GAA Official IRELAND game Sliotar Size 5 hurling ball

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The ball, known as a sliotar, has a cork centre and a leather cover; it is between 69 and 72mm (2.7 and 2.8in) in diameter, and weighs between 110 and 120g (3.9 and 4.2oz) The Smart Sliotar project aims to ensure that approved Sliotar suppliers adhere to the Sliotar specification set out in the GAA Official Guide and that approved Sliotars perform on a consistent basis. Valerie Kennelly, an Optometrist who is a world leading authority on sports vision, pictured speaking during the 2014 GAA Coaching Development Conference.

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So even though you'll see the goal perfectly clearly, the location of the goal will be altered if you're looking at it with the non-dominant eye.King, Seamus J. (1998). The Clash of the Ash in Foreign Fields: Hurling Abroad. pp.129–137. ISBN 978-0-9533513-0-5. That doesn’t mean that the majority of the players were sporting their bare heads until then, though.

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Going more than four steps with the ball in the hand (it may be carried indefinitely on the hurley)Humphries, Tom. "Kilkenny Hurling". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012 . Retrieved 20 February 2020. It turns out the inter-county footballers and hurlers don’t just have better vision than the average populace, they also see things differently

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In fact, the subject matter of her Masters of Philosophy in Sports Vision was ‘The visual skills of Gaelic Footballers’. King, Seamus J. (1998). The Clash of the Ash in Foreign Fields: Hurling Abroad. p.85. ISBN 978-0-9533513-0-5. And when I was speaking to the manager afterwards he asked me which players were cross-dominant. 10 of their squad were on the Dublin panel, and every single one of those players were cross-dominant, which I thought was remarkable. If you are thinking about a career in hurling, fast reaction and decision-making are essential. One of the facts about hurling is that the ball is hit at speeds of up to 100 mph. The eighteenth century is frequently referred to as "The Golden Age of Hurling". This was when members of the Anglo-Irish landed gentry kept teams of players on their estates and challenged each other's teams to matches for the amusement of their tenants.

Senior – this is the highest level players can compete at. Senior is hurling’s equivalent to playing as a Major League Baseball player. Club and county GAA teams have put a lot of effort and no little expense into improving their level by focusing on gains in the areas of strength and conditioning and skill-specific training. An official Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) sliotar, as used in top level hurling competitions such as the National Hurling League or the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championships is subject to strict regulations as regards its size, mass and composition. [3] Hutchinson, Roger (2004). Camanachd! The Story of Shinty. Birlinn Ltd. pp.27–28. ISBN 978-1-84158-326-6. The Irish love their sports and when visiting the Emerald Isle, watching a match in a pub ranks high among the experiences you shouldn’t miss out on. However, we know that some of our games might be a bit confusing for outsiders.