This documentary on U.S. soldiers who took up hurling after seeing it on tv in shannon airport coming back from Iraq. recommended,

http://www.pentagonchannel.mil/ Click on "RECON: Two Fields, one Team"

LondonOranges (Tipperary) - Posts: 45 - 04/01/2011 18:20:23    839747

That was really uplifting

ochonlir (Cavan) - Posts: 4343 - 04/01/2011 19:13:56    839787

yeah I thought so. the guys are totally genuine about it and mad to spread it in states. fair play to them. They had Kieran Murphy over from Cork in November training them for few sessions I read aswell

LondonOranges (Tipperary) - Posts: 45 - 04/01/2011 19:40:25    839799

04/01/2011 18:20:23
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839747
This documentary on U.S. soldiers who took up hurling after seeing it on tv in shannon airport coming back from Iraq. recommended,

http://www.pentagonchannel.mil/ Click on "RECON: Two Fields, one Team"



Just as well liberals like myself managed to get the ban lifted..............

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 04/01/2011 20:15:34    839817

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839817 04/01/2011 18:20:23
LondonOranges
County: Tipperary
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839747
This documentary on U.S. soldiers who took up hurling after seeing it on tv in shannon airport coming back from Iraq. recommended,

http://www.pentagonchannel.mil/ Click on "RECON: Two Fields, one Team"



Just as well liberals like myself managed to get the ban lifted..............

What ban are you on about now?

DUNGANNONABU (Tyrone) - Posts: 511 - 04/01/2011 20:54:43    839859

patrique
County: Antrim
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"Just as well liberals like myself managed to get the ban lifted.............. "

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What ban was that Patrique ?

artisan (Down) - Posts: 1795 - 04/01/2011 20:57:15    839861

Fair dues to them, they look like they have put in a great effort to get to a good level of skill. I wish we could grow the game better at home.

Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 04/01/2011 21:24:50    839881

They'll probably drill holes in the hurls and shoot defenceless Iraqi and Afghan citizens, they are good at that sort of thing.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9825 - 04/01/2011 21:34:30    839891

I'm sorry Ulsterman, since you are not from Iraq or Afghanistan you are not allowed comment on these matters. After all, as you explained a while ago, this is the reason we were all told we are not allowed to give any opinions on the North.

doublehop (Kildare) - Posts: 4172 - 05/01/2011 11:06:37    839964

Watched that program last night, impressive stuff. I've seen alot of videos of hurling in the US on the net (hurling in the Universities, Milwaukee hurling, Indianapolis hurling etc), and its great to see. What surprised me with these lads in New Hampshire was the skill level, I couldn't get over how good they were. And these are lads that took up the game late in life, makes the speed and ball control they seem to have already all the more impressive. The Barley House Wolves website says that program, Recon, has a potential audience of 30 million. Even if the viewing figures are a fraction of that, that's still huge exposure for hurling.

Marlon_JD (Tipperary) - Posts: 1823 - 05/01/2011 11:36:13    839976

Well said marlon. I really enjoyed it. They seem like very genuine guys. New Hampshire for Liam 2060.

hurlinspuds (Cork) - Posts: 1494 - 05/01/2011 12:17:21    840021

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839891 They'll probably drill holes in the hurls and shoot defenceless Iraqi and Afghan citizens, they are good at that sort of thing.

There might be military potential for dried out Sliothars as cluster bombs.

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 05/01/2011 12:41:10    840038

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840021 Well said marlon. I really enjoyed it. They seem like very genuine guys. New Hampshire for Liam 2060.
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Sorry hurlinspuds but thats the year earmarked for Tyrones breakthrough AI win!!

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 05/01/2011 13:25:49    840071

There might be military potential for dried out Sliothars as cluster bombs.

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Yeah wet sliothars wouldnt be nearly as explosive

jarhead (Westmeath) - Posts: 285 - 05/01/2011 14:00:19    840107

Very impressed by those American soldiers. I often hear similar stories of people getting a glimpse of hurling and becoming fans - seems to happen more with hurling than other sports

LeVolant (Wexford) - Posts: 2 - 07/01/2011 14:51:03    841435

Right lads, I'm going drop a bomb (pun not intended) on this thread.

Hurling snobs always aggresively insist the the skill levels of hurling are so high it is impossible to simply take it up at a later age while any fool could play county football.

How come these army lads could?

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12452 - 07/01/2011 15:01:27    841453

We have an army barracks in Cavan with lads from all over the country but none playing hurling. If the Yanks can do it........

breffni666 (Cavan) - Posts: 294 - 07/01/2011 15:12:59    841462

PS, I shouldn't have to do this but I get enough grief about this:

I love hurling and follow it, although never really played it. I am not criticising the game of hurling just the hurling fans who criticise football.

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12452 - 07/01/2011 15:13:03    841463

I think the majority of hurling people would love the game to be played as widely as possible, and the issue of not being able to start playing the game at a later age is a fear rather than an inclination. These guys in NH have the edge in that they have a military background, so would be able to take and carry out instruction better than the average guy. The swing is difficult to get right the older the person gets, but I personally think a new way of training can be developed for people starting later. The amount of local American news programs that have featured hurling being taken up by locals is extraordinary, I'm surprised its not being noticed more over here. The most striking feature though, is the growth of hurling in the US universities, Stanford, Berkley, Purdue, Indianapolis etc. I think there could be a chance that hurling could become the next American sport, over time. I'd like to see future hurling All-Star trips maybe address this. Perhaps play an All-Star game in one of the Universities that have started playing hurling?

Marlon_JD (Tipperary) - Posts: 1823 - 07/01/2011 15:25:15    841475

what ban was that Patrique?

wise_guy (Tyrone) - Posts: 1584 - 07/01/2011 16:00:02    841519