For safety all players must wear the following gear when training or playing matches:
Hurling: boots, helmet with face guard, shin guards are a good idea for the younger players
Football: boots and gum shield
Players will not be allowed to play without helmets or gum shields.
Club Gear
Crecora Manister Club Gear can be purchased from our local supplier Carmel Burke of All Seasons Sport.
Carmel can be contacted on 061 355 368 or 087 387 2928
Check out her website here: www.allseasonssport.ie
Price List
Socks €6
Shorts €12
Jersey up to 12 years – €23
Jersey 12 years or older – €28 –
Jersey price includes crest, number & name
Helmets
Crecora Manister GAA have ordered helmets in the club colours. These helmets will arrive in the coming weeks and will be available to purchase for €50 which is great value.
Contact Paul Foster on 0868500303 if you wish to book one of the helmets.
CORRECT HURLEY SIZE: read this before buying your young player a hurley
It is important that players have the correct hurley size. A hurley that is too long puts a player at a disadvantage, especially for the younger players who do not yet have strength in their arms. The extra length means extra weight and this slows up the swing and general reaction, it can also lead to the incorrect grip.
Years ago the hurley length was deemed to be when the hurley reached the top of the hip bone when put standing up beside the player’s leg. Nowadays a hurley of this length will hinder young players from developing their skills and their speed.
The new thinking is that with the hurley held firmly at the top of the handle in the dominant hand and arm and hurley are allowed to hang down in a relaxed position at the side of the body, the heel/toe of the hurley should be brushing the grass beside the dominant foot.
In fact one should be able to freely swing the relaxed dominant arm and hurley, forward and backward, in a pendulum motion without the hurley hitting the ground. In other words the hurley is an extension of the dominant arm to the foot on the dominant side of the body.
Also a player should be easily able to manipulate and swing the hurley with the dominant arm only. This point is especially important for young players, if the player cannot manipulate the hurley like a sword in the dominant arm only, then the hurley is too long/heavy for them.