Hurling
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Many people here on CP have heard me talk about Hurling (the nationaly sport in Ireland).. many have also presumed I spelt Hurling incorrectly and meant Curling (which Hurling is nothing at all like). Hurling is also not what you do after drinking too of your favourite alcoholic drink. It is infact considered to be the fastest fields sport in the world and last Sunday I saw a very good game of Hurling. The match was the Munster final... Ireland is made up of 4 provinces: Munster, Leinster, Connacht, and Ulster and each of these provinces has their own provincial championship before the All-Ireland hurling championship. A game of Hurling lasts 70 minutes (2 halves of 35 minutes each)... the rules are complicated... but for this post just know that a goal (the ball passes between the post and under the bar) counts as 3 points and a point is when the ball goes over the bar and between the posts. Here is a 6 minute video containing some of the highlights of the game: munster.final-large.mov (Large) (60MB)[^] munster.final-medium.wmv (Medium) (16MB) ([^] munster.final-small.wmv (Small)(5MB) ([^] Now... this video is fairly short so bear in mind that the pace of this game goes on constantly for 70 minutes.. no slow down... and these are amature players. You don't get to see some of the more skillful aspects of the game in the above videos but if you're ever in Ireland... go to a match.... especially one in Croke Park (The largest stadium in Europe :-D) (Not the one in this video.. this one is fairly small) Let me know what you think. Regards, Brian Dela :-) http://www.briandela.com IE 6 required.
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http://www.briandela.com/rss/newsrss.xml RSS FeedIt looks pretty dangerous :omg: What is the ball made of? It looks about the same size of a hockey ball! Ant. I'm hard, yet soft.
I'm coloured, yet clear.
I'm fuity and sweet.
I'm jelly, what am I? Muse on it further, I shall return! - David Williams (Little Britain) -
Many people here on CP have heard me talk about Hurling (the nationaly sport in Ireland).. many have also presumed I spelt Hurling incorrectly and meant Curling (which Hurling is nothing at all like). Hurling is also not what you do after drinking too of your favourite alcoholic drink. It is infact considered to be the fastest fields sport in the world and last Sunday I saw a very good game of Hurling. The match was the Munster final... Ireland is made up of 4 provinces: Munster, Leinster, Connacht, and Ulster and each of these provinces has their own provincial championship before the All-Ireland hurling championship. A game of Hurling lasts 70 minutes (2 halves of 35 minutes each)... the rules are complicated... but for this post just know that a goal (the ball passes between the post and under the bar) counts as 3 points and a point is when the ball goes over the bar and between the posts. Here is a 6 minute video containing some of the highlights of the game: munster.final-large.mov (Large) (60MB)[^] munster.final-medium.wmv (Medium) (16MB) ([^] munster.final-small.wmv (Small)(5MB) ([^] Now... this video is fairly short so bear in mind that the pace of this game goes on constantly for 70 minutes.. no slow down... and these are amature players. You don't get to see some of the more skillful aspects of the game in the above videos but if you're ever in Ireland... go to a match.... especially one in Croke Park (The largest stadium in Europe :-D) (Not the one in this video.. this one is fairly small) Let me know what you think. Regards, Brian Dela :-) http://www.briandela.com IE 6 required.
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It looks pretty dangerous :omg: What is the ball made of? It looks about the same size of a hockey ball! Ant. I'm hard, yet soft.
I'm coloured, yet clear.
I'm fuity and sweet.
