2. What is?
Rules
- Playing field
- Duration
- Teams
- Positions
- Ball
Leagues and team structure
3. It is a sport played between two teams of 15
players on a rectangular grass pitch. The
objective of the sport is to score points by passing
the ball through the other team's goals, a set of
two upright posts separated by a crossbar 2.5
metres.
4.
5. The grass pitch is rectangular,
stretching 130–145 meters long
and 80–90 meters wide. There
are H-shaped goalposts at
each end, formed by two
posts, which are usually 7 m
high, set 6.5 m apart, and
connected 2.5 m above the
ground by a crossbar. Lines are
marked at distances of 13 m,
20m and 45 m from each end-
line. Lines are marked at
distances of 13 m, 20m and 45
m from each end-line.
6. The majority of adult football and all minor and
under-21 matches last for 60 minutes, divided
into two halves of 30 minutes, with the
exception of senior inter-county games which
last for 70 minutes. Draws are decided by
replays or by playing 20 minutes of extra time.
The under-12s have a half of 20 minutes or 25
minutes in some cases. Half-time lasts for about
15 minutes.
7. Teams consist of fifteen players plus up to
fifteen substitutes, of which five may be
used. Each player is numbered 1–15,
starting with the goalkeeper , who must
wear a jersey from a different colour than
that of his or her teammates.
8. The following are the positions
in the Gaelic sports of Gaelic
football, hurling and camogie.
Like rugby and baseball, and
unlike soccer, these have set
positions which haven't
changed in decades. In most
cases, each player sticks firmly
to his position, although
players sometimes switch
positions at the order of their
coach, manager or captain.
9. The game is played with a
round leather football made
of 18 stitched leather panels,
similar in appearance to a
traditional volleyball, with a
circumference of 69–74 cm
weighing between 370–425
g when dry. It may be kicked
or hand passed. A hand
pass is not a punch but
rather a strike of the ball with
the side of the closed fist,
using the knuckle of the
thumb.
10.
11. All Gaelic sports are amateur; easing the strictness with which this is
interpreted is advocated by the Gaelic Players Association. The
basic unit of each game is organised at the club level, which is
usually arranged on a parish basis, with various local clubs playing
to win the County Championship at various levels:
Name Description
Senior the better adult teams
Intermediate teams between Senior and Junior levels
weaker adult teams, often from smaller
Junior
communities
Under-21 under 21
Minor under 18
Under-age all ages from under-17 down to under-6
