Frees and Penalties in GAA Football
By Justin Parks | November 29, 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
By Justin Parks | November 29, 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
By Justin Parks | November 29, 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
By Justin Parks | November 29, 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 [...]
The New Costa Gaels – GAA football Club Spain website
By Justin Parks | November 29, 2009
A few will be saying its about time I pulled my finger out and got the site sorted and finally, after much cajoling, threats, and bribes in the form of free drink, I succumbed. Its here in all its Costa Del Sol glory and you better like it.
The site has a load of features but [...]
GAA Legends Charity Event 2009
By Justin Parks | March 4, 2009
GAA LEGENDS
ALL IRELAND
CHARITY GOLF
INTER – COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS
The new brochure for the event has just been released with full details for the golfing and charity fund raising event from May the 6th to May the 9th 2009.
You can download the Gaa legends Charity Brochure here or by clicking on the photo below:
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GAA top 20 Moments 1974 Dublin vs Galway
By Justin Parks | February 24, 2009
A celebration of the finest moments in GAA History:
1974
Dublin vs Galway
Dublin, making their first All Ireland Final appearance for 11 years, were trailing Galway by two points midway through the second half of the 1974 decider.
The westerners were awarded a penalty and their sharpshooter Liam Salmon was entrusted with the kick. Facing him was Paddy [...]
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Armagh v Tyrone – Remember this one lads?
By Justin Parks | February 23, 2009
All Ireland
Semi Final 2005
There are a few familiar faces in there I’m sure.
Is that Peter Canavan in their trying to chat all them fellas up? Or are they all fighting among themselves cause they fancy him. Not sure really but the game was a real cracker.
I wonder who did the voice over though. Sounds awfully [...]
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GAA top 20 Moments 1973 Jimmy Barry Murphy of Cork
By Justin Parks | February 21, 2009
A celebration of the finest moments in GAA History:
1973
Jimmy Barry Murphy of Cork
If I could I would have chosen twenty Jimmy Barry Murphy GAA moments in hurling, football and management. But the man we later came to know as God in Cork first came to national prominence in 1973.
He was nineteen, I was nine, [...]
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GAA top 20 Moments 1972 Eddie Keher of Kilkenny
By Justin Parks | February 20, 2009
A celebration of the finest moments in GAA History:
1972
Eddie Keher of Kilkenny
Rated one of the finest hurlers of all time, on a plateau of greatness alongside Christy Ring, Mick Mackey and from the modern era, D. J. Carey. In addition to his all-round skilful play, physical strength and field craft, Eddie was a [...]
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