I'm jelly, what am I? Muse on it further, I shall return! - David Williams (Little Britain)Antony M Kancidrowski wrote: It looks pretty dangerous lol... that's an understatement.. Last year 5 people lost sight in at least 1 eye (The wearing of protective helment is only mandatory for players under 18 year of age)... broken bones is a very common occourance.. and male casteration (complete casteration) has occoured once in the last 3 years).. all by accident. Rarely do people injury somebody else on purpose... very rarely.. and when they do they are normally banned from playing. I have personally had 12 breaks (bone's breaking, cracking, fracturing) from playing hurling (And I only played for 13 years). I also had a more severe injury when I was 18 that has forced me out of the game since then. I was playing for Kilkenny Minor (18 and Under) team at the time. Kilkenny is an county (as opposed to a club team) team and playing for your county would be the equivalent of playing for your country in say soccer or rugby (a club team would be the equivalent of playing for your local soccer team etc), so as you can guess I was gutted. Hurling was my life. I trained 6 nights a week and played hurling almost every free moment of my time.... people get injured all the time but when you've played the game for your whole life (you normally have to start playing when your 4/5/6 years old to get to the level of skill needed to play on a county team) then the potential risks are far out-weighted by the joy and excitement of playing. Antony M Kancidrowski wrote: What is the ball made of? A wood called cork, wrapped in some form of string, a very thin layer of rubber around it (maybe 2mm thick) and wrapper in leather. (Trust me... it hurts when it hits you.. ) Antony M Kancidrowski wrote: It looks about the same size of a hockey ball! The ball or "sliothar" is similar in size to a hockey ball but has raised ridges (you know the "white" part of a tennis ball... on a sliothar that shape is raised leather.. Here is an example (small)[^]). Regards, Brian Dela :-) http://www.briandela.com IE 6 required.
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Many people here on CP have heard me talk about Hurling (the nationaly sport in Ireland).. many have also presumed I spelt Hurling incorrectly and meant Curling (which Hurling is nothing at all like). Hurling is also not what you do after drinking too of your favourite alcoholic drink. It is infact considered to be the fastest fields sport in the world and last Sunday I saw a very good game of Hurling. The match was the Munster final... Ireland is made up of 4 provinces: Munster, Leinster, Connacht, and Ulster and each of these provinces has their own provincial championship before the All-Ireland hurling championship. A game of Hurling lasts 70 minutes (2 halves of 35 minutes each)... the rules are complicated... but for this post just know that a goal (the ball passes between the post and under the bar) counts as 3 points and a point is when the ball goes over the bar and between the posts. Here is a 6 minute video containing some of the highlights of the game: munster.final-large.mov (Large) (60MB)[^] munster.final-medium.wmv (Medium) (16MB) ([^] munster.final-small.wmv (Small)(5MB) ([^] Now... this video is fairly short so bear in mind that the pace of this game goes on constantly for 70 minutes.. no slow down... and these are amature players. You don't get to see some of the more skillful aspects of the game in the above videos but if you're ever in Ireland... go to a match.... especially one in Croke Park (The largest stadium in Europe :-D) (Not the one in this video.. this one is fairly small) Let me know what you think. Regards, Brian Dela :-) http://www.briandela.com IE 6 required.
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http://www.briandela.com/rss/newsrss.xml RSS FeedExtreme Field Hockey !!!:wtf: :omg: :wtf: :omg: :laugh: Gawd ... it's a mix between hockey and aussie rule football ( for the violence ), football ( for the size of the field and goals ) and field hockey. seriously, it looks quite "sporty" ...
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Antony M Kancidrowski wrote: It looks pretty dangerous lol... that's an understatement.. Last year 5 people lost sight in at least 1 eye (The wearing of protective helment is only mandatory for players under 18 year of age)... broken bones is a very common occourance.. and male casteration (complete casteration) has occoured once in the last 3 years).. all by accident. Rarely do people injury somebody else on purpose... very rarely.. and when they do they are normally banned from playing. I have personally had 12 breaks (bone's breaking, cracking, fracturing) from playing hurling (And I only played for 13 years). I also had a more severe injury when I was 18 that has forced me out of the game since then. I was playing for Kilkenny Minor (18 and Under) team at the time. Kilkenny is an county (as opposed to a club team) team and playing for your county would be the equivalent of playing for your country in say soccer or rugby (a club team would be the equivalent of playing for your local soccer team etc), so as you can guess I was gutted. Hurling was my life. I trained 6 nights a week and played hurling almost every free moment of my time.... people get injured all the time but when you've played the game for your whole life (you normally have to start playing when your 4/5/6 years old to get to the level of skill needed to play on a county team) then the potential risks are far out-weighted by the joy and excitement of playing. Antony M Kancidrowski wrote: What is the ball made of? A wood called cork, wrapped in some form of string, a very thin layer of rubber around it (maybe 2mm thick) and wrapper in leather. (Trust me... it hurts when it hits you.. ) Antony M Kancidrowski wrote: It looks about the same size of a hockey ball! The ball or "sliothar" is similar in size to a hockey ball but has raised ridges (you know the "white" part of a tennis ball... on a sliothar that shape is raised leather.. Here is an example (small)[^]). Regards, Brian Dela :-) http://www.briandela.com IE 6 required.
