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Opinion - Letters - Hurley or hurl?". irishtimes.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019 . Retrieved 24 September 2023. Measure Up For Correct Hurley Size". Faughs.ie. Faughs GAA Club. 22 February 2015 . Retrieved 4 March 2020. At county level, less than 1 per cent of the players I tested were colour deficient. Whereas at club level seven per cent of the men that I tested were colour deficient. GAA Official Guide - Part 2 - Containing Playing Rules of Hurling and Football (PDF) (Report). Gaelic Athletic Association. May 2019. p.16. 4.5 The bas of a hurley at its widest point shall not be more than 13cm The same debate flared when tennis moved from white balls to yellow balls, but that decision was made with good reason too.

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In the early years of the GAA, there was no specific standard for the size or weight of sliotars. The man credited with initial standardisation of the sliotar is Ned Treston (1862–1949) of Gort, County Galway. He was selected to play in a match between South Galway and North Tipperary in February 1886 in Dublin. Prior the game, there was debate between the teams as regards the size of the sliotar. Treston made a sliotar at a nearby saddler, which was used in the game, and went on to be a prototype for subsequent sliotars. [8] Sometimes that might only show up when someone is dehydrated or under stress, under normal conditions they might be fine. But during a thorough sports vision assessment you can see if they have any underlying problems that could make a difference between performing to their best and under-performing. To deliberately throw the ball up and catch it again (the ball must touch a hurley or other body part) I was then giving talks to hurling coaches and managers and almost every single one of them that was coaching or managing a hurling team was cross-dominant. CNN once listed the All-Ireland Hurling Finale as number two in its “Ten Sporting Events You Have to See Live” list. The annual event at Croke Park attracts more than 82,000.After a player has committed a foul, the other team may take a 'free' at the point where the foul was committed. It must be taken by lifting and striking in the same style as the "65". Hurling ( Irish: iománaíocht, iomáint) is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of players and much terminology. The same game played by women is called camogie ( camógaíocht), which shares a common Gaelic root.

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The earliest reference to hurling in Argentina dates from the late 1880s in Mercedes, Buenos Aires. However, the game was not actively promoted until 1900, when it came to the attention of author and newspaperman William Bulfin. Under Bulfin's patronage, the Argentine Hurling Club was formed on 15 July 1900, leading to teams being established in different neighborhoods of Buenos Aires and the surrounding farming communities.Cool Cat Mary hopes to capture Kilkenny magic". Irish Independent. 20 May 2009 . Retrieved 21 December 2009. The elderly and people with underlying conditions will sometimes find it even more difficult than everyone else. So, if you're looking at a white ball against a cloudy sky then everyone in a stadium will have difficulty seeing a white ball against a grey sky even if they have really good vision. Hurling helmets to be compulsory". RTÉ Sport. 28 October 2009. Archived from the original on 31 October 2009 . Retrieved 30 October 2009.