Gaelic Basketball

A new study commissioned by the GAA has shown that Gaelic footballers spend an average of just 2.5 seconds within two metres of other players during matches, offering encouragement on the road to kicking the sport back into life over the coming months.

The study draws a distinction between training and matches. The numbers for training are significantly higher than in matches, something both easily explained and not at all difficult to change. As former Cavan footballer and head of sports science at Statsports, Barry Watters, explains, it’s much easier to build space into training sessions where you are in control of what happens than it is in matches where you aren’t.

The study draws a distinction between training and matches. The numbers for training are significantly higher than in matches, something both easily explained and not at all difficult to change. As former Cavan footballer and head of sports science at Statsports, Barry Watters, explains, it’s much easier to build space into training sessions where you are in control of what happens than it is in matches where you aren’t.