Quote from: Eamonnca1 on February 28, 2013, 01:45:09 AM
Hogan Stand:QuoteFeile future under threat
27 February 2013
The future of the renowned Feile competitions is under threat because some clubs are too competitive.
GAA officials have raised concerns on the matter as Feile heads into its 42nd year as they feel that the competition has lost its ethos.
Feile is a competition at under-14 level that covers hurling, football, camogie and girls' football and it has become an important part of the GAA's culture.
At a recent Central Council meeting plans were discussed to remove the competitive element from Feile and also to ensure that clubs of every level get a chance to participate, rather than just the best teams in respective counties.
Reports of teams staying in hotels and warm weather training in an attempt to win the national Feile competition have lead to the current discussions.
I nearly choked when I saw the "too competitive" part. Kids around the age of 12 and over love competition. Nothing wrong with it IMHO. There's a place for competitive games and there's a place for non-competitive games.
And what's wrong with teams staying in hotels? Would you prefer them to camp in tents in a field?
Has this story appeared anywhere else other than here? http://www.hoganstand.com/Waterford/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=186574
Don't know what they are basing this on. There are no quotes in this story, no byline for anyone to have to take responsibility for it, and only the vaguest hint of where it may have emanated from. 'A recent Central Council' meeting. I would not be taking anything from hoganstand.com seriously unless I saw it backed up somewhere else and names attributed to it. That story from the Examiner about Ballymun taking their Under 14s away is from nearly 2 years ago and there doesn't appear to be any connection to the Hoganstand's 'story'.
Move along, nothing to see here...