Fixtures uncertainty making players quit

Connacht Council secretary John Prenty believes the association is largely to blame for the strong drop off at adult level.

In his annual report, Prenty said players were abandoning the GAA over poor fixture planning, adding that it is the club player who always receives the raw end of the deal.

He believes recommendations offered by fixture planners, appointed by county boards in recent years to monitor and review fixture scheduling, were being consistently ignored by the main fixture makers.