Controversial players' charter from GAA club team leaves fans up in arms over harsh requirements

GAA folk are up in arms after a players’ charter listing some bizarre requirements for a club team that have been made public.

Social media was awash with criticism after a leading club detailed an extensive catalogue of demands in order to be part of their senior squad in 2024.

They include the exclusion of “anyone planning trips to Australia/America and Canada etc for the summer” while any drinking and holidays must be “approved by management” between June and October.

One of the aspects which garnered the most commentary was that players should have “no other sporting commitments past June” with “soccer, golf, rugby and athletics” outlawed.

Below is the players’ charter in full and “the requirements needed from players before we sign up for 2024”, with some sections bolded and underlined for extra emphasis.

1. Anyone planning trips to Australia/America and Canada etc for the summer can’t be part of the senior panel for 2024.

2. No holidays during championship (June – Oct) unless approved by management and the leadership group. Unapproved holidays means suspension or removal from panel.

3. No drinking during championship (June – Oct) unless approved by management and the leadership group. Unapproved drinking means suspension or removal from panel.

4. Pre xmas individual running/conditioning program for listed training panel. All needed to be logged on App.

5. Jan – March (collective running and S&C work). Mandatory attendance and Fitness test markers (pre – middle and end).

6. Logging of activity on the app for all (all other panel members) on a consistent basis > 90%

7. Commitment to treating league 2024 like championship in all aspects of prep.

8. Commitment by team to lead the team fundraising activity (15k) and to players training fund thereafter.

9. Commitment from Dublin and Limerick lads to attend training once a week come Jan.

10. No other sporting commitments past June. Soccer. Golf. Rugby. athletics etc

11. Commitment to train at the highest levels. ALL of the time. Commitment to achieving fitness and conditioning targets as set down by Management.

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