THE low block is a phrase that we are all now hearing but it has been around for the last number of years and it’s not just the Ulster teams using it. More recently, it’s Donegal that set up very defensively but does it have its place? A low block is a defensive strategy where […]
DECLAN McCOY: Breaking down the low block
April 1, 2024
WE are currently slap-bang in the middle of the GAA jargon evolution. Terms like ‘move the ball quickly,’ ‘keep your width’ and ‘get men behind the ball’ have been replaced by ‘transitions,’ ‘tips’ and ‘low block.’ I have even found myself using such terminology and I die a little inside each time I do. The […]