At an Ard Chomhairle meeting of the GAA in Croke Park yesterday the following decisions were taken across a range of issues.
Experimental Football Playing Rules
The proposals relating to the restricted use of the hand-pass, the sideline kick, the introduction of the ‘sin bin’ and the advanced mark were all sanctioned by the meeting.
An amended version of the kick-out proposal was also passed that will see all kick-outs take place from the 20m line without having to pass the 45m line.
The experimental period will cover the pre-season competitions run by the provincial councils and the Allianz Football Leagues.
Second-Tier Football Championship
There was broad support for the introduction of a second-tier football championship and it was agreed to discuss possible formats at the January meeting of Ard Chomhairle to allow a motion to proceed to Congress in February.
Martin McHugh discussed the Experimental Playing Rules, along with the current state of Gaelic Football and how it could be improved, with Pauric Hilferty…
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