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Field
of Play
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Gaelic Football is played on a full size GAA pitch from
Under 14 upwards. The pitch may be reduced in size for
Under 13 and younger grades. |
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Player
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player who may be pregnant suffering from concussion
etc. should not play Ladies Gaelic Football. However
should she play, she shall do so entirely at her own
risk, and the Ladies Gaelic Football cannot be held
responsible for any consequences that may arise. |
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Players
Attire
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attire for playing Ladies Gaelic Football is jersey,
shorts, socks and boots. Players cannot be allowed to
wear jewellery, ear rings, hair sticks or other items
that may cause injury whilst playing Ladies Gaelic Football. |
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Teams
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1.
A team shall consist of 15 players.
2. A team may start with 11 players and finish with
11 or less.
3. Duplicate list of players (with date of birth for
under age players) must be given to referee before game.
4. Five substitutions shall be allowed.
5. Bicycle shorts are prohibited except with doctor’s
certificate.
6. A size 4 football shall be used. |
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Subs
and Extra Time
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Only
five substitutions shall be allowed in Provincial and
National Competitions. However, counties may increase
the number of substitutes for competitions within their
county. This must be approved by the County Board.
1. 5 subs allowed during the normal course of the game.
An additional 3 subs are allowed where extra time which
consists of 15 minutes each way, is played. Where a
2nd round of E.T. is played an additional 3 subs can
be used. |
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1.
A player may pick the ball off the ground with the toe
or with one or both hands providing she is in standing
position.
2. A player while on the ground may play the ball away
from her but cannot bring it into her possession.
3. The ball may be knocked from an opponent’s hand
by flicking it with the open hand.
4. A player holding the ball into her body cannot be
tackled. Any attempt to do so will result in a free
for her and her team.
5. A player may change the ball from one hand to the
other once, provided the original holding hand maintains
contact with the ball until the change is completed.
6. A player shall not kick the ball as an opponent is
about to pick it up or take it into her possession.
7. The ball shall not be held longer than it is necessary
to kick, fist, hand pass, hop it away or move four steps.
8. A player shall not throw the ball.
9. All deliberate bodily contact shall be eliminated
but
(a)
Shadowing an opponent
(b) Fielding
(c) Blocking the delivery of a ball by
an
opponent shall be allowed. |
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1.
The ball is in play until the whole ball has passed
over the goal line, end line or side line.
2. If the ball strikes the referee, a throw in shall
be given but if it strikes him/her from a free, the
free shall be retaken.
3. A referee must extend time in each half for delays
or extend time for a free to be taken.
4. When a clashed ball crosses the end line it shall
be regarded as a wide.
5. Should the ball strike any of the flags it shall
be deemed to be out of play. If the ball strikes the
corner flag, the appropriate award will be a line ball. |
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Ball
out of Play
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The ball is out of play when all of the ball passes
outside of the boundary lines of the Field of Play. |
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1.
A score results when the ball is kicked, flicked on
in flight by any part of the
body except when thrown or carried over the line by
the attacking side.
2. Should the defender play the ball in any manner through
her own scoring
space it shall count as a score.
3. When the ball hits the uprights or crossbar and rebounds
back onto the field of
play, it is still in play.
4. A player who is on the ground may fist or palm the
ball away on the ground
and may score by doing so. |
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A player may not:
(a)
Trip by hand or foot.
(b) Pull down.
(c) Jersey pull.
(d) Strike, hit or kick.
(e) Jump at.
(f) Charge.
(g) Obstruct.
(h) Deliberately shoulder an opponent.
(i) Dive
on the ball as another player is picking it up or
about to pick it up.
2.
A player should be sent off without caution for the
following fouls:
(a)
Striking or attempting to strike an opponent with
hand, arm, elbow,
head or knee.
(b) Striking or attempting to strike or interfering
with a match official.
3.
The following fouls shall be penalised by a free being
given to the opposing team and the offender being
cautioned. If a player repeats any cautionable offence
they shall be ordered off:
(a)
Pulling down, tripping by hand or by foot or jumping
at an opponent.
(b) Threatening or using abusive language or provocative
gestures towards an opponent.
(c) Blocking or attempting to block an opponent with
the boot when a player is about to kick the ball from
her hands.
(d) A sliding tackle with the boot or kicking the
ball as an opposing player is about to pick it up.
(e) Dissenting with or challenging the authority of
a match official.
