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Breakthrough on youth fixtures clash welcomed < DAN DOONER
A move by the Minor Board of the GAA to end an impasse that had arisen over youth sporting fixtures has been welcomed this week. It came after two weeks of growing public disquiet over a prospective fixtures clash between underage GAA and Roscommon & District Youth Soccer League games. Parents, coaches, and young sportspeople across the county have welcomed the GAA Minor Board’s decision to propose a new fixtures schedule in order to avoid a clash with their soccer counterparts. Following a meeting of the Minor Board on Monday night it was proposed that U-16 matches take place on Monday nights, U-14s on Tuesdays, and U-18s on Thursdays. The proposal, which will have to be ratified by the senior GAA County Board, is welcome news for
local soccer clubs and dual players. After the story was broken by the Roscommon People (issue dated 17/3/23), Roscommon GAA later issued a statement to this newspaper explaining that the clash came about due to a change to its grading structure. The statement read: “We did not sit down to intentionally clash with other codes. This year our age grades have changed, which has created the difficulty. Our clubs voted to change from U-13, U-15 and U-17 to U-14, U-16 and U-18. “Our U-18 players who are in their final year can now play both minor and adult football which also impacts on our fixtures. “This leaves us with very little room around manoeuvring fixtures and it is simply impossible to create a fixtures programme that works around the schedule of countless other activities”.
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