Gaelic football (Irish: peil ghaelach), commonly referred to as "football", "Gaelic" or "gah", is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. Teams of 15 players kick or punch a round ball toward goals at either end of a grass pitch. Gaelic football is one of four Gaelic sports run by the Gaelic Athletic Association also called the 'GAA'.

While not widely known, those who do know it recognise this sport as a strong, skillful, fast paced game. As one commentator put it, "It's like ballet, but more poetic".

General description

---

At first glance Gaelic Football resembles a combination of soccer and rugby and/or Australian rules football. Players advance the ball up the field with a combination of carrying, kicking, and hand-passing to their team-mates. Some plays include a ducking and weaving movement where the player in possession will run toward an opponent and, at the last minute, change direction after wrong-footing the defender. Passing takes place to players on the run, so rather than passing directly to a team-mate, players will pass the ball into mid-air just ahead of the receiving player so that he can run into it. The scoring system adds another dimension to the game. If a team has a two-point deficit in the dying minutes of a match, they will start to try to get in closer to the goal and create a goal-scoring opportunity. Fans enjoy the high speed and frequent scoring, the many different ways to deliver the ball, and the unpredictable nature of the game.

More on [ Gaelic football ]

Gymnastics - Google News

Olympics: Chinese 'machine' men set to impress in gymnastics - Inquirer.net
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:14:27 -0000
TSN.caOlympics: Chinese 'machine' men set to impress in gymnasticsInquirer.net, Philippines - 8 hours agoBEIJING -- China's male gymnasts are poised to dominate in front of their home fans at the Beijing Olympics if they can maintain an awesome run of form that ...Olympic Gymnasts Won't Chase Perfect 10 as New Scoring Debuts BloombergGarwood native David Durante could still make Olympic gymnastics team NJ.comMen's gymnastics: Lines? What lines? Los Angeles TimesMSNBC - Chicago Tribuneall 378 news articles
Gymnastic coaches not affected by age issue of Chinese team - Xinhua
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:17:02 -0000
CBC.caGymnastic coaches not affected by age issue of Chinese teamXinhua, China - 5 hours ago7 (Xinhua) -- As the age issue of the Chinese women gymnastic team caught wide attention, coaches of various countries said on Thursday that they will not ...You're never too young Los Angeles TimesChinese women's gymnastics team practises for Olympics People's Daily OnlineChina says gymnasts are not underage RTE.ieThe Associated Press - Xinhuaall 114 news articles
Gymnastics | Shawn Johnson leads mighty lineup - Seattle Times
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:10:12 -0000
Canada.comGymnastics | Shawn Johnson leads mighty lineupSeattle Times, United States - 7 hours agoThe Chinese women's gymnasts will have the comforts of home. Their American rivals will make them uncomfortable anyway. The US lineup of Shawn Johnson. ...A 10 Isn’t Necessarily Perfect in New Scoring System for Gymnastics New York TimesNastia believes this is ‘The Year’ to win gold and prove her ... Malaysia StarLittle women do battle to decide issue between superpowers Irish TimesCanada.com - Kansas City Starall 33 news articles
Tale of two gymnasts - Calgary Herald
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:01:26 -0000
Canada.comTale of two gymnastsCalgary Herald,  Canada - 6 hours agoFrom host Al Trautwig and NBC's gymnastics crew working through the kinks of their pre-event intro to the volunteers standing attentively in their places ...Tale of two gymnasts Faceoff.comO'Neill gets green light to compete Canada.comANDRE FORGET/THE CANADIAN PRESS Toronto StarNBC13.com - London Free Pressall 93 news articles
Memmel confident she can help US women's gymnastics team despite ... - USA Today
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:40:39 -0000
stv.tvMemmel confident she can help US women's gymnastics team despite ...USA Today - 55 minutes agoOther gymnasts' coaches lobbied to keep Memmel, her coach and father, Andy, said. "I've got to give a lot of credit to my colleagues. ...Olympic-Gymnastics-Morgan Hamm pulls out of Games ReutersUS gymnasts to perform here The Plain Dealer - cleveland.comall 10 news articles
Factbox on gymnastics - guardian.co.uk
Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:11:36 -0000
The Gazette (Montreal)Factbox on gymnasticsguardian.co.uk, UK - 22 hours ago7 (Reuters) - Factbox on artistic and rhythmic gymnastics and trampolining at the Aug. 8-24 Beijing Olympics: Gymnastics is one of the oldest Olympic sports ...Death of 10 Malaysia StarThanks to new scoring system, it's no longer a perfect world Los Angeles TimesNo perfect 10 at Beijing iAfrica.comThe Gazette (Montreal) - guardian.co.ukall 22 news articles

Subscribe to G RSS feed

Greyhound Racing