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Since the special Congress at Croker this time last year some counties have gone with the change over to U13,U15,U17, etc. Moyle (Tipperary) - Posts: 86 - 27/09/2018 19:26:51 2144147 Link 0 |
"It's a bit of a mess now." That sums up the GAA; one blunder after another this year. Yet, no one's resigned or been fired. Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2447 - 27/09/2018 22:11:01 2144172 Link 0 |
Really flawed thinking from the gaa, I know my own young lad ended up playing the past two seasons as a first year under 12 and then first year under 13 and he was just a month out on the 11 1/2 grade, for a small club struggling to get by it didn't help having to split my under 13 team between two grades, this new made up 11 1/2 grade makes no sense, I'm not sure if other counties are doing that also. Barrowsider (Carlow) - Posts: 1592 - 27/09/2018 22:36:41 2144175 Link 0 |
Galway have stuck with the old ages as well. game.on.now.ger (Galway) - Posts: 423 - 27/09/2018 22:53:11 2144177 Link 0 |
Kilkenny has changed to odd numbers for hurling (although camogie remains even numbers). Kind of makes sense to do it if the all Ireland minor championship is now under-17. ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 28/09/2018 04:31:41 2144187 Link 0 |
The new age groups works far better, under 17, 15, 13 etc. Fixtures can proceed because there is no longer any crossover of players between minor and adult
890202 (Wexford) - Posts: 1278 - 28/09/2018 08:39:26 2144192 Link 1 |
It makes complete sense!
Moyle (Tipperary) - Posts: 86 - 28/09/2018 09:17:11 2144194 Link 0 |
children should get to play at their own age group every year manfromdelmonte (UK) - Posts: 541 - 28/09/2018 12:35:42 2144223 Link 1 |
Elaborate?
890202 (Wexford) - Posts: 1278 - 28/09/2018 13:23:14 2144228 Link 0 |
Yes well I'm referring to the younger age groups, I'm not sure if every county is doing 11 1/2 but that was the solution here to bridge the gap from 10s to 13s.
Barrowsider (Carlow) - Posts: 1592 - 28/09/2018 13:27:32 2144229 Link 0 |
under 11, 9 and 7
890202 (Wexford) - Posts: 1278 - 28/09/2018 15:05:29 2144242 Link 0 |
Yes well I'm referring to the younger age groups, I'm not sure if every county is doing 11 1/2 but that was the solution here to bridge the gap from 10s to 13s. DonaldDuck (Tipperary) - Posts: 544 - 28/09/2018 15:24:27 2144248 Link 0 |
Why should lads turning 12 play against lads turning 13? There should be even year age groups and odd year age groups valley84 (Westmeath) - Posts: 1890 - 28/09/2018 16:37:47 2144253 Link 1 |
OK Firstly how would you fit all the fixtures in? Secondly how would clubs field teams? 890202 (Wexford) - Posts: 1278 - 28/09/2018 17:27:24 2144261 Link 0 |
Why should lads turning 12 play against lads turning 13? DonaldDuck (Tipperary) - Posts: 544 - 28/09/2018 19:22:08 2144276 Link 0 |
In limerick we always have and had U12,U13,U14,U15,U16 and U18 competitions,much rather U18 to U17, would rather see the county's team going back to it. cityman73 (Limerick) - Posts: 775 - 28/09/2018 19:25:17 2144278 Link 1 |
In limerick we always have and had U12,U13,U14,U15,U16 and U18 competitions,much rather U18 to U17, would rather see the county's team going back to it. DonaldDuck (Tipperary) - Posts: 544 - 28/09/2018 20:34:22 2144284 Link 0 |