Anyone know how many members in total there are in the gaa?
according to wikepedia there are about 800,000 out of the 5 million inhabitants in ireland
you got a link for that?
google gaa and look for the wikepedia link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAA
just an aside but my bro has a huge problem in the way the fai talk of the numbers particiaptin in soccer in the country.
ssemingly they include the likes of me with no club affiliations playing five a side on a wednesday evening.
800k would be about right though, maybe even more now considering the growth of the ladies codes.
Quote from: Captain Scarlet on April 03, 2007, 04:39:31 PM
just an aside but my bro has a huge problem in the way the fai talk of the numbers particiaptin in soccer in the country.
ssemingly they include the likes of me with no club affiliations playing five a side on a wednesday evening.
800k would be about right though, maybe even more now considering the growth of the ladies codes.
If you've kicked a soccer ball in the last year your considered to be playing it ::)
Just an aside are all ladies members of the GAA (I mean those registered with ladies clubs) or are they members of a seprate assocation.
800,000 "members" seems like a lot. One in six of the population pays their subs to a club?
I dont think the Camoges are registered with the GAA, but they are being afiliated next year I think, this would increase the numbers. how many clube are there?
I'm a member of three GAA clubs. Split personality! I'd imagine that other people are members of more than one club. So change that 800,000 to 798,998
I'd say that actual paid up members of clubs is way below the number of people actively involved, playing and supporting clubs. I know in my own club the membership is only €20 and yet we would get very few actually paid up members because it is left to one guy to collect it. There would easily be double the number of people actively involved in the club as are paid up. The brother is a senior player and he hasn't even been asked for membership once in the last three years!!
My own club take a serious approach to membership. If you don't pay you don't play. A couple of "enforcers" have been appointed for each code and they check the list of paid up members before each training session or match. There's a lot of money involved for smaller clubs so it's worth pursuing..
I don't know of any club that looks for big membership and it is small amount to help support your club. I know some Meath clubs who do a great job on it, they hold membership nights and you can get affinty deals from businesses in town if you are paid up member, they have big membership numbers
Quote from: hippity hoppity wide on April 22, 2007, 02:11:15 PM
Quote from: john mcgill on April 03, 2007, 08:45:01 PM
I'm a member of three GAA clubs. Split personality! I'd imagine that other people are members of more than one club. So change that 800,000 to 798,998
Just out of interest I don't think this is actually allowed.
Why would there be anything to prevent you being a member of different GAA clubs, once they are in different counties??
(Member not player)
Quote from: Lecale2 on April 03, 2007, 09:45:18 PM
My own club take a serious approach to membership. If you don't pay you don't play. A couple of "enforcers" have been appointed for each code and they check the list of paid up members before each training session or match. There's a lot of money involved for smaller clubs so it's worth pursuing..
Our membership goes up 50% after the 31st of March, so most members get their finger out and go chasing the registrar. Saves him a load of bother.
We've got the 'don't pay, don't play' rule as well which made life hard on the managers at times until the 50% rule was passed.
Is there a rule in the GAA, that if you arent a member you cant play?
Is it something to do with insurance?
Quote from: full back on May 11, 2007, 11:30:12 AM
Is there a rule in the GAA, that if you arent a member you cant play?
Is it something to do with insurance?
There's a difference in being registered with central council and being a paid up member of a club. I think you have to be registered with central council before you're elligible to play but its really up to the clubs how they work the membership fees.
As for insurance, the clubs pay so much for each team they enter, it used to be £150 per adult team but that may have changed recently.
I think all friendles and tournaments have to be sanctioned by your county board for insurance reasons.
Does Ballygalget membership still cover all the the sticks you can break Johnnycool?
Quote from: Lecale2 on May 11, 2007, 11:50:15 AM
Does Ballygalget membership still cover all the the sticks you can break Johnnycool?
yes it does, but all playing members are expected to pay into home games even if they are playing.