The untapped global potential of Gaelic games

[sligoman2]

Looks like gaelic games are blooming in Texas.  Great to see the mixture of nationalities participating.

[Any craic]

VIDEO: Giant Gaelic Footballer in Texas! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9fd_D9GWDw&feature=youtu.be See San Antonio's new recruit & preview with the Celtic Cowboys and Houston Gaels from three consecutive nights at training this week ahead of Saturday's Texas Championships.

[Any craic]

VIDEO: See a brilliant goal by a Corkman in yesterday's Texas Senior Final for the Celtic Cowboys win v Dallas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZKtUv5n6W4&feature=youtu.be

[thejuice]

I wonder what shape GAA in the USA might take in the (probably distant) future. I know college is the big deal in US sports especially football. I wonder would a system somewhat like the Irish one but you have State teams instead of County. Would people get behind a state as much as they would a city team?

I know this probably belongs in the realms of fantasy given the current stature of the game in the USA but I'm just curious about it.

[muppet]

I wonder what shape GAA in the USA might take in the (probably distant) future. I know college is the big deal in US sports especially football. I wonder would a system somewhat like the Irish one but you have State teams instead of County. Would people get behind a state as much as they would a city team?

I know this probably belongs in the realms of fantasy given the current stature of the game in the USA but I'm just curious about it.

You would have to have 4 provinces, for traditional reasons.

1) New England Eireann province: consisting of just 8 teams, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Connecticut + no hopers Alaska and Hawaii.

2) Dixie: Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware,  Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee,  Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.

3) The West: California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.

4) The Rest.

Also, to follow Gaa tradition Dixie would have to be ruled by.... oh say......Japan.

And DC would get to play all of its games at home.

[DrinkingHarp]

I wonder what shape GAA in the USA might take in the (probably distant) future. I know college is the big deal in US sports especially football. I wonder would a system somewhat like the Irish one but you have State teams instead of County. Would people get behind a state as much as they would a city team?

I know this probably belongs in the realms of fantasy given the current stature of the game in the USA but I'm just curious about it.

No, states are too large, city would be the biggest support. For example in Illinois, Chicago is night and day different than the rural/agricultural communities of downstate Illinois.

[Eamonnca1]

Juice, in the book I propose an inter-city competition. Cities like New York, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco could field teams. You'd market these games the same way you market pro sports teams because the city is what American sports fans identify with. There's no culture of supporting representative state teams, plus there's too big a difference in size and population between states.

You're right that colleges are huge in American sport, which is one of the reasons why we're pushing the collegiate angle too.

[johnneycool]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbmpBkNxH1o&feature=youtu.be - The GAA reaches Honduras, Portaferry and Texas! Is there a more diverse team in the world?

Big Kev has let himself go badly, must be the angel dust in the steaks over there!!

Fine hurler in his day.

[Any craic]

VIDEO Special USA Report: 'Amazing' Texas Gaelic Football Final - Austin 4-16 Dallas 2-19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BthFATbjpEw&feature=youtu.be

[Any craic]

Gaelic Football... tropical beaches... Cayman Islands... sure why not? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz1qKZt3BRU&feature=youtu.be

[Eamonnca1]

Tough job you've got there, Jerome!

[Any craic]

Report on the GAA website.. with some very positive comments about the GAA abroad
http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/2406141010-video-awesome-gaa-on-cayman-islands/

[Any craic]

The lead story on the official GAA website right now is the CYC this week in New York. If you don't know what this is, watch now!
http://www.gaa.ie

[Any craic]

The largest youth gathering of its kind outside of Ireland was tonight in New York. See 2000 kids parade in Yonkers - they are ALL on this video..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXG__zotCjs&feature=youtu.be

[Any craic]

Day 2 at the CYC.. I found Mark McHugh! And Sam & Liam and other great stuff.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8EVMYt1zJM&feature=youtu.be