Championship and Covid

wirelessdude01

PTH2009 wrote: »

Will intercounty GAA get the green light for an April return ?

Looks like IC and only very limited training for children is under consideration.

PTH2009

I say the players are raring to go and the supporters too, personally can't wait for it to return

Here's hoping it gets the go ahead in April, players/coaches have to be personally responsible like us all

conor05

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Looks like IC and only very limited training for children is under consideration.

I’d say it’s under consideration again after the spike in numbers.

Whatever about IC, I can’t see kids training getting the green light before May.

ashdale5

conor05 wrote: »

I’d say it’s under consideration again after the spike in numbers.

Whatever about IC, I can’t see kids training getting the green light before May.

Yeah this new "4th wave" is a huge worry.

Adult club GAA seems as far away as ever today.

PTH2009

ashdale5 wrote: »

Yeah this new "4th wave" is a huge worry.

Adult club GAA seems as far away as ever today.

Bloody Inter county is so far away as ever

PTH2009

Can anyone see the GAA been told once again 'no lads not yet numbers are to high etc'

Really hope it gets the go ahead and gives us something to look forward to

wirelessdude01

PTH2009 wrote: »

Can anyone see the GAA been told once again 'no lads not yet numbers are to high etc'

Really hope it gets the go ahead and gives us something to look forward to

Nothing to do with the GAA. All club sports back in NI from I think April 12th.

dobman88

PTH2009 wrote: »

Can anyone see the GAA been told once again 'no lads not yet numbers are to high etc'

Really hope it gets the go ahead and gives us something to look forward to

They havent told Ulster counties they cant train yet even though they've been given the go ahead by the UK govt for outdoor sports.

Don't see how GAA can go ahead with cases still so high tbh. As mentioned previously, theres no way of keeping them in a bubble and they all have lives and jobs to do.

thelad95

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Nothing to do with the GAA. All club sports back in NI from I think April 12th.

GAA collective training ban will still apply up north.

CrabRevolution

thelad95 wrote: »

GAA collective training ban will still apply up north.

I think only inter county training is still barred. Clubs are allowed train.

Training is supposed to be in groups of 15 but from my experience with soccer and Gaelic games last year once training returned at all the limits were just totally ignored. The most you'd get is a self satisfied "Sure there is only 15 of us training. It's just a coincidence that there's another 15 doing the same drills on the same pitch as us hur hur hur"

manofwisdom

RTÉ reporting there remains confidence politically that children’s sports training along with GAA inter country training will resume in April.

If so the regional NFL will commence in May.

PTH2009

manofwisdom wrote: »

RTÉ reporting there remains confidence politically that children’s sports training along with GAA inter country training will resume in April.

If so the regional NFL will commence in May.

Hope that's true

The NHL will prob stay with the same format

PTH2009

https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40253960.html

Fingers crossed but it would not surprise me if the Government don't give it the go ahead as its still 'too dangerous'

dobman88

https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1376868368704282626?s=19

PTH2009

dobman88 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1376868368704282626?s=19

Very exciting

The calender will be interesting, will they run a very small league in May/June then championship July/Aug/September ?

Club championships could spill into 2022

C.O.Y.B.I.B

dobman88 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1376868368704282626?s=19

Absolutely disgusted if true that kids can't train until end of April.
Some of the kids I train already hanging out in large groups and another month will mean some of them will be too far gone to get them back into the routine of training and games . These kids are 12/13 and may never play a sport again once they've a taste for "hanging around the shops".
As a coach of young teens I'm really disappointed in this news today .

dobman88

C.O.Y.B.I.B wrote: »

Absolutely disgusted if true that kids can't train until end of April.
Some of the kids I train already hanging out in large groups and another month will mean some of them will be too far gone to get them back into the routine of training and games . These kids are 12/13 and may never play a sport again once they've a taste for "hanging around the shops".
As a coach of young teens I'm really disappointed in this news today .

I agree. I see it every day. Kids playing soccer on the pitch on the estate for an hour and then nothing else to do for the evening.

They're all packed into classrooms anyway so kids sport should have gone back when schools did. Just shows they haven't a clue what they're doing with the restrictions.

PTH2009

I see once again logic and this government don't see eye to eye

What harm is a small kids training session doing

Useless bunch of idiots

frozenfrozen

thought kids were already back at gaa? they are in my local pitch

or they are allowed to play and just can't have training until that date?

dobman88

frozenfrozen wrote: »

thought kids were already back at gaa? they are in my local pitch

or they are allowed to play and just can't have training until that date?

