Event: Gaelic Football
Age and Panel Details: Under 10 and over 7. Panel of 16 (Team of 11+ 5 Substitutes) All Boys, All Girls or Mixed.
More Details: 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
Age and Panel Details: Under 10 and over 7. Panel of 16 (Team of 11+ 5 Substitutes) All Boys, All Girls or Mixed.
More Details: 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
- 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 solo
- 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 80m x 40m wide
- Goals 4.5m wide x 2.2m or as available.
- Markings - 13m, 20m, 35m and midfield line.
- Parallelogram line to be marked out
7. The goalkeeper may advance 13m for the kick-out.
8. 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)
Gaelic Football Girls
Event: Gaelic Football Girls
Age and Panel Details: under 12 and over 9, under 14 and over 11. Panel of 16 (Team of 11 + 5 Substitutes) all Girls.
Panel Details: All panel members present at National Festival should participate. Rolling substitutions will be the method used. No formal team talks at 1st & 3rd intervals. Gum Shields are Mandatory Size 4 Football
Age and Panel Details: under 12 and over 9, under 14 and over 11. Panel of 16 (Team of 11 + 5 Substitutes) all Girls.
Panel Details: All panel members present at National Festival should participate. Rolling substitutions will be the method used. No formal team talks at 1st & 3rd intervals. Gum Shields are Mandatory Size 4 Football
- The playing rules of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association www.ladiesgaelic.ie will apply, except where amended by Community Games Rules
- The game will be 4 quarters. 10 minutes per quarter.
- 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.
- Measurements of the playing field at the National Festival, where possible will be:-
Goals 4.5m wide x 2.2m high.
The 65m becomes 45m.
Markings -13m, 20m, 40m and midfield line.
Parallelogram to be marked out
5. The goalkeeper may advance 13m for the kick-out
6. 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 until a score is achieved.
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