Camogie
A junior camogie match being played in Croke Park, Dublin
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| Highest governing body | Camogie Association |
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| First played | Ireland |
| Registered players | 1905 |
| Clubs | 536 |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | Contact |
| Team members | 15 players per side, substitutes are permitted |
| Mixed gender | Hurling is the male variant |
| Equipment |
Sliotar (ball) |
Sliotar (ball)
Hurley/camán (stick) Helmet
Camogie (/kɑːmɔːɡiː/; Irish: camógaíocht; formerly spelled camoguidheacht) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women; it is almost identical to the game of hurling played by men. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities. It is organised by the Dublin-based Camogie Association or An Cumann Camógaíochta.
The game consists of two 30 minute halves.Matches are contested by two teams of 15 a side, using a field 130m to 145m long and 80m to 90m wide. H-shape goals are used, a goal (scored when the ball goes between the posts and under the bar) is equal to three points and a point (scored when the ball goes over the bar) is equal to one point.
The annual All Ireland Camogie Championship has a record attendance of 33,154 while average attendances in recent years are in the region of 15,000 to 18,000. The final is televised live, with a TV audience of over 300,000 being claimed.
The rules are almost identical to hurling, with a few exceptions.
Camogie players must wear skirts or skorts rather than shorts.
Experimental rules were drawn up in 1903 for a female stick-and-ball game by Máire Ní Chinnéide, Seán (Sceilg) Ó Ceallaigh, Tadhg Ó Donnchadha and Séamus Ó Braonáin. The Official Launch of Camogie took place with the first public match between Craobh an Chéitinnigh (Keatings branch of the Gaelic League) and Cúchulainns on 17 July at a Feis in Navan. The sport's governing body, the Camogie Association or An Cumann Camógaíochta was founded in 1905 and re-constituted in 1911, 1923 and 1939. Until June 2010 it was known as Cumann Camógaíochta na nGael.
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