http://www.briandela.com/pictures Now with a pictures section :-D:omg: Yikes. No wonder the Irish drink so much... Christopher Duncan Today's Corporate Battle Tactic Unite the Tribes: Ending Turf Wars for Career and Business Success The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World
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Extreme Field Hockey !!!:wtf: :omg: :wtf: :omg: :laugh: Gawd ... it's a mix between hockey and aussie rule football ( for the violence ), football ( for the size of the field and goals ) and field hockey. seriously, it looks quite "sporty" ...
Maximilien Lincourt Your Head A Splode - Strong Bad
Maximilien wrote: it looks quite "sporty" ... lol. It is.. the top players are extremely fit... stupidly fit.. most will train 6/7 nights a week (3 hours at a time) which is more then most professional soccer players would do. The games is taken extremely seriously.. at all levels.. from under 12 club level to Senior Inter-County level (the highest level)... players go on strict diets, strict training plans, give up alcohol and all other things bad for you.. even at club level. There aren't many sports where people do that. Maximilien wrote: football ( for the size of the field and goals ) The field is a little longer than a rugby field and a bit wider. Regards, Brian Dela :-) http://www.briandela.com IE 6 required.
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Extreme Field Hockey !!!:wtf: :omg: :wtf: :omg: :laugh: Gawd ... it's a mix between hockey and aussie rule football ( for the violence ), football ( for the size of the field and goals ) and field hockey. seriously, it looks quite "sporty" ...
Maximilien Lincourt Your Head A Splode - Strong Bad
Maximilien wrote: for the size of the field and goals Here is an image[^] of a hurling field with approximate dimensions. Regards, Brian Dela :-) http://www.briandela.com IE 6 required.
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:omg: Yikes. No wonder the Irish drink so much... Christopher Duncan Today's Corporate Battle Tactic Unite the Tribes: Ending Turf Wars for Career and Business Success The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World
:laugh: Regards, Brian Dela :-) http://www.briandela.com IE 6 required.
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Many people here on CP have heard me talk about Hurling (the nationaly sport in Ireland).. many have also presumed I spelt Hurling incorrectly and meant Curling (which Hurling is nothing at all like). Hurling is also not what you do after drinking too of your favourite alcoholic drink. It is infact considered to be the fastest fields sport in the world and last Sunday I saw a very good game of Hurling. The match was the Munster final... Ireland is made up of 4 provinces: Munster, Leinster, Connacht, and Ulster and each of these provinces has their own provincial championship before the All-Ireland hurling championship. A game of Hurling lasts 70 minutes (2 halves of 35 minutes each)... the rules are complicated... but for this post just know that a goal (the ball passes between the post and under the bar) counts as 3 points and a point is when the ball goes over the bar and between the posts. Here is a 6 minute video containing some of the highlights of the game: munster.final-large.mov (Large) (60MB)[^] munster.final-medium.wmv (Medium) (16MB) ([^] munster.final-small.wmv (Small)(5MB) ([^] Now... this video is fairly short so bear in mind that the pace of this game goes on constantly for 70 minutes.. no slow down... and these are amature players. You don't get to see some of the more skillful aspects of the game in the above videos but if you're ever in Ireland... go to a match.... especially one in Croke Park (The largest stadium in Europe :-D) (Not the one in this video.. this one is fairly small) Let me know what you think. Regards, Brian Dela :-) http://www.briandela.com IE 6 required.
