Hurling is a game similar to hockey, because it is played with a small ball and a curved wooden stick. Hurling is a common Irish game. There are certain rules you have to know before Hurling. They are:.
~ Players may not lift the ball directly from the ground.
~ When in possession of the ball, a player may take no more than four steps.
~ A player may pass the ball using either the hand, or by kicking the ball to a teammate.
There are certain terms one should know about hurling before playing.
~Tackling is when a defending player may try to deprive an attacking player.
~Pulling means that no player may pull the jersey of an opposing player during the game.
~Pushing is if one player pushes an opposing player.
~Striking is if a player strikes any other player on the pitch.
~Dangerous play's are if the referee believes a player to be a danger to the other players.
The original rules for Hurling were first written in the year 1887. They were:.
1) The ground should be at least 200 yards long by 150 yards wide.
2) There should be boundary lines all the way around the field.
3) The goal should be two upright posts, twenty feet apart, with a crossbar ten feet from the ground. A goal is won when the ball is driven between the posts and under the crossbar.
4) The ball is not to be lifted off the ground by the hand, when in play.
5) There should not be less than fourteen, or more than twenty-one players at the side.
6) There should be an umpire for each side, and a referee who will decide in cases where the umpires disagree. The referee keeps the time and throws up the ball at the beginning of each goal.
7) The time of play shall be one hour and twenty minutes. Sides should be changed at half time.
8) Before beginning, play hurlers shall draw up in two lines in the center of the field's opposite to each other, and catch hands or Hurley's across, then separate. The referee then throws the ball along the ground between the players, or up high over their heads.
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