Aimee Mackin excited by one-on-one battles under new rules

After a long wait, Aimee Mackin made her return to action from injury in her county's win over Kerry last weekend.

It was an important time to come back to, as Mackin scored four points to help move Armagh out of the relegation zone.

Mackin was out of action since May 2024 with a second ACL injury.

In a shake-up to this season, new rules were added to Ladies football, many of which were brought into the men's game last season.

This includes the three-up rule, the two-point arc, and the solo and go, all of which Mackin has enjoyed seeing so far this season.

"There's probably a lot of player-on-player, one v one battles, which is exciting.

"And then obviously the 'solo and go', I think is massive. It just speeds up the game.

"That's probably the biggest takeaway from the difference in playing with the rules and without the rules.

"And just out and about talking to people from watching the games, they're saying that it's a lot more exciting."

As one of the most dangerous forwards in the country, the three-time all-star is enjoying the one-on-one battles with defenders, and the space this has created in the game.

"The art of defending is probably back with [those] battles.

"It just adds to the excitement of the game, and that can only bring on attendances a match or views for people watching.

"That's how you grow up playing.

"With the three-up, there's still 12 people back. So if you move the ball fast enough, you can isolate your one v ones. It's still probably similar in terms of breaking down a defence as well.

"I think it'll add to the sport and just develop us and make us probably faster as well because the game is so fast so naturally you have to think on your feet a lot quicker to catch teams off guard."

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