story goes that this was brought up in the 90's. Dublin were going to put two teams into the league.North and South Dublin .There was a players meeting where this was brought up. One of the players(not the wisest one) stood up and said "sure Meath have be doing it for years ,so why dont we .Meath and Westmeath"
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GAA Discussion / Re: Jerry Kiernan has a shot at GAA players/fitness levels
February 19, 2013, 12:45:43 AM #3
GAA Discussion / Re: Jerry Kiernan has a shot at GAA players/fitness levels
February 19, 2013, 12:44:43 AM
How Do GAA Players Compare?
The current blog was motivated by an interview given by Irish Olympian Jerry Kiernan on Newstalk's Off The Ball programme. In the interview he criticised the grants system where €900,000 had been allocated by the Irish Sports Council to GAA players over the next two years as part of the revised Inter-County Player Support Scheme. In particular he called into question the fitness of GAA players.
The interview garnered considerable debate within the Irish media, with the online GAA community strongly critical. Absent from the debate is how the elite amateur GAA players compare in fitness to their elite professional counterpart. Elite Gaelic games players are amateur; in most cases they work full-time, and they train before and after work, clocking up 5-7 gym and pitch sessions a week. (For the remainder of the blog I will focus on Gaelic footballers as there is considerably more research into Gaelic football than hurling).
The ergonomic model of training described by Reilly (2005) is where the demands of the game and the fitness profiles of players are placed in perspective. Gaelic football places a range of demands on players who must possess the necessary fitness to cope (Reilly and Collins, 2008). The average distance covered during a Gaelic football game was 8815 ± 1287 m, with a range of 6183 – 11104 m (Collins, Solan and Doran, 2013). The distance is less than Australian Rules (AR) (11705 m) and soccer (10720 m) but greater than rugby league backs (7628 m) (Brewer et al., 2009, Randers et al., 2010, Austin and Kelly, 2013).
Gaelic football is a 70 min game compared to 80 min for AR and rugby league, and 90 min for soccer. When the games are compared by distance per min, the relative distance covered was 126 m.min. This compares favourably to professional field sports with Gaelic footballers only slightly lower than AR players and higher than soccer and rugby league backs (figure 1). The average high-intensity (HI) distance (>17km.hr) covered by Gaelic footballers was 1695 ± 503 m, reflective of a relative HI work-rate of 24 ± 7.2 m.min (Collins, Solan and Doran, 2013). The HI work is not readily comparable as researchers use varying velocity classifications.
Figure 1. The relative distance of Gaelic football, soccer, Australian rules and rugby league backs.
Fitness training for Gaelic games has to be multifactorial in order to cover the different aspects of physical performance including aerobic, anaerobic and specific muscle training. The Yo-Yo intermittent recovery (IR) tests evaluate an individual's ability to repeatedly perform intense exercise. The fitness of contemporary Gaelic footballers is comparable with Australian Rules (AR) players (Cormack et al., 2012). Recently reported data from 17 elite AR players who undertook a Yo-Yo IR test l2 (1054 ± 209 m) compares well with pre-season data of Gaelic footballers (1164 ± 305 m) (unpublished data). Top-elite soccer players attain marginally higher levels (1260m) (Bangsbo, Iaia & Krustrup, 2008); consideration should however be made for the time of year. Previous research by Strudwick, Reilly and Doran (2002) concluded that Gaelic footballers were no different in anthropometric and aerobic characteristics from Premier League players with only anaerobic characteristics of the professional players superior to those of Gaelic football players.
In conclusion the current demands of Gaelic football compare well with professional field sports. Despite the amateur nature of the sport, the fitness required to compete at the elite level in Gaelic football is similar to elite professionals in AR and soccer.
References
Austin, D. and Kelly, S. (2013) Positional differences in professional rugby league match play through the use of global positioning systems. J Strength Cond Res, 27: 9-14.
Bangsbo, J., Iaia, F.M. and Krustrup, P. (2008) The Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test : a useful tool for evaluation of physical performance in intermittent sports. Sports Med, 38: 37-51.
Brewer, C., Dawson, B., Heasman, J., Stewart, G. and Cormack, S. (2010) Movement pattern comparisons in elite (AFL) and sub-elite (WAFL) Australian football games using GPS. J Sci Med Sport, 13: 618-623.
