Shinty
By Elliott Ewing.
History
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The Camanachd Association
came into being on 10th
October 1893, at a meeting
held in the Victoria Hall,
Kingussie.
The people involved in shinty
at that time saw that the sport
was growing, more clubs were
being formed and there was a
need for an overall governing
body structure. By the time of
the meeting in 1893 there
were 33 recognised clubs.
Regulations
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Played on an outdoor surface that can be up to 155m
long, shinty is about two teams of players striking a
small leather ball with a curved stick, known as a caman.
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With the ball being hit around the field of play at speeds
of over 100 miles per hour, a game of shinty is a thrilling
experience for both players and spectators.
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Shinty evolved in the Highlands of Scotland, but is now
played (by children, men and women) in other areas of
Scotland, England and in the United States - testament
to shinty's growing appeal.
Law
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It is the law to be that all under 16’s must
wear helmets with or without a visor.
A little bit about the sport.
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Shinty (or camanachd or iomain in modern
Scottish Gaelic) is a team sport played with
sticks and a ball. Shinty is now played almost
exclusively in the Highlands of Scotland, and
amongst Highland migrants to the big cities of
Scotland, but it was formerly more widespread,
being once competitively played on a
widespread basis in England and other areas
where Scottish Highlanders migrated.
Comparisons
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Whilst comparisons are often made with field
hockey, the two sports have several important
differences. In shinty, a player is allowed to play
the ball in the air and is allowed to use both
sides of the stick. The stick may also be used to
block and to tackle, although a player may not
come down on an opponent's stick, a practice
called hacking. A player may tackle using the
body as long as this is shoulder-to-shoulder as in
football
Info.
Shinty is one of the fastest, most
physically demanding and skilful
sports in the world.
 Here 2 people battle it out for the ball.
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Fact Sheet.
Governing Body : Camanchd Association
First Played : Pre-historic Ireland and Britain
Contact or non : contact
Team members : 12 players per side and 3
substitutes are permitted.
Mixed gender :no
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(there are no rules to prevent women from playing
in men's teams; this happens occasionally in the
lower leagues)
Fact sheet 2.
Categorization : stick and ball
Equipment : shinty ball
Olympic : No
Shinty outside the highlands.
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Now predominantly a Highland game, there are also
clubs found in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth and
even London. University Shinty is a popular section of
the sport, with almost all Scotland's main universities
possessing a team. Historically, Glasgow University,
Aberdeen University and Edinburgh University have vied
for supremacy but in recent years, Strathclyde University,
Robert Gordon's College, Dundee University, and the
University of St. Andrews have risen to prominence. It is
also played in the British Army with The Scots Shinty
Club keeping alive the tradition of the game being played
in the Forces.
Some clubs
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Isle of Bute –
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Glenorchy Camanachd –
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Inverary Shinty club –
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Oban Celtic -
Types of Stick’s
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Heron Caman’s
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Tanera Caman’s
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DCR
Where to buy gear ?
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OB.Sports http://www.obsport.ie/index.php?option=c
om_content&view=article&id=59&Itemid=
69&lang=en
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Shinty Shop – www.shintyshop.com
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Shinty balls – Alan Hill
Volunteers
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Shinty, like all sports, depends on the
contribution, time and energy given by
many volunteers to take forward and
develop the game. The many individuals
who give so much of their time to their
sport (at team, club, area and/ or national
level) are often the unsung heroes.
Without individuals able to give of their
time and energy there would be no sport.
The field of play
(a) Dimensions.
The field of play shall be rectangular, it’s
length being not more than 170 yards
(155 metres) nor less than 140 yards
(128metres) and it’s breadth not more
than 80 yards (73 metres) nor less than
70 yards (64 metres).
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Marking.
The field of play shall be marked with distinctive
lines, the longer the boundary lines being called
the side-lines and the shorter the bye-lines.
The lines across the goals joining the goalposts
shall be called the goal-lines.
A flag on a post not less than 3 feet 6 inches (1
metre) high and having a non-pointed top
placed at each corner
The centre of the field shall be indicated by a
suitable mark and circle of 5 yard (5 metre)
radius shall be marked round it.
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Ten yard area ( nine metre area)
In front of each goal a line shall be drawn,
12 feet long, parallel to and 10 yards from
the goal line. The line shall be continued
each way to meet with the bye-line by
quarter circles, having the inside of the
goalposts as centres.
The space enclosed by this line, and the
bye-line, shall be known as the ten yard
area (nine metre area).
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Corner Area.
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From each corner flag-post a quarter
circle, having a radius of 2 yards shall be
drawn in the field of play.
Duration of Game
The duration of the game shall be two equal
periods of 45 minutes.
Allowance shall be made in each period for time
lost due to injury.
Time shall be extended to permit a penalty hit
being taken at or after expiration of the normal
period in each half.
The half time interval shall not be longer than 10
minutes duration.
The ball must be in play when each half is
terminated.
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Other names.
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Camanchd
Shinty
Shinny
Iomain
Cammag
Hurling
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