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U12 Competitions in the GAA to be made "NON-Competitive"

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  • #2
    ShamoBuc
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    Nevermind_ wrote: »
    http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/nobody-loses-nobody-wins-2151648.html

    I personally think this is a massive mistake, you often learn more by losing than winning...

    Mayo's U12 will have a chance so:D


  • #3
    manutd
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    ShamoBuc wrote: »
    Mayo's U12 will have a chance so:D
    That is totally off topic.

    I think it is a good move by the GAA, it will give our players at a youth age to learn all the skills and the rules off the GAA.Then they can have matches at Under-14, Under-16 and Minor. Just look at this video.


  • #4
    Orizio
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    Cork have rightly voted against it. People on the grassroots saw it as the beginning of the end for Cork GAA.

    Really, we should have both competitive and non-competitive leagues, mix the two.


  • #5
    Nevermind_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 328 ✭✭Nevermind_


    Orizio wrote: »
    Cork have rightly voted against it. People on the grassroots saw it as the beginning of the end for Cork GAA.

    Really, we should have both competitive and non-competitive leagues, mix the two.

    I agree with you a mix of both is best.
    Go Games are in general a good idea to teach the skills and get kids interested but you still need kids to experience competition as well.
    kids arent dumb they will quickly realise that if nobody loses then nobody wins either.
    We're pointing kids in the direction of other sports that reward competitiveness.
    i still remember vividly the u12 finals i lost!! :D


  • #6
    rebel girl 15
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 15,247 Mod ✭✭✭✭rebel girl 15


    I've been a big supporter of the small sided games, but I would prefer that there would be a competitve element to it as well. The way that I would work it is play off the competition element with 11 a side, and then for the rest of the year organise matches and blitzes, with the emphasis on skills, give an extra point for a block down or a high catch (basically make it impossible for parents to keep score!!!!) Or make a day of it, get an outside coach in to work with the kids - the outside coach could be a senior player with the club or a neighbouring club. At the end of one of the final blitzes, give all the kids a medal or a cert that they all have. If clubs co-operated with each other, it would give the kids a huge lift imo. They would have the competitive element of it early in the season and winning the finals etc, and skills during the summer when competitive games are held up due to good players missing due to holidays and stuff.

    It says non competitive, you can bet that the parents will be keeping score and telling the kids afterwards. Its the parents that are the ones on the sideline giving abuse to the ref cos their darling "should" have gotten a free and didn't. I know, I've been in the middle! tbh, I only flicked through the article cos I really don't like Sweeney! This stood out
    The 15-a-side games at this age have led to bad behaviour from mentors, and sometimes from supporters and parents

    I find that hilarious, just because there are now 11 kids on the pitch there isn't gonna be that crap on the sideline?? I hope it won't be, but it will. I presume two games will be going on at the same time rather than one 15 a side game??

    The facts and figures from Croke Park relate to a study by Moyna in DCU, where in small sided games, the enjoyment was more, there were more touches and shooting chances, and a higher perceived competence. iirc there was nothing about whether the game was competitive or not.

    I know with our under 14 ladies league at the moment, all of the 6 teams will end up in a final - top four play off, winners go into the A final, losers in B final and bottom two into a shield final. But after May, we'll have no games? From my point of view as a coach, its a disaster, so I'm gonna try and be proactive and organise a few blitzes and challenge games for them. I'm sure it happens all over the county with both boys and girls teams tha competitions are finished by May or early June and the kids are left with nothing during the summer. That is a far worse problem than non-competitve aspects of it imo


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