Collins, D.K., Solan, B. and Doran, D. (2013) A preliminary investigation into high-intensity activity in Gaelic football. J Sports Ther, 6: 3.
Cormack, S., Money, M., Morgan, W., and McGuigan, M. (2012) Influence of Neuromuscular Fatigue on Accelerometer Load in Elite Australian Football Players. Int J Sports Physiol Perform, [Epub ahead of print]
Randers, M., Mujika, I., Hewitt, A., Santisteban, J., Bischoff, R., Solano, R., Zubillaga, A., Peltola, E., Krustrup, P. and Mohr, M. (2010) Application of four different football match analysis systems: a comparative study. J Sports Sci, 28:171-182.
Reilly, T. (1995). An ergonomics model of the soccer training process. J of Sports Sci, 23: 561-567.
Reilly, T. and Collins, K. (2008) Science and Gaelic sports: Gaelic football and hurling. European Journal of Sport Science, 8: 231-240.
Strudwick, A., Reilly, T. and Doran, D. (2002) Anthropometric and fitness profiles of elite players in two football codes. J Sports Med Phys Fitness, 42: 239-242.
The current blog was motivated by an interview given by Irish Olympian Jerry Kiernan on Newstalk's Off The Ball programme. In the interview he criticised the grants system where €900,000 had been allocated by the Irish Sports Council to GAA players over the next two years as part of the revised Inter-County Player Support Scheme. In particular he called into question the fitness of GAA players.
The interview garnered considerable debate within the Irish media, with the online GAA community strongly critical. Absent from the debate is how the elite amateur GAA players compare in fitness to their elite professional counterpart. Elite Gaelic games players are amateur; in most cases they work full-time, and they train before and after work, clocking up 5-7 gym and pitch sessions a week. (For the remainder of the blog I will focus on Gaelic footballers as there is considerably more research into Gaelic football than hurling).
The ergonomic model of training described by Reilly (2005) is where the demands of the game and the fitness profiles of players are placed in perspective. Gaelic football places a range of demands on players who must possess the necessary fitness to cope (Reilly and Collins, 2008). The average distance covered during a Gaelic football game was 8815 ± 1287 m, with a range of 6183 – 11104 m (Collins, Solan and Doran, 2013). The distance is less than Australian Rules (AR) (11705 m) and soccer (10720 m) but greater than rugby league backs (7628 m) (Brewer et al., 2009, Randers et al., 2010, Austin and Kelly, 2013).
Gaelic football is a 70 min game compared to 80 min for AR and rugby league, and 90 min for soccer. When the games are compared by distance per min, the relative distance covered was 126 m.min. This compares favourably to professional field sports with Gaelic footballers only slightly lower than AR players and higher than soccer and rugby league backs (figure 1). The average high-intensity (HI) distance (>17km.hr) covered by Gaelic footballers was 1695 ± 503 m, reflective of a relative HI work-rate of 24 ± 7.2 m.min (Collins, Solan and Doran, 2013). The HI work is not readily comparable as researchers use varying velocity classifications.
Figure 1. The relative distance of Gaelic football, soccer, Australian rules and rugby league backs.
Fitness training for Gaelic games has to be multifactorial in order to cover the different aspects of physical performance including aerobic, anaerobic and specific muscle training. The Yo-Yo intermittent recovery (IR) tests evaluate an individual's ability to repeatedly perform intense exercise. The fitness of contemporary Gaelic footballers is comparable with Australian Rules (AR) players (Cormack et al., 2012). Recently reported data from 17 elite AR players who undertook a Yo-Yo IR test l2 (1054 ± 209 m) compares well with pre-season data of Gaelic footballers (1164 ± 305 m) (unpublished data). Top-elite soccer players attain marginally higher levels (1260m) (Bangsbo, Iaia & Krustrup, 2008); consideration should however be made for the time of year. Previous research by Strudwick, Reilly and Doran (2002) concluded that Gaelic footballers were no different in anthropometric and aerobic characteristics from Premier League players with only anaerobic characteristics of the professional players superior to those of Gaelic football players.
In conclusion the current demands of Gaelic football compare well with professional field sports. Despite the amateur nature of the sport, the fitness required to compete at the elite level in Gaelic football is similar to elite professionals in AR and soccer.
References
Austin, D. and Kelly, S. (2013) Positional differences in professional rugby league match play through the use of global positioning systems. J Strength Cond Res, 27: 9-14.
