Know more about Gaelic Football! A sport led by women
A very popular discipline in the Irish female sector. Gaelic combines the emotion of football, the rugby competition and the rudeness of American football
Gaelic football is one of the most famous sports in the United Kingdom, it has specific rules, as well as many similarities with other sports. The final of this sport is traditionally held in September at Hyde Park, and on that occasion, the decisive match will be between the players of Cork and Dublin.
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What are the rules of Gaelic Football?
All rules regarding this sport are handled by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), so the following rules are based on the GAA. The teams must be made up of 15 players on each side, plus 15 substitutes for each team. According to the Irish newspaper attached to the GAA, Costagaels, the matches have a duration of 60 minutes, each time is divided IGNORE INTO half an hour. Like a leather ball like football, but a little denser, and have specifications for its making.
At the moment of starting the game, there are clear rules. According to Costageals, players can touch the ball with their hands or with their feet, but you can not walk four steps without bouncing, releasing, passing, or hitting the ball with your feet to return the ball to the player's own hands (this action is called Soloing ).
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The players can not pick up the ball with their hands, they must pick it up with their feet, just as they can not pass the ball without hitting it with their feet. On the other hand, it is forbidden to score goals when the pass was made with the hands; you can not bounce the ball twice against the floor and, take the ball away from the opposing player if the previous play was made with your hands. These are the basic rules of this sport. The bow, which is a combination of one Rugby with one football, and the field look like this:
Like the field, it is a combination of a soccer field with a Rugby field. The score is recorded as follows: " If the ball passes over the crossbar, a point is scored and a judge raises a white flag; if it passes underneath, a goal equal to three points is scored and a judge raises a green flag. The goal is protected by the goalkeeper. The result is recorded in the format {goal total} + {total points} . For example, if a team scores 1 goal and 14 points, their total result is 17 points, " says Costagaels.
Finally, the "tackles" are stronger than in American football but less than in Rugby. The most remarkable thing about Gaelic Football is that it is very popular among Irish women, it is one of the few sports, where women are protagonists and stadiums, are filled. An example of this is the cup called All-Ireland Football Championship.
What is the All-Ireland Football Championship about?
According to the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) there are three high-performance competitions in which Gaelic football is framed. The competitions are The National Football League, the Provincial Championships and the All-Ireland Football Championship. According to the GAA, the All-Ireland Football Championship is the most prestigious competition in Gaelic football, there are two modalities of female and male competition. In addition, this tournament is one of the oldest competitions in the United Kingdom since it was founded in 1887.
At this moment the All-Irland 2018 is being played among the women's teams. One of the new women's teams is Donegal. However, according to BBC Sports, this team was measured on August 25, 2018, with the players of Cork, one of the most winning squads talking about the All-Irland. Donegal had the chance to reach a final for the first time, but their hopes were crushed when the Cork players won 11 to 2 points, thus securing their twelfth participation in the final in 14 years, as reported by BBC Sport. The final of Gaelic football will be played at the Hyde Park stadium in September, between Cork and the players of Dublin, the same final has been played for 5 years in a row.
Is there any reference to this sport in Latin America?
Regrettably, no. This sport is very popular among Irish women, however, it is only played in the United Kingdom, so there is no reference of a Latina player in this competition or an emulation of this sport in South America.
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