For me, it’s so vague at at the moment that it never could be implemented.
I think a flat 2 second (or 3 second at an absolute push) rule would help massively.
Pretty much every coach in the country encourages players to “take your steps” and of course they should; they would be mad not to with the way it is reffed at the moment. Why would you fuck yourself over?
Well there would be less than 80 if there was less quick puckouts being taken allowing lads to shoot uncontested.
Games are nearly always finished an hour and 25 to an hour and a half from throw in. That hasn’t changed much in 40 years.
It’s absolutely nothing to do with S&C
Biggest reason: Change in hurleys
2nd Biggest reason: Change in Sliotars
I can’t imagine groundsmen would be too happy seeing chunks taken out of the 65 line!
it’s already been established that Kev has no time for Groundsmen
Get rid of grass and Astro turf between the two 45 - simples
Or play the match on sand
Maybe they could use pitching wedges to hit the 65s?
Or take them off a cone of kicking tee.
A little motorised car could be used for razmattaz
Or a drone sponsored by Allianz could drop it
100%
I completely agree with you. But what distance would an intercounty player cover running onto a handpass at full pace with 2 seconds to carry the ball - 15 metres? Hop it on his hurl and he has another 15 metres. I don’t see why a time limit would be easier ref than a steps limit but you usually have the more sensible views on here so would be interested in you fleshing that out.
For all the things they try to put an emphasis on refereeing at the start of a season, they have never actually clamped down on steps. Maybe try that before all the other convoluted schemes
Seems like a very good option and easy to implement
It would obviously have to be trialled but the reason for the change is more of a mindset thing; what happens now is a player runs, someone roars “steps” and then the ref starts counting. Because it’s not a natural thing to do.
Where you could potentially cover even more ground in 2 seconds; in your head, it feels like a shorter time and you’re less likely to give that additional benefit of the doubt.
We’ve done it in training a few times where you tell the players they only have 2 seconds in possession and there is a noticeable change in how they go about things, they are pretty much immediately looking to move the ball. Maybe that would change if it became the standard but I think we have to try something.
Problem will be if there’s one or two controversial calls, the blowback in the media would be huge.
While that would be a very interesting one, I’m almost certain that wouldn’t get through Congress without years of strong campaigning.
To summarise, we want puckouts to go long, but points to be close in.
The FRC showed that, you can in fact, just do things
With campaigning. But then the Gaelic football counties are quite progressive, the old world of the hurling aristocracy are dinosaurs
Them cunts in congress wouldn’t change anything.
They just react to a crisis.
The FRC was basically railroaded down their throats