Camogie

What is it?
Camogie is a native field game similar to hurling, and is renowned for skill and speed, for personal enjoyment by the player and for appeal to the spectator.

Safety Message
Participants should receive appropriate training in the safe use of equipment and should have some coaching prior to taking part in the activity.

Ideas/Aims
Through this activity you should:
• Develop knowledge of the rules of the game.
• Attain reasonable proficiency in the basic skills of camogie.
• Participate and compete in a serious game.
• Show knowledge of the care, maintenance and safe use of equipment.
• Show skills and an improvement in your standard of play.
• Develop an appreciation of tactics and positioning play.
• Be selected to play in a team, which has proper fixtures.
• Learn about the history of the game.

Review/Assessment
Participants should show the assessor the skills which they have developed to play the game. They should demonstrate their knowledge of the safe use of equipment, and if they have played in any fixtures, then they should discuss with the assessor the results.