HURLING SPORT

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Hi Hello !

What's good people ? I hope you are having a wonderful day 💖

So, today I want to share about a sport that I have discovered ! The sport that was in the gif above called Hurling !

The information was referred from Ninh Ly

Hurling is an Irish sport played with two teams which consist of 15 players each. Hurling was only played by men ONLY. The objective Hurling sport is to score more points than your opponent team. Hurling are generally high scoring and fast-paced. Sometime Hurling also known as the fastest sport on the grass because of fast-paced games.

HURLING

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1. The games are played in 2 x 30 minutes halves for combined playing time is 60 minutes.

2. Highest combined score at the end of time, win the match.

3. Any game that ended with a draw, must be replayed.

4. There are 15 players on the field from the opposite teams trying to take away the ball from the other player so that they can score for their team.

5. They are allowed to make shoulder-to-shoulder contact, so long as the opponent has possession of the ball.

6. If no one has the ball, be the shoulder-to-shoulder contact to the opponent nearest with the ball.

7. They also allowed using their Hurley to block shots or prevent the opponent from shooting.

What you can or can't do in Hurling ?

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CAN ✅

1. The player can move the ball by hitting it with the Hurley out of your hand.

2. The player can move the ball by hitting it with the Hurley along the ground.

3. The player can move the ball by kicking it along the ground.

4. The player can move the ball by kicking and lifting it up with Hurley and then striking the ball.

5. A player also can run with the ball if he balances on his Hurley.

6. A player can catch the ball by using their hand in the air.

7. A player can handpass passing the ball to a teammate where you slap with your open palm.

CAN'T ❌

1. A player cannot touch a ball on the ground with his hand.

2. A player cannot throw the ball or throw their Hurley.

3. A player cannot take more than 4 steps with the ball in his hands.

4. A player cannot play the ball to his Hurley more than twice. They can only handle the ball in one possession. 

SCORING ⚾

1. The players must use their stick which known as "Hurley" and hit a ball called "Sliotar" into the goals.

2. If they successfully hit the Sliotar under the crossbar into the net, they will be awarded 3 points.

3. If the player hit the Sliotar over the crossbar but between the post just like in Rugby, it will score 1 point.

PUCK

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1. Puck is restarting in play which usually after a foul or if the ball goes out of bound.

2. If the ball goes out of bounds, a Puck is awarded at the nearest line.

3. If the ball hit out of the end line from the attacker, the defending teams will get a Puck out at the 65 meters line.

4. If a foul occur, a free Puck is awarded either at the spot of the foul where the ball lands after a foul or the 20 meters line for foul inside the 20 meters area.

PENALTY PUCK 🥅

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1. If a foul was committed on a player with a legitimate chance to score, a penalty puck just like in football, it will be given to the attacking team.

2. The ball placed on the ground at the 20 meters line and all the players must be 20 meters away.

3. There is one goalkeeper and two defenders defending the goal.

4. The players are allowed to lift the ball and shoot the ball once.

5. Any goals scored count towards the overall scores. 

FOUL 🚫

If a player commits any of these infractions a foul is assessed and the other team is awarded possession of the ball by way of free Puck. Just like in football, a player can be sent off the pitch for serious offenses.

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SUBSTITUTION

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1. A team is allowed to substitute up to 5 players per game.

2. Similar with football, the substitute player must wait in the substitution area and must enter or exit at the designed area only and only in a stoppage of play.

FIELD

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Examples of Hurling field layout.

GOALPOST

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The goals have 6.5 meters wide and the crossbar was 2.5 meters above the ground.

EQUIPMENT

HURLEY

Hurley is a wooden stick used in Hurling and Camogie. It typically measures between 45 cm and 96 cm long with flattened, curved bas at the end. This bas was used to strike Sliotar ball.

SLIOTAR

Sliotar is a hard solid sphere slightly larger than a tennis ball which consists of a cork core covered by two pieces of leather stitched together.

As a conclusion, Hurling may seem a strange sport to understand, but once you understand the rules, it becomes a great sport to watch. There was one time I watch Hurling on Youtube, it really fasts and nerve-wracking game ever because everyone sprint around the field to catch the ball from the other team. I hope this information may added your knowledge about other sport from another country.

Here I attached a video about Hurling :

"The Best of Hurling 2019 - GAA"

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See you again in my next blog !!

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