Sarsfields GAA Club (Galway)

New Inn Ballinasloe, Galway

Sarsfields GAA Club (Galway)

Sarsfields GAA Club (Galway)

New Inn Ballinasloe, Galway

Sarsfields GAA Club (Galway)

New Inn Ballinasloe ,
Galway, Ireland.

Sarsfields GAA Club (Galway)

February 27 2021

2021 GAA Congress - motions news

Motion 8: This motion clarifies that if the goalkeeper receives the pass inside his square that the opposition is awarded a free from the 13 metre line rather than a penalty.

Motion 12: The splitting of the GAA season between inter-county and club by stipulating that the All-Ireland Senior Finals should be played on or before the 29th Sunday of the year. The split season will come into effect formally in 2022.

Motion 13: This motion proposes restricting county senior and intermediate championships to a maximum of 16 teams

Motion 14: This motion proposes that the winners of the Munster and Leinster U-20 Championships would proceed directly to playing one another in the All-Ireland Final. Galway and Ulster teams to compete in the Leinster U-20 Hurling Championship.

Motion 16: The Post Primacy Schools All-Ireland Championships shall be competed by the weekend following St. Patrick's Day. The Sigerson Cup Final shall be played by the seventh Sunday of the year and the Fitzgibbon Cup by the eighth Sunday of the year.

Motion 20: This motion proposes new penalties for aggressive and cynical fouls in hurling and football. In hurling, if a player with a goal-scoring opportunity either inside the 20-metre line or the arc is pulled down, tripped, or struck with a hurl in a careless manner then a penalty shall be awarded and the offender will be yellow-carded and sent to the sin-bin for 10 minutes. The sin bin will be introduced in hurling. And penalties awarded in both codes for cynical denial of a goal-scoring chance inside 20-metre line and the arc.

Motion 21: If an aggressive foul is committed then the referee can allow play to continue if he believes the attacking team have a potential goal-scoring opportunity. This period of advantage can last for up to five seconds.

Motion 23: The Maor Foirne motion... This deals with unauthorised incursions onto the field of play. If passed, then no-one will be able to come on to the field of play except a medic summoned by the referee. 

Motion 27: Currently teams can make a temporary substitution of a player with a blood injury. This motion proposes also allowing the temporary substitution of a player with a suspected head injury.

 

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