Bangsbo, J., Iaia, F.M. and Krustrup, P. (2008) The Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test : a useful tool for evaluation of physical performance in intermittent sports. Sports Med, 38: 37-51.
Brewer, C., Dawson, B., Heasman, J., Stewart, G. and Cormack, S. (2010) Movement pattern comparisons in elite (AFL) and sub-elite (WAFL) Australian football games using GPS. J Sci Med Sport, 13: 618-623.
Collins, D.K., Solan, B. and Doran, D. (2013) A preliminary investigation into high-intensity activity in Gaelic football. J Sports Ther, 6: 3.
Cormack, S., Money, M., Morgan, W., and McGuigan, M. (2012) Influence of Neuromuscular Fatigue on Accelerometer Load in Elite Australian Football Players. Int J Sports Physiol Perform, [Epub ahead of print]
Randers, M., Mujika, I., Hewitt, A., Santisteban, J., Bischoff, R., Solano, R., Zubillaga, A., Peltola, E., Krustrup, P. and Mohr, M. (2010) Application of four different football match analysis systems: a comparative study. J Sports Sci, 28:171-182.
Reilly, T. (1995). An ergonomics model of the soccer training process. J of Sports Sci, 23: 561-567.
Reilly, T. and Collins, K. (2008) Science and Gaelic sports: Gaelic football and hurling. European Journal of Sport Science, 8: 231-240.
Strudwick, A., Reilly, T. and Doran, D. (2002) Anthropometric and fitness profiles of elite players in two football codes. J Sports Med Phys Fitness, 42: 239-242.
#4
GAA Discussion / Re: Railway cup returns!
February 12, 2013, 11:25:08 PM
8 Tyrone players on the Ulster panel: P McConnell S Cavanagh P Harte C McAliskey C McCarron Joe & Justin McMahon M Penrose
#5
GAA Discussion / Re: GAA TV Radio & Webcasts
February 02, 2013, 01:01:03 AM
GAA MATCHES ON TG4
SUNDAY 3 FEBRUARY (1:30pm on TG4)
Allianz Football League, Round 1
LIVE: Mayo v Kerry, Division 1
DEFERRED: Galway v Derry, Division 2
SATURDAY 9 FEBRUARY (1:30pm on TG4)
AIB GAA Hurling All Ireland Senior Club Championship Semi Finals
LIVE: Thurles Sarsfields (Tipperary) v Kilcormac-Killoughey (Offaly), O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
LIVE: St Thomas (Galway) v Loughgiel Shamrocks (Antrim), Parnell Park, Dublin
SUNDAY 10 FEBRUARY (1:30pm on TG4)
Allianz Football League, Round 2
LIVE: Kerry v Dublin
DEFERRED: Mayo v Tyrone
SATURDAY 16 FEBRUARY (1:30pm on TG4)
AIB GAA Football All Ireland Senior Club Championship Semi Finals
LIVE: Dr Crokes (Kerry) v Ballymun Kickhams (Dublin), Semple Stadium, 4.00pm
LIVE: St Brigid's (Roscommon) v Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh), Cusack Park, Mullingar, 2.00pm
SATURDAY 23 FEBRUARY (2:45pm on TG4)
LIVE: Irish Daily Mail Sigerson Cup Final
Live from Athlone IT, 3.00pm throw-in
SUNDAY 24 FEBRUARY (1:30pm on TG4)
Allianz Hurling League, Round 1, Division 1A
LIVE: Galway v Kilkenny
DEFERRED: Clare v Waterford
SATURDAY 2 MARCH (2:15pm on TG4)
LIVE: Irish Daily Mail Fitzgibbon Cup Final
Live from Pearse Stadium, Galway, 2:30pm throw-in
SUNDAY 3 MARCH (1:30pm on TG4)
Allianz Football League, Round 3
Live & deferred matches
SUNDAY 10 MARCH Allianz Football League round 4 and Allianz Hurling League round 2 (1:30pm on TG4)
FRIDAY 15 MARCH GAA Presidents Awards, Live from Croke Park at 7:30pm
SATURDAY 16 MARCH Ladies Football: O'Connor Cup Final, Live from Waterford IT.
