Kerry GAA discussion thread #2

Stefan Okunbor set to return this week - probably missed his chance for this season, but if he performs in training, could still be an option off the bench:

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Might make it easier for anyone without a Twitter account.

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U20 hurlers only down by a point to Tipp at HT (1-7 to 0-9) - are they particularly promising this year, or was the wind favouring them in that half?

Great day for the Kerry ladies - defeated red-hot favourites Armagh by 1-12 to 0-12, so D1 beckons in 2023!

Mike Breen is pretty much out for the year isn't he? No word on O'Donoghue either.

I saw a few of the panel members including Moran, Okunbor, Paul Murphy, Dylan Casey, Jack O'Shea played at the weekend.

Looks like the Cork game is going to put back on in Páirc Uí Rinn.

I find it strange considering the revelation that the agreement between the two counties states that Munster Championship games between the two must take place in Páirc Uí Chaoimh or Fitzgerald Stadium.

However the threat of losing the revenue if Cork don't show up in Killarney and Sky Sports being added to the mix means that an agreement had to be reached.

Hopefully they won't go with a neutral venue which would be a pure disaster.

I feel sorry for the Ladies team, who having won Division 2, were expecting a game in Fitzgerald Stadium with a big crowd coming in for the double header.

They have seriously been let down if the venue changes again.

Realistically, any chance that the hurlers might have had in the Joe McDonagh has gone, after losing to Down at home today - matches against Antrim and Offaly to come, and now Shane Nolan has left the panel:

Its a tough one to answer as it really depends on each individual child. How many other sports or activities are they doing? The biggest issue I see is that the best kids are doing several sports and activities so definitely do not need a second night of any one sport. But because of their talent they often are so are are burnt out by their teens. However a child that may only play football or have interest in football should definitely have a second training session. I think their needs be be better communication between team coaches and parents around this rather than lumping everybody into one team age group decision. A second night with the few players that don’t play another sport would most likely have larger benefits in the long term.

Recently my u13 nephew was asked to play u15 football with his club. I advised his mother against it as it would mean another night of training and another match per week on top of 2 other sports he plays. It would either lead to one of the other sports being dumped or him being out 7 nights a week training and playing sport. At 12 years of age both options are ridiculous and extremely backwards of the GAA to be asking a 12 year old to make that decision.

In short there needs to be a better emphasis put on the individual child’s needs over team needs.

U20 Footballers begin their campaign tonight away to Clare. Live Stream on TG4 YouTube.

Trailing 0-6 to 0-4 at HT - granted, they were playing against the wind in the first half, but did control possession for the most part, and won't be too happy with the frees given away when trying to work their way in for shots.

Nolan has had his reply to the managers comments. This being the pick of the bunch: "The last three days have been a nightmare really,” he said. "When I saw that story my family contacted me straight away, we were shocked and disappointed."

Fair play to Clare they really made a battle of it. I was talking to someone in Clare and they were saying that the team was missing a lot of its best players as the manager wouldn’t select them. Don’t know if it’s true or not, you’d often hear that kind of stuff about underage teams. What would be your view on it? There’s definitely a few prospects in this side alright even if we don’t have the usual abundance of talented forward options. Cillian Burke is a unique player and a huge prospect. He matches the outstanding physical attributes with the all the skills, I’m really looking forward to seeing his continued development. Dara O’Callaghan is doing very well as the only u18 to be involved with the panel. Joey Nagle, Armin Heinrich, Sean O’Brien, Thomas O’Donnell and Dylan Geaney are all very good players who we could hear more from in the future. I’d be hopeful of beating Cork considering the amount of unavailable players they have for various reasons. Looking at the All Ireland, Sligo won the Connacht championship tonight but realistically that’s the height of what they can achieve. There doesn’t appear to be any outstanding team in Leinster although one may yet emerge. There’s a good chance it comes down to a battle between Kerry and Tyrone, you could say the same for the Senior championship!