GAA Response to Coronavirus

[larryin89]

Can it work legally?

Let's play out a scenario, Dublin v Meath behind closed doors , live TV game . Match is full of scuffles , mentors , subs etc involved in a big ding dong .

The whole country sees it as we've been deprived of sport for months .  tommo the hill16 regular has a load of his mates round , Garda are called later that night to tommos house cause of noise complaints. Garda arrive and say lads , ye are breaking the law here for a start there is about thirty of you in a house , social distancing is impossible in this situation, I will have to arrest you unless ye  go home .

Tommo says you'll have to arrest all the Dublin and Meath players too then . No social distancing there today and I have it recorded for ye as video eveidence if you need it .

[Milltown Row2]

Can it work legally?

Let's play out a scenario, Dublin v Meath behind closed doors , live TV game . Match is full of scuffles , mentors , subs etc involved in a big ding dong .

The whole country sees it as we've been deprived of sport for months .  tommo the hill16 regular has a load of his mates round , Garda are called later that night to tommos house cause of noise complaints. Garda arrive and say lads , ye are breaking the law here for a start there is about thirty of you in a house , social distancing is impossible in this situation, I will have to arrest you unless ye  go home .

Tommo says you'll have to arrest all the Dublin and Meath players too then . No social distancing there today and I have it recorded for ye as video eveidence if you need it .

Meath wouldn't get close to Dublin the judge would say

[screenexile]

No real official clarification from the GAA yet but I suppose it's a target.

From my own point of view as an underage coach there's every chance football resumes at the end of July but parents won't let 10 lads back because they don't believe it's safe yet so where does that leave teams?

A lot of work to do before this is sorted!

[Cunny Funt]

Under normal circumstances the 2020 GAA football championship would be commencing in Ruislip right now.

[Rossfan]

Wed be about 8 points to 2 up at this stage without playing particularly well.

[macdanger2]

I'm losing my mind over this , I wish someone would answer , how can you social distance and play a game of football ffs

Have you ever seen Antrim's backs?

[LCohen]

Agree L89, said it a few times. But heres one.

so say it's allowed in the 26 but not in the 6, so what does Ulster do? Do the GAA just play in jurisdiction?

This is a good point. Nobody is going to set the UK as an example to follow but it's been on a different course that RoI since it's initial delay. The numbers are still way to high in UK including NI. Whatever relaxations are announced in UK/NI need to reflect this. Subsequent decisions  around the acceleration, deferral or reversal of relaxation phases have to be on that basis. It's going to be exceptionally difficult to organise inter county GAA given these real and potential differences.

Club activity might be slightly different where NI/RoI differences could be accommodated. Same would apply to underage.

[larryin89]

How many players in total play Gaelic games in the whole country ?

[Rossfan]

500,000?

[Eire90]

Should they cancel the championship now and let clubs take centre stage in the autumn,Seems like gaa are insistent of not changing format to a knock out that can be done in 5 or 6 weeks seems like they are scared of an open draw knockout.

[screenexile]

Should they cancel the championship now and let clubs take centre stage in the autumn,Seems like gaa are insistent of not changing format to a knock out that can be done in 5 or 6 weeks seems like they are scared of an open draw knockout.

What if straight knockout is a success and public opinion goes in that direction??

Losing all that revenue from qualifiers and Super 8s wouldn't sit well with the suits!

[screenexile]

https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/october-now-looks-earliest-start-time-for-championship-39178145.html

[Smokin Joe]

I was wondering when we were going to see the detail of the proposed plan (following the news from govt last week).

From reading the guidance, even if we don't get any setbacks as we move through the relaxation phases, I still wasn't really any the wiser when club teams could expect to be back doing "normal" training.  And presumably games couldn't start until approx 4 weeks after clubs begin training again.

[Rossfan]

How will a game work with social distancing?
Will coming closer than 2m be a yellow, black or red card offence?
Will players have to wear masks or visors?

[smelmoth]

How will a game work with social distancing?
Will coming closer than 2m be a yellow, black or red card offence?
Will players have to wear masks or visors?

Something like that. Anybody receiving the ball from a hand pass will have 5 seconds to wipe the ball and players going down needing attention will be dispatched by a Garda marksman. Local militias will undertake this role in the north.