Replying To Formertownie:  "Go games , non competitive games, everyone gets equal playing time , parents demanding to be heard , games coordinators, county boards pandering to the woke generation, nepotism, are any of these having an impact on our competitiveness.
We go out in real competition then and expect an entitlement to compete without a killer instinct .
Life is competitive give that away u wont be long before you are on your knees .
All you are entitled to is an educational opportunity what you do is up to you and even then it's lob sided .
We give every child the opportunity to play and train but what are we teaching them if we say don't worry what effort you put in you are entitled yo play. But rules are in place that any coach is afraid to make a choice that may or may not be controversial leading to him being reprimanded or a slap on the wrist .
Is our underage uncompetitiveness related to any of these contributions . With the knock on effect being carried on to adult .
What did Kinnerk report say about competition at a younger age.
Every child wants to play and win but you have to earn your place and the wins .
It's a mindset you can't just switch it on after you turn 12 or 13 years of age . Including the physical elements."

Replying To Viking66:  "Our go games is only up to u12. So not sure that makes a difference. Its a central GAA policy to have inclusion/participation up to that age, so again shouldn't affect us any worse than any other county. Really not sure what you mean by County Boards pandering to work generations, still not even sure what woke means tbh, but in my limited experience I don't think our CB pander to anybody, some of them are pretty hard nosed individuals!!!
Nepotism possibly does, but only insofar as lads whose parents are coaches are more likely to be practicing between training sessions at home, and are therefore usually better.
Kinnerk didnt say too much about competition at younger ages, in fact our Rackard League etc came in for praise, as did our go games, and our Hurling 365 also, though it needs relaunching.
The u12 A.S.H. is also an excellent initiative, but it was only introduced 2 winters ago, this years u15s are the oldest lads who were on this.
On the subject of lads knowing they will play anyway, dwindling numbers at clubs isnt helping this way. I personally know of a few lads who potentially could be excellent if they worked harder at it, but they arent bothered as they are already one of the better players on their club team and know they will play every game anyway. And their coaches don't want to drop them as they want their team to win."