Yes you can. I don’t. See a lot wrong with hurling at present.
County football is horrible for watch. A rule change which would force turnovers in your defence, would make it entertaining again.
Just my opinion
Hurling tends to be less defensive than football, so I struggle to watch football at times.
IMO Club championships are fine in both codes to watch but it can be hard watching some county football.
What about no hand passing in your defence. Either solo it out or kick pass.
Surely teams would push up to turnover ball? Easy for referee to administer.
What about nobody is allowed to handpass the ball in back line. Only solo or kick when in back line. Surely every team in country would push up and be easy to police it as a ref.
Gerry, it’s just a matter of being logical and having the confidence in yourself to push on. That’s all math is. Tell your daughter to take her time….sure you get marks for your working out too
Just noticed you’re a math teacher. It shows. It’s been a while since my math brain has been put through the paces.
#42 should just be a longer version of above. Substitute a letter for each missing number
Also I don’t agree with the odd years. It should never have changed because there wasn’t enough thought out into it about drop off. In my county it is already going back to u12,14,16 etc next year which I totally agree it has to.
And possibly changing to soccer or rugby where they will be the oldest in their year. Keeping all sports age groups standard avoids that argument. Something needs done at the top age group but disadvantaging a different kid before it isn’t the solution in my opinion
Issue but changing I don’t see changing to school age will help. I’m an underage coach too and it may even have the opposite effect to the u12,u14 and u16 levels. All other sports work with calendar year and if changed someone who is currently young age will be at disadvantage
I know the issues with my rural club are not affected by changing to school age groups….it’s just shifting the problem. Our club has won a lot of silverware historically but at underage we have to amalgamate for the first time in our history. I agree the drop off is the biggest
I agree something needs done with regards drop off certainly but u can’t move grades one way without detracting at other end. Moving goalposts just moves which kid is at disadvantage. Still 2 year age gap. I think people are looking at individuals it it doesn’t solve any problem
Alternatively at the other end of the scale is it u10.5 do a young p7 has to ply against an old first year. Changing ages to half just makes someone else young. It doesn’t improve numbers. Sure if you’re going to the hassle just add another year and change your u18.5 to u19?
Is much more flexibility with ages around classes. It’s ultimately up to parents when the send them. Gets messy for a national sport to try playing games against people in same year but different ages.
As of next year it’s u18 anyway so it’s just the older group of 6 months? I personally was in the older group but I don’t think it’s a solution at all. school age is very different in the north to the south. It’s structured 1st July onwards you start p1 etc. down south there