Technically they're not supposed to be back. "Officailly". But I've seen it happening too. When lads just happened to be at the pitch the same time as their coach. Pure coincidence.

C.O.Y.B.I.B

dobman88 wrote: »

Technically they're not supposed to be back. "Officailly". But I've seen it happening too. When lads just happened to be at the pitch the same time as their coach. Pure coincidence.

Kids on their own , while technically outside the regulations won't be an issue. But if a coach was there there could be reprecussions as there is no insurance should someone get injured or worse if there was a Covid outbreak within the team , there could in theory be a case take against the coach or club if complicit

Haven't seen it in my club to be fair outside of a a few small groups of lads training on their own

C.O.Y.B.I.B

C.O.Y.B.I.B wrote: »

Kids on their own , while technically outside the regulations won't be an issue. But if a coach was there there could be reprecussions as there is no insurance should someone get injured or worse if there was a Covid outbreak within the team , there could in theory be a case take against the coach or club if complicit

Haven't seen it in my club to be fair outside of a a few small groups of lads training on their own

My own club have said that anyone caught training players on the side will find themselves bottom of the list for training slots once back.

arctictree

Can anyone define what elite GAA is? Would the Longford hurling team be elite?

Always_Running

No word on training for U20 and minor inter County teams. I presume May at earliest with matches in June?

dobman88

arctictree wrote: »

Can anyone define what elite GAA is? Would the Longford hurling team be elite?

Yes

PTH2009

At least having the leagues is something to look forward too and they could be some great games esp in the summer conditions. Who would of ever guessed we'd see summer time national leagues

12 teams in NHL division 1, will they divide it up regionally like the football. Looking like the Championship will be similar to last year with a backdoor added to the Football

BOSTIK

frozenfrozen wrote: »

thought kids were already back at gaa? they are in my local pitch

or they are allowed to play and just can't have training until that date?

Kick-arounds and puck-arounds are going on all over the country, they’re very low-risk.

frozenfrozen

BOSTIK wrote: »

Kick-arounds and puck-arounds are going on all over the country, they’re very low-risk.

No this is down at the gaa pitch big groups of them and they all go to the chipper after

But go on thinking nobody involved in the gaa would ever break a rule

BOSTIK

frozenfrozen wrote: »

No this is down at the gaa pitch big groups of them and they all go to the chipper after

But go on thinking nobody involved in the gaa would ever break a rule

They're doing that in a private capacity. Sports clubs can't police what people do in their spare time.

dobman88

Jaysus those cork boys just cant help themselves

https://twitter.com/tonyleen/status/1376991433744379907?s=19

benji79

I’m a Cork man and that’s just embarrassing

As if the training was even going to make that much of a difference, pure stupidity

Hesh's Umpire

As someone more interested in my home club's adult teams than inter county, yesterday's announcement is very disheartening. It would have been great to get an indication of when we might get back into our club grounds. All this individual training is getting very monotonous for the lads.

dobman88

Hesh's Umpire wrote: »

As someone more interested in my home club's adult teams than inter county, yesterday's announcement is very disheartening. It would have been great to get an indication of when we might get back into our club grounds. All this individual training is getting very monotonous for the lads.

End of May likely for club players after yesterdsys announcement. I wouldn't hold out any hope of having spectators at games though.

Hesh's Umpire

dobman88 wrote: »

End of May likely for club players after yesterdsys announcement. I wouldn't hold out any hope of having spectators at games though.

Ah, I'm not even worried about the spectators at games thing. I'd just like to see the players (of all sports!) get the chance to meet up and train together again in a safe environment.

dobman88

Hesh's Umpire wrote: »

Ah, I'm not even worried about the spectators at games thing. I'd just like to see the players (of all sports!) get the chance to meet up and train together again in a safe environment.

I couldnt agree more. Still playing at a low junior level myself and I can't believe how much I've missed it. And I've missed the training, not playing games, and the craic with the lads. A lot to be said for an hour every Tuesday and Thursday.

roadmaster

When will we know what regions the county's will be in?

PTH2009

roadmaster wrote: »

When will we know what regions the county's will be in?

Think the GAA are releasing the revised calender by the end of next week so imagine we will find out the regions/groups by then

Always_Running

roadmaster wrote: »

When will we know what regions the county's will be in?

