GAA Rules
Sidelines and Kickouts in the GAA
Sunday, November 29th, 2009
What happens when some edjit kicks the ball outta play or the goalie has to get up of his arse and do something, its all covered here.
Sidelines and Kickouts
A player who touches the ball last before it crosses out of play is penalised by possession returning to the other team and a free awarded depending [...]
Scoring and Goals the GAA scoring System
Sunday, November 29th, 2009
Yep, the scoring in GAA is as odd as hell, but it makes sense. I swear to god it does.
Scoring
In Gaelic football and hurling there are two types of score, a goal or a point.
A point is scored by playing the ball over your opponents’ end line, between their goalposts, and over the crossbar.
A goal [...]
Frees and Penalties in GAA Football
Sunday, November 29th, 2009
What happens when the ball some muppet tries to take the legs of ya or even more idiotically, does it in the box…
Frees & Penalties
If a foul is committed outside the fourteen-yard line, the free is to be taken by a player on the attacking side, from the ground (in Gaelic football the free may [...]
Personal Fouls in GAA Football
Sunday, November 29th, 2009
All about contact or personal Fouls in GAA.
Tackling
A defending player may try to dispossess an attacking player by one of two methods:-
Tackling ’shoulder-to-shoulder’ i.e. making fair contact with his shoulder to the other player’s shoulder to try and unbalance him. The defender may not use his hip or elbow in the tackle, and one foot [...]
Technical Fouls in GAA Football
Sunday, November 29th, 2009
When you have the ball you can also foul by breaking rules such as travelling or doing to bounces in series. I know, sounds confusing but you will get it eventually!
Technical Fouls
This section deals with fouls ‘against the ball’, i.e. fouls committed by a player, which do not infringe on another player.
Players may not lift [...]
Gaelic Football Rules
Sunday, November 29th, 2009
For the new guys to the game the rules in GAA Foootball can be a little strange and unfamiliar. In fact they are strange and unfamiliar to most of us who have been playing for a while so its a good idea to have a read at the rules here, cause that’s what we will [...]