SUNDAY 17 MARCH AIB All-Ireland Club Hurling & Football Championship Finals, Live from Croke Park
MONDAY 18 MARCH Allianz Hurling League, Round 3 (1:30pm on TG4)
SUNDAY 24 MARCH Allianz Hurling League Round 4, Allianz Football League Round 6
SUNDAY 31 MARCH Allianz Hurling League, Round 5
SATURDAY 6 APRIL 2nd Level Hurling Finals
SUNDAY 7 APRIL Allianz Football League, Round 7
SATURDAY 13 APRIL 2nd Level Football Finals
SUNDAY 14 APRIL Allianz Football League Semi-Finals (Division 1)
SATURDAY 20 APRIL Cadbury All Ireland U-21 Football Semi-Finals
SUNDAY 21 APRIL Allianz Hurling League Semi-finals
SATURDAY 27 APRIL Allianz Football League Finals (Division 3 and 4)
SUNDAY 28 APRIL Allianz Football League Finals (Division 1 and 2)
SATURDAY 4 MAY Cadbury All Ireland U-21 Football Final
SUNDAY 5 MAY Allianz Hurling League Final
SATURDAY 11 MAY Ladies National Football League Finals (Division 1,2 & 3)
MAY 31 - JUNE 3 Comortas Peile na Gaeltachta, Beo ón Rinn, Port Láirge
SUNDAY 3 FEBRUARY (1:30pm on TG4)
Allianz Football League, Round 1
LIVE: Mayo v Kerry, Division 1
DEFERRED: Galway v Derry, Division 2
SATURDAY 9 FEBRUARY (1:30pm on TG4)
AIB GAA Hurling All Ireland Senior Club Championship Semi Finals
LIVE: Thurles Sarsfields (Tipperary) v Kilcormac-Killoughey (Offaly), O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
LIVE: St Thomas (Galway) v Loughgiel Shamrocks (Antrim), Parnell Park, Dublin
SUNDAY 10 FEBRUARY (1:30pm on TG4)
Allianz Football League, Round 2
LIVE: Kerry v Dublin
DEFERRED: Mayo v Tyrone
SATURDAY 16 FEBRUARY (1:30pm on TG4)
AIB GAA Football All Ireland Senior Club Championship Semi Finals
LIVE: Dr Crokes (Kerry) v Ballymun Kickhams (Dublin), Semple Stadium, 4.00pm
LIVE: St Brigid's (Roscommon) v Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh), Cusack Park, Mullingar, 2.00pm
SATURDAY 23 FEBRUARY (2:45pm on TG4)
LIVE: Irish Daily Mail Sigerson Cup Final
Live from Athlone IT, 3.00pm throw-in
SUNDAY 24 FEBRUARY (1:30pm on TG4)
Allianz Hurling League, Round 1, Division 1A
LIVE: Galway v Kilkenny
DEFERRED: Clare v Waterford
SATURDAY 2 MARCH (2:15pm on TG4)
LIVE: Irish Daily Mail Fitzgibbon Cup Final
Live from Pearse Stadium, Galway, 2:30pm throw-in
SUNDAY 3 MARCH (1:30pm on TG4)
Allianz Football League, Round 3
Live & deferred matches
SUNDAY 10 MARCH Allianz Football League round 4 and Allianz Hurling League round 2 (1:30pm on TG4)
FRIDAY 15 MARCH GAA Presidents Awards, Live from Croke Park at 7:30pm
SATURDAY 16 MARCH Ladies Football: O'Connor Cup Final, Live from Waterford IT.
