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- Title
Iomáin: Tradition in Practice: How Ireland and Scotland's Celtic Rivalry Influenced the Development of the Modern-Day Game of Iomáin.
- Authors
Daly, Pat
- Abstract
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) is a 32 county sporting and cultural organisation that has a presence on all five continents. It is Ireland's largest sporting organisation and is celebrated as one of the great amateur sporting associations in the world today. The GAA is a volunteer led, community-based organisation that promotes Gaelic games such as Hurling, Football, Handball and Rounders and works with sister organisations to promote Ladies Football and Camogie. It is part of the Irish consciousness and plays an influential role in Irish society that extends far beyond the basic aim of promoting Gaelic games as it GAA is recognised as an important source of social capital -- defined as a concept encompassing social networks, norms, values and understanding that facilitates co-operation within or among groups (OECD, 2001: 41). The GAA is committed to networking and knowledge-sharing with other sporting organisations to support and promote Traditional Sports and Games (TSGs). Experiences with bodies such as the Australian Football League (AFL) and the Camanachd Association (Shinty) in Scotland have proved incredibly beneficial for the GAA. This article provides an overview of how the GAA has maximised its common roots with the Camanachd Association to develop the respective sports of Hurling and Shinty in a mutually beneficial partnership. Furthermore, this article outlines how the collaboration between the GAA and the Camanachd Association has resulted in an innovative approach to the development of a modern-day reworking of an age-old ball and stick game in the form of the newly designed 'Iomáin'. Finally, the article outlines how the GAA's coach education framework -- the Coach[sup 10] Model -- has been conceptualised to transcend the coaching process as it applies to all Traditional Sports and Games.
- Subjects
SCOTLAND; SPORTS rivalries; GAELIC games; SPORTS
- Publication
ICSSPE Bulletin (17285909), 2014, Issue 67, p25
- ISSN
1728-5909
- Publication type
Article