Physical element vital to GAA games

A LETTER printed recently in your paper suggested that the game of Gaelic football was too robust to be enjoyed.

The writer suggested that the tackle and the solo run should be removed from the sport. Frankly, these ideas could not have come from a true GAA supporter. The tradition of the GAA is one that includes a distinct physical element to the game and that is in turn the essence of the GAA organisation.

The art of the effective tackle is one that must be mastered and perfected over years of training from underage level to inter-county.