(f) Deliberately delaying the kick out, kicking the
ball away when a free is awarded, not releasing the
ball to the opposing team when a free is awarded and
deliberately not moving.
(g) Interfering with a free taker by jumping up and
down, waving or clapping hands or any other distractions.
(Should this happen on the 13m line in front of an
opponents goal a penalty shall be awarded).
(h) Persistent fouling.
(i) The use of foul or improper language.
4.
The following fouls shall be penalised by a free being
awarded to the opposing team;
(a)
Pushing or holding an opponent
(b) Bringing the hand or fist in contact with the
body of an opponent for the purpose of dispossessing
her of the ball.
(c) Third player tackle.
(d) Over carrying the ball.
(e) Throwing the ball.
(f) Lying on the ball.
(g) Picking the ball off the ground whilst not in
a standing position.
(h) Bringing the ball into her possession while on
the ground.
(i) Changing the ball from hand to hand more than
once.
(j) Hopping the ball more than once after catching
it.
(k) Hand passing the ball without a visible striking
action.
(l) Fisting or hand passing the ball up and catching
it before it touches the ground or before being touched
by another player.
(m) Dive on the ball as another player is picking
it up or about to pick it up.
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1. The penalty for all breaches of the rules shall be
a free kick.
2. When a foul occurs the referee may allow play to
continue if he/she considers this to be an advantage
of the offended team. Once the referee has allowed play
to continue he/she may not subsequently award a free
for the foul.
3. The ball shall be stationary, before a free kick,
sideline kick and 45m kick is taken from the ground.
4. For the sake of continuity of play all free kicks
except penalty kicks and free kicks on the 13m line
may be taken immediately at the spot indicated by the
referee.
5. A player has the option of taking all kicks except
45m kicks and penalty kicks from the hand or off the
ground.
6. All players must be 13m from the ball when a free
kick is being taken.
7. Should a player taking a quick free deliberately
play it against an opponent for the purpose of gaining
an advantage, she shall lose her free and the ball shall
be thrown up between a player from each side.
8. Should a player stand nearer than 13m when a free
kick, side line kick of 45m kick is being taken or illegally
charge a free, the opposing team shall be awarded a
free kick from where she stood or illegally charge a
free, the opposing team shall be awarded a free kick
from where she stood or illegally charged.
9. When a free kick has been given and the taker passes
for a colleague who is less than 13m from the ball the
opposing team shall be awarded a free kick from where
the recipient stood.
10. A free taker may not play the ball again until another
player has touched it except where is rebounds off the
crossbar or uprights. Should she do so the referee shall
award a free to the opposing team from where the foul
occurs. Should the foul occur inside the 13m line the
referee shall award the free on the 13m line opposite
where the foul occurred.
11. If a foul is committed on a player after she has
played the ball;
(a)
A free shall be awarded from where the ball lands.
(b) Should she have scored the score shall be allowed.
(c) Should the ball cross the end line or land inside
the 13m line a free shall be awarded on the 13m opposite
where the ball landed or crossed the end line.
(d) Should the ball cross the side line the free shall
be awarded from the point where the ball crosses the
line.
(e) If the ball crossed the side line between the
13m line and the end line the free shall be taken
from the 13m line.
12. Should a player from each side foul at the same
time the referee shall throw the ball over the heads
of one player from each side. All other players shall
be 13m away.
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A penalty should be awarded when:
(a)
Any foul is committed by the defence within the small
parallelogram.
(b) A personal foul is committed by the defence on
an attacking player within the large parallelogram.
(c) Where an attacking player in the small or large
parallelogram has her hands on the ball and the opponent
kicks the ball, the referee shall award a penalty
even though the boot may not have come in contact
with the players hand.
2.
Where a player charges illegally from within the small
parallelogram i.e. when
free kick is given from the 13m line directly in front
of the goal.
3. A penalty shall be taken from the ground at the
centre point of the 13m line.
All other players except the goalkeeper shall be outside
the 20m line.
4. The goalkeeper may move along her goal line but
cannot advance from the goal line until the ball has
been kicked.
5. If the goalkeeper moves forward before the ball
is kicked and a score does not result or she deflects
the ball over the bar, the penalty shall be retaken.
6. It is only the player wearing the distinctive jersey
enjoys the rights and privileges of a goalkeeper.
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1. Should an attacking player be within the small parallelogram
before the ball enters it during play the defending
team shall be awarded a free out.
