Replying To Viking66:  "I know you are mistaken about Wexford FC underage contracts forbidding GAA being played."

Replying To Viking66:  "I know you are mistaken about Wexford FC underage contracts forbidding GAA being played."

Replying To Doylerwex:  "Under 18s and up no?"

Replying To Doylerwex:  "I'd argue it's as much to do with culture as genetics.

Your growth plates are open while reaching maturity, for men usually between 14-18 you'll produce the most growth hormone. This can be optimised through diet and stretching. Look at what basketball players do as teens.

Strength training, calories and protein build muscle. This isn't complicated at all. Are we doing enough? The schools nutrition program is a good start.

Look back to our teams of 50s-80s. We've produced some very physical teams.

We can do that again if we plan it properly.

Then on the genetics side I do wonder whether we should focus our attention on bigger lads and improve their hurling or try and build the better hurlers physically? I don't know, but these are questions we should be asking."

Replying To Viking66:  "Not sure about u18s and up, but definitely in lower age groups lads have contracts with Wexford FC and still play GAA."

Replying To Pikeman96:  "I don't know about Wexford FC and their underage teams, but a separate thing altogether is the Wexford & District Schoolboys League and their development squads, which start as young as Under-12.

I know at least some of them generally train on Sunday mornings and boys on those squads are told that if they miss training for anything other than injury/illness/bereavement, then they face being booted off the squad.

Fair enough until you consider how at this time of year, our own U16, U14 and U12 hurling & football squads often look to train on Sunday mornings too, as they head into the knock-out stages of their championships. But have to train without two or three lads who are part of the county soccer squad - i.e. having to train without probably your best players, because lads of that age who are best in sport tend to be among the best in others too.

Basically - "you can't train for a hurling or footbll county quarter-final or semi-final in a few days' time, because we want you training for some inter-county soccer tournament that doesn't start until October or November"."

Replying To Formertownie:  "You also consider with soccer on Saturdays and even more are unavailable . Saturday training is out .
One thing I would say is its lads on extended squad would get dropped but like most other teams no one drops their most influential players . They might mildly discipline them but won't put them out of squad unless it is higher end of disciplinary infraction.
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