Bosco Tech students give exercise a new touch

Don Bosco Technical Institute (DBTI) students have come up with a scaled-down version of touch footy called “touch on” for various ages to enjoy as an exercise activity.
The game was developed as a project for the sports and music course and was launched on Monday at the DBTI campus in Manu, NCD.
The first trial games were played at the institute on Friday.
“The game is good for cardio vascular and stamina exercise because it involves running and movement,” Terence Tuohik, the course instructor, told The National.
He explained that the game was played at fast pace and in a short time which caused people to think fast and run fast.
He said this helped people, young and old, to do cardio vascular and stamina exercises having fun.
The game is played in two sets of five minutes and in a court/field of 28m by 15m which is almost like a basketball court.
It starts with a toss like basketball and the ball is passed around and run like in touch footy, Otto Ilo and Livai Kavanamur explained.
They said the game could be played indoors and outdoors.
Ilo said the game was created by the 4A DBTI education class as a project for the sports and music.
“The sport is a non-contact sport which is safe and people can participate without worries of getting hurt” Ilo said.
DBTI, located at Taurama Road, East Boroko in the National Capital District, is a private Catholic school owned and administered by the Salesians of Don Bosco.
It aims to form the young people to become technical instructors, supervisors, managers and skilled workers.
In November 2016, DBTI gained its recognition as an independent private higher education institution from the Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology.