A couple of queries re ladies eligibility.
1. What's the youngest age a lady can be adult football. Is it the same as the men's game where-by if you play U16 you can't play adult?
2. Can you play for two underage Clubs. For example can you play for your home at U16, but if you've no minor team, play for a team that does have minor.
1) You can play senior football and 2 grades down, so you can play u16, minor and senior.
2) You can play for two different underage clubs if one doesn't field at a certain level and a player is eligible.
Point of order: There's no such thing as "Ladies GAA" in Ireland where ladies football is not governed by the GAA.
Carry on.
Can I also add slash threadjack a little!
Who is the top Ladies GAA player (Assuming there were Ladies GAA ;D)
Thanks
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Cora Staunton of Mayo is pretty special.
Team of the decade.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l776jTb4700
Nice video, ladies football has really come on over the past decade and there are some wonderful footballers in the girls game these days.
I'm glad it's not associated with the GAA, because I've been mildly embarrassed for a while about the terminology being stuck in the eighteenth century. "Ladies". Now that I hear it's got nothing to do with us, they can call it what they like.
Quote from: Denn Forever on February 15, 2013, 07:05:15 PM
Cora Staunton of Mayo is pretty special.
Team of the decade.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l776jTb4700
Yeah, beats me how she has only 7 all-stars in 15 years. Any year there has not been 3 never mind 6 better forwards than her. I say that slightly tongue in cheek. But it's true. For the last 15 years or so she has scored 75 to 80% of her teams score for Club or County. It's phenomenal.
Quote from: Hardy on February 15, 2013, 08:10:11 PM
I'm glad it's not associated with the GAA, because I've been mildly embarrassed for a while about the terminology being stuck in the eighteenth century. "Ladies". Now that I hear it's got nothing to do with us, they can call it what they like.
Peil na mBan is a much better term all round, wouldn't you say.
Quote from: Hardy on February 15, 2013, 08:10:11 PM
I'm glad it's not associated with the GAA, because I've been mildly embarrassed for a while about the terminology being stuck in the eighteenth century. "Ladies". Now that I hear it's got nothing to do with us, they can call it what they like.
Huh?
Quote from: Eamonnca1 on February 15, 2013, 09:40:30 PM
Quote from: Hardy on February 15, 2013, 08:10:11 PM
I'm glad it's not associated with the GAA, because I've been mildly embarrassed for a while about the terminology being stuck in the eighteenth century. "Ladies". Now that I hear it's got nothing to do with us, they can call it what they like.
Huh?
Exactly, what is wrong with a woman being called a lady?
As for the rest of that post................... ???
Quote from: Denn Forever on February 15, 2013, 07:05:15 PM
Cora Staunton of Mayo is pretty special.
Team of the decade.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l776jTb4700
@ 7:50.... typical mayo moaning to the ref about a foul.
Quote from: Eamonnca1 on February 15, 2013, 09:40:30 PM
Quote from: Hardy on February 15, 2013, 08:10:11 PM
I'm glad it's not associated with the GAA, because I've been mildly embarrassed for a while about the terminology being stuck in the eighteenth century. "Ladies". Now that I hear it's got nothing to do with us, they can call it what they like.
Huh?
Quote from: stew on February 15, 2013, 10:31:32 PM
Quote from: Eamonnca1 on February 15, 2013, 09:40:30 PM
Quote from: Hardy on February 15, 2013, 08:10:11 PM
I'm glad it's not associated with the GAA, because I've been mildly embarrassed for a while about the terminology being stuck in the eighteenth century. "Ladies". Now that I hear it's got nothing to do with us, they can call it what they like.
Huh?
Exactly, what is wrong with a woman being called a lady?
As for the rest of that post................... ???
Well, what can I say? As a 21st century organisation, we seem to take in our stride the inclusion of a Catholic mass as an official item on the agenda of Congress, the requirement that Olekunle Omisabwe of Nigerian parentage must, according to the Treoir Oifigiuil, present himself using the Irish form of his name, and good luck to him in composing it, to be listed on a team sheet, and the casual references to "race" in our constitution. So why should I be surprised that few, including the "ladies" so patronised by it, bat an eyelid at this anachronistic terminology? Even a backward ould b**tard like me would have thought it was about time for the GAA to get up to speed with the fact that women's (not "ladies'") sport is now mainstream.
Quote from: Ard-Rí on February 15, 2013, 08:50:48 PM
Quote from: Hardy on February 15, 2013, 08:10:11 PM
I'm glad it's not associated with the GAA, because I've been mildly embarrassed for a while about the terminology being stuck in the eighteenth century. "Ladies". Now that I hear it's got nothing to do with us, they can call it what they like.
Peil na mBan is a much better term all round, wouldn't you say.
I would indeed, when speaking Irish. In English, I'd suggest it should be women's football.
Um, since when was the word "lady" anachronistic?
I can't give you a date, but I think if you suggested to an American athlete the she was involved in a "ladies'" sport you might want to make sure you knew where the nearest exit was. When did you last hear of ladies' boxing, athletics, sailing, skitttles, whatever? Not to labour the point, but "ladies" these days will ask you why you don't speak of "gentlemen's" football, etc.
Quote from: Hardy on February 16, 2013, 12:36:20 AM
I can't give you a date, but I think if you suggested to an American athlete the she was involved in a "ladies'" sport you might want to make sure you knew where the nearest exit was. When did you last hear of ladies' boxing, athletics, sailing, skitttles, whatever? Not to labour the point, but "ladies" these days will ask you why you don't speak of "gentlemen's" football, etc.
Here's the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Draw (http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/ws/index.html) from the Wimbledon club's own website.
The US President's wife is called the First Lady (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Lady)
It's customary to start any speech with the words "ladies and gentlemen."
Signs for the jacks say "Gents" and "Ladies".
I hear the word "ladies" used all the time.
I've heard some overreactions to perfectly innocent words in my time, but now "lady" is off limits? Jesus wept! ::)
Quote from: Eamonnca1 on February 16, 2013, 12:56:52 AM
Quote from: Hardy on February 16, 2013, 12:36:20 AM
I can't give you a date, but I think if you suggested to an American athlete the she was involved in a "ladies'" sport you might want to make sure you knew where the nearest exit was. When did you last hear of ladies' boxing, athletics, sailing, skitttles, whatever? Not to labour the point, but "ladies" these days will ask you why you don't speak of "gentlemen's" football, etc.
Here's the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Draw (http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/ws/index.html) from the Wimbledon club's own website.
The US President's wife is called the First Lady (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Lady)
It's customary to start any speech with the words "ladies and gentlemen."
Signs for the jacks say "Gents" and "Ladies".
I hear the word "ladies" used all the time.
I've heard some overreactions to perfectly innocent words in my time, but now "lady" is off limits? Jesus wept! ::)
Calm down, old son. Sorry, I mean my dear gentleman.