How do you rate the admin of GAA in your county?

hardybuck

Interested to know how the GAA is reacting to increased competition from other sports and leisure activities in the current climate, if they are reacting at all.

In my own county, Waterford, things are only average, but seemingly improving. Previously there were far to few games, long periods of inactivity when the county team were doing well, and difficulty running off competitions. Every year we would have no representation in some of the Munster club championships due to county finals being played too late.

Most championships are held on a league basis now, which offers more games. The county teams (mostly senior hurlers) only can ask for games to be halted two weeks before big games which has offered more regular games and hopefully earlier county finals.

However, it seems we are still behind soccer in terms of organisation. Soccer is the only sport which offers lads a regular game and a regular season, offering 20+ matches per season. The GAA seems to have a notion that lads wouldn't want to be out playing games every week or so.

We are a very large club, and we lose dozens of players every year, some due to other sports, others to lack of interest. How can we offer more games and perhaps more social GAA to keep guys involved? Are over 35 leagues and 13-a-side leagues options?

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

In Galway there's two county boards (one for hurling and one for football). Not great, either of them. In football anyways some clubs, how shall I say, are looked upon more favourably than others.

Colm R

I'm from Cork. Everything is perfect here :rolleyes:

mrgaa1

interesting that this thread has started the day after clubs have started to receive such information requests - this is particularly so in Armagh where all clubs have received requests for feedback from players, managers, supporters etc... for a central GAA query

rebel girl 15

Colm R wrote: »

I'm from Cork. Everything is perfect here :rolleyes:

Plenty of magic mushrooms still around

who the fug

rebel girl 15 wrote: »

Plenty of magic mushrooms still around

WE have been eating them since 1973

Ian_K

Wicklow - worse than you could possibly imagine

blackbelt

Dublin,very good administration but hurling seems to be managed much better as a result of less teams and less fixtures.

Football leagues from AFL7 to AFL12 in years gone by nearly overlapped each other year in year out but well done to the county board for having nearly all leagues finished by August/September.I suppose we now find ourselves with little or no fixtures to play and so some players won't be happy.

However,it is the time for minor and senior championships to start winding down.God forbid the club u-21 championships will probably start in November/December though.:(

rebel girl 15

I envy those coaches in Dublin - great games development committee from what I hear, and also up North, games development is excellent

Clareman

Personally I'd like to rate the Clare County Board by the amount of bullets they could take before they were more lead than human

hardybuck

mrgaa1 wrote: »

interesting that this thread has started the day after clubs have started to receive such information requests - this is particularly so in Armagh where all clubs have received requests for feedback from players, managers, supporters etc... for a central GAA query

News to me, was up in the club tonight and heard nothing of it. Good to see they are at least interested.

I've spent some time in Dublin, and its the best system I've seen, as an outsider at least. I went training with one club while I was away, and was astonished to see the full spectrum of GAA sports catered for-hurling, football, camogie, ladies football and handball all going on. You'd see 100% more girls going around Dublin with hurls than you'd see in Waterford.

So it appears to me that things are a bit hit and miss around the country. There appears to be endless numbers of commitees making sure petty rules are enforced such as lads having their socks pulled up for the parade before intercounty games, or making up more new rules which they'll introduce in every National League from here to 2025!

But at least there are interested people in admin. They should be utilised to do a root and branch analysis of all the 32 counties, providing a fresh pair of eyes and feedback which all the individual counties can use to better themselves.

big_show

Leitrim county board set our intermediate championship semi final for Sunday at 5. which fucks up every man looking to catch the hurling final. its retarded that any game is fixed on all Ireland final day.

rpurfield

i wouldnt rate meath too highly seems to be getting more dictorial wont listen to anyt word from the clubs at county board meetings and they got rid of liam harnan as u16 manager because he had a great plan for bringing players on but it didnt fit with the one thats seen us win so much the last 20 years at underage:rolleyes:

Min

Here in Kilkenny we can't complain.

hardybuck

Min wrote: »

Here in Kilkenny we can't complain.

As a Waterford man on the eve of your big weekend I don't want to come across as bitter, but I think that your attitude towards football is a total disgrace.

You'll most likely say the system works, but the GAA is about cherishing all the sports and the values of the association, not cherry picking one that you are good at. It makes fools of decent football people in the county. Waterford aren't perfect, but we at least give the lads some sort of chance.

As for Leitrim-annoying yes, but unfortunately not unusual. Waterford GAA in the past would regularly schedule big championship games for the football weekend.

Le King

hardybuck wrote: »

As a Waterford man on the eve of your big weekend I don't want to come across as bitter, but I think that your attitude towards football is a total disgrace.

You'll most likely say the system works, but the GAA is about cherishing all the sports and the values of the association, not cherry picking one that you are good at. It makes fools of decent football people in the county. Waterford aren't perfect, but we at least give the lads some sort of chance.

Have to agree with that point there. The attitude towards football seriously needs to be looked at in Kilkenny. I believe they are the only county that doesn't play in the SFC. That's pretty disgraceful tbh.

rebel girl 15

Le King wrote: »

Have to agree with that point there. The attitude towards football seriously needs to be looked at in Kilkenny. I believe they are the only county that doesn't play in the SFC. That's pretty disgraceful tbh.

They play in the league, and also in the Junior competition (when you see the results in the league you can understand why they play junior rather than senior), Leinster U21 and minor comptitions. And they are developing both http://kilkennygaa.ie/Downloads/GAACoachingManual.pdf which is more than I can say for some counties!

hardybuck

rebel girl 15 wrote: »

They play in the league, and also in the Junior competition (when you see the results in the league you can understand why they play junior rather than senior), Leinster U21 and minor comptitions. And they are developing both http://kilkennygaa.ie/Downloads/GAACoachingManual.pdf which is more than I can say for some counties!

Without wanting to make this a KK football debate, this is lip service. I've played against them and I've friends currently on the team.

The club championships are run off in November & December I believe. Lads have pulled off the team to go for trials for KK U21 hurling squads. Players have taken the grant money and were never seen again. I could go on the situation is pretty shocking there. There are few weak counties these days and you can't get away with their sort of messing.