2. Should an attacking player legally enter the small
parallelogram after the ball and the ball is cleared
from the area but is returned before the attacking player
has had time to leave the area, she shall be deemed
not to have committed an offence provided she does not
play the ball or interfere with the defence.
3. Provided she does not interfere with the defence
when a point is scored from out the field and the ball
is sufficiently high to be out of reach of any attacking
player that was within the small parallelogram before
the ball, the score shall be allowed. |
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The ball may be kicked from the ground or the hand from
within the small parallelogram. The ball should travel
13m and cross the 20m line before being played by another
player.
2. Should another player offend, a free shall be awarded
on the 20m line.
3. All players except the kicker and the goalkeeper
shall be outside the 20m line when the kick out is being
taken.
4. After a score the kick out should be taken from the
20m line. |
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1. Referee shall tog out or wear a tracksuit.
2. The duties and the powers of a referee in addition
to those outlined in the playing rules shall be;
(a) Sign and give a copy of team lists to opposing team
before the commencement of the game. Report any failure
regarding receipt of lists to committee in charge.
(b) See that players are properly attired.
(c) Obtain if requested by the Captain or official,
the signature, full address and club of any player whose
name appears on the official list and that of any substitute
taking part.
(d) Allow or disallow scores.
(e) Consult with umpires and linesperson when occasion
demands and replace any of them should they withdraw
before the end of the game.
(f) Deal with intrusions of unauthorised persons on
the playing pitch.
(g) Take the names of any players or officials interfering
during the course of the game.
(h) The referee shall decide whether grounds is suitable
for play, to terminate a game because of darkness or
for any other reason.
3. When a player, players or team refuse to continue
with a game the referee should give the captain of the
team approximately three minutes to decide their final
intentions.
4. If the team still refuses to play, any player willing
to continue should give her name to the referee.
5. The referee shall take serious regard of personal
fouls and in the case of rough or dangerous play shall
caution or sent off the player depending on the seriousness
of the offence.
6. The referee shall have the power to override a linesperson
or umpire.
7. After the game the referee should send on a detailed
report on all aspects of the game. |
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1. The umpire and linesperson should work with the referee
as a team and bring to the attention of the referee
any incidents that the referee may not have seen. |
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A
player who is bleeding, has blood on her body or playing
attire, as a result of an injury sustained during play,
shall, on the instruction of the referee, immediately
leave the field of play to receive medical attention.
She shall not return to the field of play until the
bleeding has stopped, all blood cleaned off and the
blood stained attire cleaned or replaced.
The injured area should be covered where possible. the
injured player may be replaced by a Blood Substitute
who shall notify the referee in writing that she is
a Blood Substitute.
The Blood Substitute shall not count as a substitute
allowed under the normal substitution rules, if and
when the injured player returns to the field, as a Direct
Replacement for the player who replaced her.
Where the injured player returns to the field of play
as a replacement for any other player, apart from the
Blood Substitute that directly replaced her, her team
shall be deemed to have used a Normal Substitution.
Where a Blood Substitution is sent off, her team shall
substitute another player if they wish to bring the
original player back onto the field of play. This shall
NOT count as a Normal Substitution.
Where a team has used their full compliment of Normal
Substitutions in either Normal or Extra time and a player
suffers a blood injury, she may be replaced with a Blood
Substitute.
When the player who had the Blood Injury is ready to
resume playing, she shall present herself to the referee
during a stoppage in play. The referee should ensure
that the bleeding has stopped, the attire is replaced
or cleaned and that the Blood Substitute has left the
field. Where the injured player resumes with a different
numbered jersey, the referee should note the new number. |
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1.
A size 4 football shall be used in all grades af competition.
2. Both teams must provide a football each for all
competitive games.
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1.
The duration of all competitive games from under 14
upwards, except 7-a-side, or blits competitions, shall
be one hour 0 30 minutes per half. Teams must change
end at half time.
Should extra time be required, it shall consist of
15 minutes each way, and shall commence not more than
10 minutes after the end of normal time. There shall
be a toss of coin for choice of ends for extra time.
2. An interval not exceeding 10minutes shall be allowed
at half time in normal time and 5 minutes at half
time in extra time.
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Before commencing play the referee shall toss a coin
in the presence of both captains for choice of ends,
and ensure that no team has more than 15 players on
the feild.
2. The referee commences play by blowing the whistle
and throwing the ball over the heads of the centrefeild
players.
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