Mayo clubs plead for underage reduction to 11-a-side games

Player participation numbers at underage levels in remote parts of Mayo are running critically low, based on the number of clubs calling for smaller sided games.

Ahead of tonight’s Mayo Bord na nÓg AGM in MacHale Park, three clubs have put forward motions recommending that matches be cut to 11-a-side instead of the already reduced 13-a-side at one or more underage grades.

The Achill club, one of the units hit hardest by rural depopulation, are among those calling for change.