouring clubs to a day of friendly games in Zurich. Geezers were there in style showing off our new kit, and with Zug and Baden joining us it was a great day. The standard of touch was fantastic and has us all excited about the tournaments, social games, and incredible Zurich Touch League coming our way.
Geezers 1 showing off the great new kit
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Zug and Baden in action
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