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http://www.briandela.com/rss/newsrss.xml RSS FeedLooks cool game. It seems to be very popular in Ireland considering that there is a large crowd for a game between amature players. :cool: //Start of joke Never comment ur code. If it was hard to write, it should be hard to understand !!! //End of joke
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Many people here on CP have heard me talk about Hurling (the nationaly sport in Ireland).. many have also presumed I spelt Hurling incorrectly and meant Curling (which Hurling is nothing at all like). Hurling is also not what you do after drinking too of your favourite alcoholic drink. It is infact considered to be the fastest fields sport in the world and last Sunday I saw a very good game of Hurling. The match was the Munster final... Ireland is made up of 4 provinces: Munster, Leinster, Connacht, and Ulster and each of these provinces has their own provincial championship before the All-Ireland hurling championship. A game of Hurling lasts 70 minutes (2 halves of 35 minutes each)... the rules are complicated... but for this post just know that a goal (the ball passes between the post and under the bar) counts as 3 points and a point is when the ball goes over the bar and between the posts. Here is a 6 minute video containing some of the highlights of the game: munster.final-large.mov (Large) (60MB)[^] munster.final-medium.wmv (Medium) (16MB) ([^] munster.final-small.wmv (Small)(5MB) ([^] Now... this video is fairly short so bear in mind that the pace of this game goes on constantly for 70 minutes.. no slow down... and these are amature players. You don't get to see some of the more skillful aspects of the game in the above videos but if you're ever in Ireland... go to a match.... especially one in Croke Park (The largest stadium in Europe :-D) (Not the one in this video.. this one is fairly small) Let me know what you think. Regards, Brian Dela :-) http://www.briandela.com IE 6 required.
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http://www.briandela.com/rss/newsrss.xml RSS FeedRe: Hurling == American Lacrosse? Close! Photos: http://www.laxphotos.com/[^] http://www.laxlinks.com/[^] Except, we use helmets (too many %$^%$# lawyers here) and, there is no "over the top" points, you have to get it in the actual nat (like soccer/football)...
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Antony M Kancidrowski wrote: It looks pretty dangerous lol... that's an understatement.. Last year 5 people lost sight in at least 1 eye (The wearing of protective helment is only mandatory for players under 18 year of age)... broken bones is a very common occourance.. and male casteration (complete casteration) has occoured once in the last 3 years).. all by accident. Rarely do people injury somebody else on purpose... very rarely.. and when they do they are normally banned from playing. I have personally had 12 breaks (bone's breaking, cracking, fracturing) from playing hurling (And I only played for 13 years). I also had a more severe injury when I was 18 that has forced me out of the game since then. I was playing for Kilkenny Minor (18 and Under) team at the time. Kilkenny is an county (as opposed to a club team) team and playing for your county would be the equivalent of playing for your country in say soccer or rugby (a club team would be the equivalent of playing for your local soccer team etc), so as you can guess I was gutted. Hurling was my life. I trained 6 nights a week and played hurling almost every free moment of my time.... people get injured all the time but when you've played the game for your whole life (you normally have to start playing when your 4/5/6 years old to get to the level of skill needed to play on a county team) then the potential risks are far out-weighted by the joy and excitement of playing. Antony M Kancidrowski wrote: What is the ball made of? A wood called cork, wrapped in some form of string, a very thin layer of rubber around it (maybe 2mm thick) and wrapper in leather. (Trust me... it hurts when it hits you.. ) Antony M Kancidrowski wrote: It looks about the same size of a hockey ball! The ball or "sliothar" is similar in size to a hockey ball but has raised ridges (you know the "white" part of a tennis ball... on a sliothar that shape is raised leather.. Here is an example (small)[^]). Regards, Brian Dela :-) http://www.briandela.com IE 6 required.
http://www.briandela.com/pictures Now with a pictures section :-DThanks for the info Brian. I can see you are still pasionate about the game. I must admit from the clip I could get quite pasionate watching it. You must and should feel proud about reaching the level that you did. :D Ant. I'm hard, yet soft.
I'm coloured, yet clear.
I'm fuity and sweet.
I'm jelly, what am I? Muse on it further, I shall return! - David Williams (Little Britain)