SUNDAY 17 MARCH AIB All-Ireland Club Hurling & Football Championship Finals, Live from Croke Park
MONDAY 18 MARCH Allianz Hurling League, Round 3 (1:30pm on TG4)
SUNDAY 24 MARCH Allianz Hurling League Round 4, Allianz Football League Round 6
SUNDAY 31 MARCH Allianz Hurling League, Round 5
SATURDAY 6 APRIL 2nd Level Hurling Finals
SUNDAY 7 APRIL Allianz Football League, Round 7
SATURDAY 13 APRIL 2nd Level Football Finals
SUNDAY 14 APRIL Allianz Football League Semi-Finals (Division 1)
SATURDAY 20 APRIL Cadbury All Ireland U-21 Football Semi-Finals
SUNDAY 21 APRIL Allianz Hurling League Semi-finals
SATURDAY 27 APRIL Allianz Football League Finals (Division 3 and 4)
SUNDAY 28 APRIL Allianz Football League Finals (Division 1 and 2)
SATURDAY 4 MAY Cadbury All Ireland U-21 Football Final
SUNDAY 5 MAY Allianz Hurling League Final
SATURDAY 11 MAY Ladies National Football League Finals (Division 1,2 & 3)
MAY 31 - JUNE 3 Comortas Peile na Gaeltachta, Beo ón Rinn, Port Láirge
#6
GAA Discussion / Re: Down v Tyrone NFL Div 1 Newry Sat 2nd Feb 7pm
February 01, 2013, 03:02:31 AM #7
GAA Discussion / Re: GAA TV Radio & Webcasts
February 01, 2013, 03:00:56 AM #8
GAA Discussion / Re: Watching GAA online
February 01, 2013, 02:54:59 AM
Think its on Destinatin Newry http://www.destinationnewry.com/sports/gaa/news-Down-v-Tyrone---live-streaming-commentary
#9
GAA Discussion / Re: GAA TV Radio & Webcasts
February 01, 2013, 01:34:49 AM
Sunday February 03
GAA Beo, 13:30pm
Live coverage of Mayo v Kerry, deferred coverage of Galway v Derry & highlights of Kildare v Donegal, Dublin v Cork and Down v Tyrone in the 1st round of the Allianz Football League. Presented by Micheál Ó Domhnaill with commentary by Brian Tyers.GAA GPA Opel All-Stars GAA GPA All-Stars, 17:55pm
We look back at the GAA GPA Opel All-Star Tour in 2012, featuring action from the 2011 v 2012 All-Star Football match in Gaelic Park, New York, as well as interviews with various players and officials.
GAA Beo, 13:30pm
Live coverage of Mayo v Kerry, deferred coverage of Galway v Derry & highlights of Kildare v Donegal, Dublin v Cork and Down v Tyrone in the 1st round of the Allianz Football League. Presented by Micheál Ó Domhnaill with commentary by Brian Tyers.GAA GPA Opel All-Stars GAA GPA All-Stars, 17:55pm
We look back at the GAA GPA Opel All-Star Tour in 2012, featuring action from the 2011 v 2012 All-Star Football match in Gaelic Park, New York, as well as interviews with various players and officials.
#10
GAA Discussion / Re: Watching GAA online
February 01, 2013, 01:28:55 AM
Or download overplay,net. Then you have RTE Player or league games on TG4
#12
GAA Discussion / Re: Latest Scores
February 19, 2011, 09:06:52 PM
Allianz FL Division 1
Dublin 3-13 0-16 Cork, Croke Park Result
Allianz FL Division 2
Tyrone 0-06 1-09 Donegal, Omagh, Result
Allianz FL Division 4
Fermanagh 0-05 1-08 Longford, Brewster Park Result
Allianz HL Division 2
Limerick 1-20 0-15 Westmeath, Gaelic Grounds Result
Allianz HL Division 1
Dublin 1-16 1-15 Tipperary, Croke Park, RESULT
All-Ireland SHC club semi-finals
O'Loughlin Gaels 3-10 0-10 Loughgiel Shamrocks, Parnell Park Result
Clarinbridge 3-22 1-27 De La Salle, Thurles AET
Leinster Schools Football Semi-Final
Dundalk Schools 3-15 4-03 St Marys Edenderry Result
Dublin 3-13 0-16 Cork, Croke Park Result
Allianz FL Division 2
Tyrone 0-06 1-09 Donegal, Omagh, Result
Allianz FL Division 4
Fermanagh 0-05 1-08 Longford, Brewster Park Result
Allianz HL Division 2
Limerick 1-20 0-15 Westmeath, Gaelic Grounds Result
Allianz HL Division 1
Dublin 1-16 1-15 Tipperary, Croke Park, RESULT
All-Ireland SHC club semi-finals
O'Loughlin Gaels 3-10 0-10 Loughgiel Shamrocks, Parnell Park Result
Clarinbridge 3-22 1-27 De La Salle, Thurles AET
Leinster Schools Football Semi-Final
Dundalk Schools 3-15 4-03 St Marys Edenderry Result
#15
GAA Discussion / Re: International Rules 2010/2011
October 23, 2010, 08:36:27 PM
Jesus about time someone done something