What they were when published months ago. HQ will probably stick with that.

Division 1

Group North: Armagh, Donegal, Monaghan, Tyrone.

Group South: Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Roscommon.


Division 2

Group North: Down, Meath, Mayo, Westmeath.

Group South: Clare, Cork, Laois, Kildare.

Division 3

Group North: Cavan, Derry, Fermanagh, Longford.

Group South: Limerick, Offaly, Tipperary, Wicklow.

Division 4

Group North: Antrim, Leitrim, London, Sligo.

Group South: Louth, Carlow, Waterford, Wexford

PTH2009

Always_Running wrote: »

What they were when published months ago. HQ will probably stick with that.

Division 1

Group North: Armagh, Donegal, Monaghan, Tyrone.

Group South: Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Roscommon.


Division 2

Group North: Down, Meath, Mayo, Westmeath.

Group South: Clare, Cork, Laois, Kildare.

Division 3

Group North: Cavan, Derry, Fermanagh, Longford.

Group South: Limerick, Offaly, Tipperary, Wicklow.

Division 4

Group North: Antrim, Leitrim, London, Sligo.

Group South: Louth, Carlow, Waterford, Wexford

massively new territory for Mickey Harte there

beggars_bush

PTH2009 wrote: »

massively new territory for Mickey Harte there

Roscommon got the toughest group.
Still, something for them to aim for

dobman88

Wonder what sanctions the Dubs will face.

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/dublin-players-photographed-breaking-covid-19-lockdown-rules-1.4526024?mode=amp&__twitter_impression=true

dobman88

This is the original story by the independent. Whoever took the photo seems well hidden in the bushes anyway

https://m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/dublin-gaa-stars-broke-rules-on-covid-gatherings-with-early-morning-training-40263682.html

BonnieSituation

dobman88 wrote: »

This is the original story by the independent. Whoever took the photo seems well hidden in the bushes anyway

https://m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/dublin-gaa-stars-broke-rules-on-covid-gatherings-with-early-morning-training-40263682.html

You'd know all about that long grass, boy ;P

dobman88

dobman88 wrote: »

Wonder what sanctions the Dubs will face.

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/dublin-players-photographed-breaking-covid-19-lockdown-rules-1.4526024?mode=amp&__twitter_impression=true

If it's true, suspensions from HQ.

But far better than that, amongst ordinary punters, a lifetime of being able to respond to any Dublin fan who talks about the achievements with "...but they were caught cheating".

And as the Mastercard ad says, that's priceless...:D

FromADistance

dobman88 wrote: »

Wonder what sanctions the Dubs will face.

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/dublin-players-photographed-breaking-covid-19-lockdown-rules-1.4526024?mode=amp&__twitter_impression=true

Apparently a club in Cork under investigation also - https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40254995.html

GAA is not considered 'elite sport' under this lockdown so aside of what the GAA do about this (a precedence has been set with Cork & Down last year), surely now the Gardaí have to become involved. Of course assuming this is true with the day that's in it.... however it's a fairly serious matter to be joking about to be fair.

dobman88

FromADistance wrote: »

Apparently a club im Cork under investigation also - https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40254995.html

GAA is not considered 'elite sport' under this lockdown so aside of what the GAA do about this (a precedence has been set with Cork & Down last year), surely now the Gardaí have to become involved. Or course assuming this is true with the day that's in it.... however it's a fairly serious matter to be joking about to be fair.

Yeah, I posted the story about the cork club here yesterday.

Think its hilarious lads passing this off as a prank when there is multiple sources and clear photos.

dobman88

BonnieSituation wrote: »

You'd know all about that long grass, boy ;P

Wasnt me lol

BonnieSituation

[Deleted User] wrote: »

If it's true, suspensions from HQ.

But far better than that, amongst ordinary punters, a lifetime of being able to respond to any Dublin fan who talks about the achievements with "...but they were caught cheating".

And as the Mastercard ad says, that's priceless...:D

You're really pushing this one hard. You do you!

BonnieSituation

BonnieSituation wrote: »

You're really pushing this one hard. You do you!

I'm positively giddy. I have Dublin GAA supporting in laws. And so I've had to keep the head down for a few years and put the hands up and say "they're the best" and take all the chiding. The thought of being able to add the word "cheats" to that sentence is good news!

Achebe

This is just Dublin's winning attitude. Maybe if other counties broke the law, they would win some All Irelands!