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24th May 2023
01:06pm BST

Cumann na mBunscol at half-time of the GAA All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final match between Kilkenny and Limerick at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile[/caption]
None-the-less, competitive school matches and blitzes do still take place - the new ruling will end all such competitions.
"GAA Go Games are Camogie, Hurling and Gaelic Football games for children up to and including 12 years of age, where every child gets to play (a Go) in every game, for the full game," reads the GO Games policy on the GAA's official website.
"Children participate in Gaelic games for a number of reasons – to have fun, to play with friends, parental encouragement, etc. Lack of fun, lack of perceived competence and an over-emphasis on competitive outcomes (which usually come from coaches and parents) are major reasons for dropout."
This development was highlighted by the Irish News, having seen an email which reminded counties that “is no facility, under association rule, for any competitive aspect within these games."
Some, such as former Meath footballer Anthony Moyles, have criticised the decision. He feels that the emotion of winning and losing is critical in the development of kids.
"This is absolutely ridiculous & is virtue signalling at its utmost," he tweeted.
"Some Kids are born competitive... others develop it. Others don’t.
"That’s life. I lost more than I ever won. You learn from it. You grow as a person. This idea that we are all winners is unbelievably damaging."
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