Delay shows minor grade best at 18, says Kerry boss

Kerry manager James Costello believes that U18 is the appropriate age grade for inter-county minor

Kerry minor manager James Costello. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

The delay to the 2020 All-Ireland MFC has reaffirmed Kerry manager James Costello’s view that U18 is the appropriate age grade for inter-county minor.

The playing of the 2020 All-Ireland minor football semi-finals over the weekend, as well as the 2020 All-Ireland minor hurling final, has revived the discussion regarding the correct age grade for minor and whether U18 players are better equipped than U17s to deal with the “real pressure environment” that comes with inter-county involvement.