Gaelic Football

Entry

Team, All Boys, All Girls or Mixed, Panel of 16 (Team of 11 + 5 Substitutes)

Age

Under 10 / Over 7

Notes

  • All panel members at National Festival should participate.
  • Rolling substitutions will be used.
  • Duration – The game consists of 4 quarters, 10 minutes per quarter.
  • No formal team talks at 1st & 3rd intervals.
  • Gum shields are Mandatory.
  • Size 4 Football.

Additional Notes

This is a Provincial event. Your Team first qualifies at County level before progressing to Provincial.

  • The playing rules of the Gaelic Athletic Association will apply except where amended by Community Games. Please see: www.gaa.ie
  • A team must field minimum of 9 players at commencement of play. Failure to do so will result in disqualification. A team may compete with minimum of 9 players.
  • A player may pick the ball off the ground with the toe or with one or both hands, providing he/she is in standing position.
  • The player can carry the ball for one hop and one or two solo’s.
  • A player who is fouled should take the free, when possible, otherwise the player nearest to the ball takes the free.
  • Measurements of the playing field at the National Festival, where possible will be:
    • Length 80 m x 40m wide
    • Goals 4.5m wide x 2.2m high.
    • The 45m becomes 35m
    • Markings -13m, 20m, 35m and midfield line.
    • Parallelogram to be marked out
  • The goalkeeper may advance 13m for the kick-out.
  • In the event of a draw at the end of normal time, two periods of 5 minutes each of extra time will be played. If sides are still level, a further two periods of 3 minutes will be played. If after the second period of extra time, the teams are still level, Golden Goal will apply (i.e.: first to score wins).
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