Learn to Play

Common skills involved in playing Gaelic Football. If you can master these you will have the basic skills you need!
You can catch the ball in the air	You cannot pick the ball off the ground with your hands, you must get your toe under it first
You can take four steps with the ball in your hands, but then you have to do something with it	You can bounce the ball, but not twice in succession
You can 'solo', i.e. kick the ball back up into your hands, unlimited times	You can pass the ball by slapping it with an open hand or fist
The most common way to shoot at the goal or pass the ball or is to kick it