Minimal rule tweaks as New York set for FRC workshop

The New York senior squad will receive training, education and on-field guidance from a leading referee and a member of the Football Review Committee over the weekend as the countdown to the Connacht championship begins.

New York play Galway on Sunday, 6 April at Gaelic Park in the provincial quarter-final and over the next few days they will receive intensive training - alongside the New York junior football squad – towards the application of the new rules.

With New York short on top-tier match practice and Galway already five rounds into the new rules sphere, the rules workshop will be badly needed and greatly heeded by the Exiles.

It's very likely that by the time they play Galway some adjustments will be made to the existing rules.

At the very least it is expected that these adjustments could be in play for the respective league finals.

At that stage any possible changes would have no effect on the integrity of the competition – although the Division 3 final may well have consequences for where teams play their football in the summer, Sam Maguire or the Tailteann Cup.

Bringing the tweaks in at final stage would also provide a window of insight ahead of the forthcoming provincial championships.

The FRC’s proposed adjustments will come before the Standing Committee on Playing Rules.

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From there the GAA’s Management Committee will send the recommendations to Central Council on 13 March. Any subsequent changes could be operational from round six of the league.

There is much speculation