I walked onto a GAA team without ever having played a game. I remember it well, I was 8 years of age and I thought I was a bit young for U12’s, but fuck it if I didn’t pick it up as I went. I did it with two GAA teams actually, football and hurling, it was unreal.
I did the same when I played basketball, had never played the game, and just went to a few training sessions and bang, there I was, walking onto a team having never played the game.
I remember it happened me with soccer too. Just turned up, played a few training sessions, and next thing I was playing a game. Could you imagine?!!
She played tag for a season. The Clare girl played one 7s tournament having never played before and she was capped by Ireland before even finding a club – I presume 70% of them are the same.