Camogie Association Special Congress passes motion to allow players to wear shorts
Camogie players will be permitted to wear shorts for competitive fixtures after a motion was passed by
Camogie
Association delegates at a Special Congress held in Croke Park on Thursday evening.
Delegates voted on the motion which proposed players be given an individual choice over whether they wear shorts or
skorts
for games.
The motion passed 98 per cent for to 2 per cent against and the change will take effect from midnight.
Delegates at Camogie Special Congress vote 98% for change - players will now have the choice of wearing shorts or skorts. https://t.co/c6tdMwgSfo
— Gordon Manning (@Gordon_Manning)
The Special Congress was held in camera with only voting delegates permitted to enter. Delegates voted by secret ballot with a two-thirds majority needed for the motion to pass.
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The issue prompted considerable debate in recent weeks after a survey by the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) highlighted 83 per cent of players said they would prefer to wear shorts or believe players should have the option to choose.
The matter escalated when the Dublin and Kilkenny senior camogie teams staged a protest by wearing shorts during the warm-up ahead of the Leinster semi-final on May 3rd.
Club and county teams around the country joined the protest and the issue gained widespread news coverage, prompting the Camogie Association on May 8th to schedule a Special Congress to vote on a rule change.
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