Sheedy: Stop the player drain

GAA clubs need to make a much greater effort to prevent players between the ages of 16 and 20 from becoming distracted and quitting the game, former Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy has said.

Officials should do everything in their power to keep them involved as there is a danger that they will be lost to the game forever, he told the Munster Council GAA forum in Killarney on Saturday.

Sheedy said a huge number of players drift away from the game in their teenage years with many becoming distracted by “high stools and cailinís” but club officials need to act fast to ensure they keep playing the game.