- Is your Club looking for new ways to get members of the community involved in the Club?
- Is your Club looking at running any health initiatives for its members?
- Is your Club interested in an activity that can clearly develop new crossover skills to compliment the current GAA Codes played?
- Could your Club benefit from the addition of a non-contact GAA sport that can be played from U8 through to 70+?
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Well it’s a no brainer really then isn’t it? GAA Handball has been actively promoting the 1-Wall code of our game to Schools & GAA Clubs over the past few years and have seen a surge of numbers taking up the game.
In fact we have seen over 400 new purpose built facilities erected in School Halls, GAA Clubs & Youth Clubs in five years.
But don’t let that frighten you because all you need is a flat wall, a flat floor, a handball and your good to go! And if you do want to go the extra yard and build a wall, it should only cost between €500-€1000. See samples below.
Key Benefits:
- The game is fast paced and highly skilled at the elite level.
- But it is also very straight-forward and fun for beginners to take up, no matter your age or sex.
- Improve your speed, agility, hand eye coordination, reaction time and speed of thought.
Particularly beneficial for Hurlers & Camogs
Don’t want to take our word for it? What about the word of Clare All-Star Peter Duggan, Kilkenny’s multiple All-Ireland & All-Star winner Richie Hogan, and Kilkenny great DJ Carey.
All three, among others, have went on record to state their days playing Handball have without doubt enhanced their skills on the Hurling field. Believe it or not, Carey (23&U) & Hogan (15&U) are actually former World Handball Champions!
Did you know?
- 1-Wall Handball (or Wallball), is played all over the world....and is growing fast!
- New York is known as the 1-Wall Mecca as such, with 2000 public courts all over the city in parks
- There is a European 1-Wall Tour with stops in London, Valencia, Belgium, Holland, Italy and France.
- In South America, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Colobia and the Dominican Republic consistently produce top qualty players
Get in touch for more details
National Development Officer Darragh Daly – development.handball@gaa.ie – www.gaahandball.ie
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