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International Rules Football

International Rules Football is a compromise code between Gaelic football and Australian football. Rules logic, contact, marking, ball movement and scoring connect AFL and GAA traditions into its own hybrid format.

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Classification

Category Ball sport

Family Football Codes

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Hybrid football code from Gaelic football and Australian football.

Geeignet für Suitable for players with football-code experience who enjoy a hybrid rule set.

Cost Low to medium in club context; in practice Gaelic or Australian football basics are needed. Club fee, gear, travel and representative event costs. Gaelic football, Australian football or international-rules event context.

First progress Fast with code experience; new players should first learn a base code.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

round ball
large field
goals
boots
team
rules briefing

First steps

learn Gaelic/Aussie basics
practise kicking and hand pass
clarify marking rule
train contact progressively
read hybrid rules

GAA/Australian football club, university sport or representative international-rules event.

Use mouthguard, contact technique, warm-up and clear rule boundaries.

Weitere Angaben

Tags outdoor, international-rules-football, gaa, afl, hybrid-football, ball-sport, football-codes, ballsport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Score more points than the opponent under hybrid rules.

Teilnehmer

Two teams.

Teamgröße

Team size by international-rules/event format.

Spielfeld

Large Gaelic/Australian football field with hybrid goal and scoring zones by event rules.

Dauer

Match time by series or event rules.

Wertung

Hybrid scoring from goal/over/behind logic by rule set.

Gewinnbedingung

Higher point total after time.

Ausrüstung

round ball
goals
boots
mouthguard
field

Wichtige Regelpunkte

illegal contact
travel/ball-handling breach
marking/tackle breach
ball out
equipment breach