Tyrone County Football and Hurling

[03,05,08]

If only other schools could make the same contribution to football as cookstown do
The likes of Ballygawley & Stabane - would raise the standards even higher

+1

The traditional big grammar schools have always poached & sought out to attract whatever footballing talent they could get their hands on. Nothing new here, it's just because Cookstown were always deemed to be Markey standard and have upset the traditional order, that they are being dissed with these posts

If there are lads that have a-levels that would get them into uni and are only staying to play another year of football, then the people running cookstown are doing them a serious disservice encouraging them to stay on and effectively waste a year of their lives.

[FermGael]

If only other schools could make the same contribution to football as cookstown do
The likes of Ballygawley & Stabane - would raise the standards even higher

+1

The traditional big grammar schools have always poached & sought out to attract whatever footballing talent they could get their hands on. Nothing new here, it's just because Cookstown were always deemed to be Markey standard and have upset the traditional order, that they are being dissed with these posts

I normally would love to see HTC doing so well.
Great to see a school buck the trend and ruffle the feathers of the traditional powerhouses of schools football.

But in this instance I hope Omagh CBS win.

It's nothing to do with traditional order.
They have players playing this year who are making a mockery of the schools system

[God14]

If only other schools could make the same contribution to football as cookstown do
The likes of Ballygawley & Stabane - would raise the standards even higher

+1

The traditional big grammar schools have always poached & sought out to attract whatever footballing talent they could get their hands on. Nothing new here, it's just because Cookstown were always deemed to be Markey standard and have upset the traditional order, that they are being dissed with these posts

I normally would love to see HTC doing so well.
Great to see a school buck the trend and ruffle the feathers of the traditional powerhouses of schools football.

But in this instance I hope Omagh CBS win.

It's nothing to do with traditional order.
They have players playing this year who are making a mockery of the schools system

Name them please

[FermGael]

If only other schools could make the same contribution to football as cookstown do
The likes of Ballygawley & Stabane - would raise the standards even higher

+1

The traditional big grammar schools have always poached & sought out to attract whatever footballing talent they could get their hands on. Nothing new here, it's just because Cookstown were always deemed to be Markey standard and have upset the traditional order, that they are being dissed with these posts

I normally would love to see HTC doing so well.
Great to see a school buck the trend and ruffle the feathers of the traditional powerhouses of schools football.

But in this instance I hope Omagh CBS win.

It's nothing to do with traditional order.
They have players playing this year who are making a mockery of the schools system

Name them please

Absolutely no way.
The young men who are playing are not to blame

[God14]

Fair enough, but plenty of people have repeated one A level in the past, to get into the university course of your choice. Your career is the rest of your life. If HTC have benefited from a couple of these situations, cest la vie. Every player is eligible and within the rules. Too many people on twitter and this board are making vague and unsubstantiated accusations, "Tyrone U21s" there is no such thing as Tyrone U21s FFS)

Anyway, great to have an all tyrone final. Looking forward to it massively & may the best team win

[LC]

The type of thing that seems to be going on at HTC leads to a situation where young lads fall into trap that football becomes a bigger priority than their studies.  They then go onto Uni whereby again with people still blowing smoke up their proverbial their studies fall down or in some cases off their priority list.  All well and good until they go looking a proper job in years to come.  J'town was full of boys like this in my time bumming about from course to another just so they could still tog out for Sigerson.

[Nanderson]

Is ulster schools football u19?

[God14]

Is ulster schools football u19?

U19 1/2

[Nanderson]

Is ulster schools football u19?

U19 1/2

Is that so that it matches up with Southern schools for hogan Cup?

[imtommygunn]

I thought it was younger? Haven't noticed in a while but ulster teams used to typically lose players for the hogan cup.

Under 19.5 too old for schools football tbh.

[GiveItToTheShooters]

Is ulster schools football u19?

U19 1/2

Then why is a certain player coming 20 in the next few weeks. Hopefully omagh win as FermGael rightly says

[LeoMc]

Is ulster schools football u19?

U19 1/2

Then why is a certain player coming 20 in the next few weeks. Hopefully omagh win as FermGael rightly says

Are you saying you don't know how age grades work?

[sam03/05]

There is no player over age, and the u19.5 is a rule in place as that's the age in the south as they can have a year out. Omagh I'm told also have one student repeating and so did St Marys & Maghera. Something that all of them have been doing the last few years, but that doesn't suit the agenda.

[FermGael]

Fair enough, but plenty of people have repeated one A level in the past, to get into the university course of your choice. Your career is the rest of your life. If HTC have benefited from a couple of these situations, cest la vie. Every player is eligible and within the rules. Too many people on twitter and this board are making vague and unsubstantiated accusations, "Tyrone U21s" there is no such thing as Tyrone U21s FFS)

Anyway, great to have an all tyrone final. Looking forward to it massively & may the best team win

Again have no issue with people having to repeat A Levels and if they are eligible then so be it.
That is not the issue here

Here's a few rules from the official Gaa handbook about eligibility to represent your school

"(ii)Attending a whole time/full time course for a minimum of 21 hours per week, and whose name is on the School register on 1st October and the 1st of February of the relevant School year
iii) Who is studying at least 5 subjects (Republic of Ireland) or at least two subjects or their equivalent at AS/A2 Level (north of Ireland). 

iv) Who is not in receipt of remuneration for employment between 9.00 to 16.00 hours Monday to Friday during the normal school week. A student who has commenced a training course which for the purposes of obtaining full time employment shall be deemed to be ineligible to represent his School once he has commenced the course. 

[Wildweasel74]

The age should be 18 and a half, last year of Year 14, simply put Cookstown have players who are basically year 15, it's a joke. Nobody repeating year 14 should be allowed to play for school, repeats at St Mary's couldn't do it years ago. Basically a fresher against school level. Can't understand who changed the age brackets, shouldn't still he at school at 19 unless doing a repeat. 1 day a week at school doesn't cut it.