GAELIC SPORTS WORLD Issue 30 – July 24, 2015 | Page 3

CONTENT
FEATURE

6 - 13

The sport of Hurling arrives at a Youth Correctional Facility in
Oregon in the US. We tell how it started, the inmates reaction
and Hurling as a possible healing factor for the future.

USA

14 - 24

Full report on the Boston Northeast Championships, league
final time in Nashville and preview of this year’s biggest youth
GAA event outside Ireland, the Continental Youth Championship
of North America.

AUSTRALIA

25 - 27

League winners declared in Queensland GAA.

EUROPE

28 - 30

A look ahead to this weekend’s final round of the European
Hurling Championship in Brussels.

BRITAIN 31
Latest news from London GAA.

INTERVIEW

32 - 35

NASA Research Physicist, Ryan Norman, in his spare time plays
hurling in Virginia where he started a club. We explore his
involvement with the sport.

PHYSICAL FITNESS

36 - 37

Physical fitness expert and sports research academic, Hannah
van Buuren, talks about the important muscle groups in playing
GAA.

IRELAND FOOTBALL

38 - 39

The past few weeks has seen plenty of championship football fare.
Tommy Moran breaks down the action and the possible future track
of teams left in the competition.

IRELAND HURLING

40 - 41

Denis O’Brien discusses the weekend’s All Ireland Hurling Quarters.

COACHING

42 - 43

Sports academic and GAA coach, Joe Trolan, examines team
strategies in Gaelic Sports.

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