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Register to play hurling with Charlotte GAA!
Charlotte GAA are hosting a Co-ed Hurling Pub League starting October 1. All skill levels are welcome!
If you live in Charlotte NC and are interested in trying a new sport, this is the event for you!
Play Sports~Meet Great People~Drink Beer
Location:
OrthoCarolina Sportsplex, Monday Nights, 8:30pm-10pm
Winter 2018 Dates:
October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29,
November 5, 12, 19, 26,
December 3,10
Fees
Already a Charlotte GAA Member ~ $50
New to the sport or returning player ~ $60
Register and bring along a buddy*, play for both of you is only ~$85 (Save $35)
(*Buddy must be a new player)
What is Hurling
Hurling (Irish: iománaÃocht, iomáint) is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic and Irish origin. It is administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The game has prehistoric origins, and has been played for 4,000 years. One of Ireland’s native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of players, and much terminology. There is a similar game for women called camogie (camógaÃocht). It shares a common Gaelic root with the sport of shinty(camanachd), which is played predominantly in Scotland.
The objective of the game is for players to use a wooden (ash) stick called a hurley (in Irish a camán) to hit a small ball called a sliotar between the opponents’ goalposts either over the crossbar for one point, or under the crossbar into a net guarded by a goalkeeper for one goal, which is equivalent to three points. The sliotar can be caught in the hand and carried for not more than four steps, struck in the air, or struck on the ground with the hurley. It can be kicked, or slapped with an open hand (the hand pass) for short-range passing. A player who wants to carry the ball for more than four steps has to bounce or balance the sliotar on the end of the stick, and the ball can only be handled twice while in his possession.