Other Sports

 
Apart from Gaelic Football, Hurling, Camogie & Ladies Football there are other sports which are also part of the GAA.
Handball
Handball involves two or four players (singles or doubles), a ball, durable hands and a few walls.
Handball is like squash without the rackets, with the players striking the tiny ball against the front wall (later using the other walls), in the hope that their opponent won't get it and thus score a point for the player who has "served".

Over the centuries the game was played in outdoor ball alleys (in the early days it was often played with just a single wall) but it has now become more sophisticated and moved indoors.

Competition for both sexes and all age groups now take place in plush, enclosed handball courts, making the game faster than ever and certainly more exciting and entertaining.

Did You Know?

In 1923 the G.A.A. set about establishing Provincial Handball Councils in Ireland.

The Irish Handball Council was established the following year and was allowed to govern the game independently, although it remains a part of the G.A.A. structure.
Shinty

Shinty is a sport, related to hurling, that is native to scotland.

Shinty dates back over countless generations to the earliest roots of the Celtic race.

 
Like Hurling & Camogie, Shinty is an amateur sport.
The game of shinty is played 12 a side, with normally 3 substitutes allowed, in two periods of 45 minutes.

The playing stick - the caman - is now usually made of laminated hickory or ash.

Only the goalkeeper is allowed to handle the ball, by slapping or stopping it with his open hand.
The ball may not be kicked nor, of course, may an opponent!!

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