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that will not be used Fill in gaps 41 47 with the correct sentence LA JJ There are three extra sentences The Gaelic Athletic Association GAA is a sports organisation founded in 1884 with the aim of supporting Irish sports As a symbol of national unity and fight for freedom Rule 42 was accepted banning the playing of non Gaelic games such as football and rugby at GAA s sports grounds In 2005 however GAA allowed international football and rugby games to be played in its Dublin stadium because Dublin s other stadium was being rebuilt 41 Gaelic football is played on a square grass pitch twice the size of a football pitch with H shaped goalposts Each team has 15 players The ball is round and can be played with both hands and feet 42 Points are scored by kicking or punching the ball over the bar which is one point or under the bar into the goalpost which is one goal or three points Hurling is played on the same pitch as Gaelic football with a team of 15 players A wooden hurley a stick used to play is used with a special ball called sliothar which has a cork core covered in leather Safety helmets are worn Hands can be used to catch the sliothar and players can run up to four steps with it or catch it while it s in the air or bouncing 43 The goalposts and scoring are the same as in Gaelic football A The batter must bat it towards the centre of the pitch B That means the game is lost T6 The ball cannot touch the ground D A point is scored if it s not returned but only if the player is serving E The other team then bats F The four GAA s officially recognised games are Gaelic football hurling handball and rounders G Then a new game starts H They can t be used to pick it up or throw it It can be carried bounced kicked thrown and dropped kicked Ball games have been played in Ireland for centuries and they are more than sports Gaelic football www GARHANDP Gaelic handball Hurling Gaelic rounder Gaelic handball previously played in outdoor handball alleys is played like squash in an indoor court with a 6 metre or 8 metre high front wall Two singles or four doubles players play three sets Each set is two games to 21 points and a third tie breaker to 11 points if needed The ball is hit with the hand against the front wall without hitting the floor The opponent returns it after a maximum of one bounce 44 If not the right to serve is won Gaelic rounders is played using a bat and a sliothar An innings a playing period is completed when all team members have batted 45 A 25 metre box is marked on the bottom left hand corner of the 70x70 metre pitch The batter stands at the bottom left hand corner of the box called the home base The other corners of the box in an anti clockwise direction are the first second and third bases The pitcher pitches the sliothar The batter to the batter from the centre of the box 46 then runs around the bases to score runs All four Gaelic games The element of competition are group ball games 47 balanced by the need to cooperate which makes them are as cle to a game as they are to a physical activity and competition BRIDGE 2026