Touch football's biggest junior stage will touch down at Waratahs this weekend when hundreds of youngsters from all across the state land for the Touch NSW 2019 Junior Regionals this weekend.
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Those hundreds of players might not be the only things landing, with millions of snowflakes potentially spicing things up and potentially - hopefully, according to the home coaches - providing a home-ground advantage for the 19 Orange juniors lining up in Hunter-Western Hornets representative sides.
The Hornets are made up of feeder clubs across both the Central West and Hunter Valley region, with the 19 juniors from Orange Thunder Touch.
The club has recorded the highest number of players selected in Hornets sides in its history, with a massive six of those lining up in the under-12s Hornets side.
The under 12s will be coached by Alistaire Thompson, who's also the president of the Wellington Touch Association, and he said having six girls from the Thunder side was fantastic.
The under 12s were nominated for team of the year at the Orange City Council's awards last week, and for good reason, too - they've dominated every tournament they've visited in the last 12 months, from the Don Green carnival to heading down to State Cup's southern division in Wagga Wagga earlier this year.
"They play so well as a team and know each other so well which is what it's all about at this level," Thompson said.
"You have to be very switched on to take on these coastal teams but these Orange girls have shown you can get it done after their work over the past 12 months."
Those six are Ava Cole, Haylee Besant, Layla Barrett, Lilly Clarke, Miah Naden and Mya Simmons, and Thompson is hoping the group with be something of a "secret weapon" in adjusting to the cold while coastal sides are still defrosting.
Despite the difficult preparation - with players selected from Orange all the way up to Nelson's Bay, Thompson praised the dedication of players and their families ahead of the carnival and for their work while in camp.
"It's a good age to have them because they're all such good listeners, still all about having fun and they've all gelled together," Thompson said.
"It's the first time we've had under-12s at this level, it normally starts at under-14s so we're all very excited.
"There are no nerves yet but I'm sure on the day there will be."
Games begin at 9am on Saturday and continue throughout the weekend at Waratahs Sportsground in North Orange.