I'm 54. I consider myself pretty worldly when it comes to sports.
What the Hell is this?
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Some version of football (futbol)?
Gaelic football (Irish: Peil Ghaelach; short name Peil[1] or Caid), commonly referred to as football or Gaelic,[2] is an Irish team sport. It is a form of football derived from traditional Irish ball games. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score points by passing the ball through the other team's goals (3 points) or a set of two upright posts separated by a crossbar 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) above the ground (1 point).
Players advance the football, a spherical leather ball, up the field with a combination of carrying, bouncing, kicking, hand-passing, and soloing (dropping the ball and then toe-kicking the ball upward into the hands). In the game, two types of scores are possible: points and goals. A point is awarded for kicking or hand-passing the ball over the crossbar, signalled by the umpire raising a white flag. A goal is awarded for kicking the ball under the crossbar into the net, signalled by the umpire raising a green flag. Positions in Gaelic football are similar to that in other football codes, and comprise one goalkeeper, six backs, two midfielders, and six forwards, with a variable number of substitutes.
Apparently.
There's like 4 million people in Ireland...How do they get 80,000 people to attend these games?
This was an intramural sport where I went to school. It was called "Speedball" and it was very popular.
Guessing calling it by its real name would have been somewhat of a non-starter for American kids that age.
We played a different form of Speedball Bonger for phy ed in highschool Played on a basketball court with a basketball but no dribbling or running with the ball allowed, only passing. 2 points for putting the ball through the goal, also 1 point for foul shots.
