The Rules of Hurling - EXPLAINED! 

It seems that I mispronounced the word 'Sliotar' (pronounced more like 'sli-tter' or 'shli-tter'). I apologise unreservedly for the mistake and I made the relevant correction with an annotation in the video, literally a day after I uploaded it.. Can people PLEASE STOP disliking the video because I mispronounced one single word? It seems a little harsh. UPDATE: Any comments relating to the pronunciation of this word WILL BE DELETED. I'm sick of having to justify myself to people who clearly can't read the giant red annotation in the video or this comment.

As an Australian and avid sports fan of almost every sport imaginable I feel ashamed that I haven't heard of this. This looks so fun but impossible lol

"Slee o tar" is the Irish Pokemon I never knew I needed :'D

I love playing hurling, there's a small league in the US mostly played by Irish Americans. But when ever Irish born players come over to play we all get schooled lol.

After only seeing this game televised once on Canadian tv, my husband and I had hoped it would be shown much more here. It’s a lively game, and what energy they have, and fun to watch! Wish the tv channels here would pick it up.

In Ireland, we pronounce the ball more like' shlit er ' not slio tar. It was interesting to hear it this way. amazing video.

American here. I remember seeing this strange sport on TV when I was abroad and took a liking to it. By the end of the match I was actually getting excited and cheering them on, even though I had no clue what was going on. Now I’ve finally found what it’s called. Thanks you!

Its nice to see many other nationalities showing a liking and interest for the sport. Been doing it since 5 and love it to this day

Irish gang where ye at

Wow, I'm actually liking this Hurling sport. Looks very interesting, thank you for explaining everything

This actually looks frickin amazing

Jeez.... Gaelic sports are on a whole other level... I want to see more of this!

My best friend immigrated last week to Ireland from South Africa and he sent me a pic in a pub earlier today... behind him is a photo against the wall of the Waterford senior hurlers.. I was so intrigued about what hurlers are that I looked it up and I am astounded that I have simply NEVER heard of this incredibly amazing sport! I will be watching hurling from here on out and will try to learn more about it as I go along. Thank you for a very well presented video. I will be looking at the leagues and will choose a team to support from South Africa.

As an American who moved to the UK. I still tend to watch my American sports as well as the sports here, but luckily I have visited Ireland enough times to see both a hurling and Gaelic football match. I honestly like hurling, mainly because it reminds me of lacrosse.

Truly the most amazing sport in the world! Came here to understand the handling rules. Much like Aussie rules but with a flat bat. Lacrosse, rugby, and baseball...combined.

I'm convinced. Hurling is the greatest sport in the world, and Sepak Takraw is second. I've seen demonstrations of Hurling at my city's annual Irish Festival. But I didn't realize how fast the game moves and how skillful the players are. It's like golf and soccer and baseball all together. Thanks for the video.

as a field hockey player and a huge fan of lacrosse this video was very helpful for me to understand the rules of this incredible sport

My boyfriend is Irish and I'm trying to show interest in his most beloved game...this is very helpful. Thanks!

Thanks for the great video. I’m in Kilkenny for the championship between Kilkenny and limerick and it starts in a couple hours and until this video I had no idea what I am about to experience. Great job!!!

So in a way it's like lacross. I play rugby at the Irish culture centre and I always see them playing in the other field it looks really fun! Thanks for explaining the rules! 👍

This seems really weird, but not in a stupid way. It actually looks pretty entertaining.

I loved watching Hurling when I was in Ireland! I live in Scotland currently, however, and we're mad about our Shinty over here!!!

I was at a summer camp, and my councelor was Irish. He brought 2 hurleys and a sliotar. he taught me how to hit it. We used to play a sort of catch with it. It was very fun.

Wow. This looks insane. Can't believe I've never heard of this. Gonna start watching. I love the internet for stuff like this.

Loved the video man! Being from India, I never really understood all the rules of Hurling but this video summarizes most of them perfectly. Keep up the great work! 😄

thanks a lot for your videos on hurling and gaelic football from austria. it's weird how i didn't even know these 2 existed. hurling especially looks absolutely great. how a sport that seems to demand so much skill from its players and furthermore seems to be that great to watch is known that little in many places around the world is a miracle to me.

Thank you for making this. It helped me (a Canadian who has never seen or heard of Hurling) get a basic grasp of the game.

I really enjoy your videos. There are a lot of sports I'd either never heard of or knew absolutely nothing about. Thank you, Ninh.

I am obsessed with these videos. Amazing! So glad I found this channel.

thank you for this. i remembered watching hurling on abc's wide world of sports when i had to be like 10. it was insane, no other i had seen was anything like it.

Very straight forward and informative description of Hurling. Thank you!

Thanks! The sport makes much more sense now. It's nearly a combination of lacrosse and rugby in some ways. Looks like great fun. Now I need to go back to Ireland when the Senior Championship has matches scheduled.

The Irish are something incredibly special.

Thanks for a great overview! Gonna watch the All Ireland final tomorrow!

You summarised it perfectly. Well done.

In Ireland now and the Irish Nationals are happening today. I am a hurling novice. What a great game!!! thanks for the rules explanation. I'm a new fan.

Neat. I just started down a rabbit hole made up of Irish mythology and this is most elucidating.

California loves Ireland ;*) Thanks for the low down on Hurling

Thank you. Reading a book set in Ireland and this sport is referenced. Very interesting. I would love to watch a full game - especially live.

I have recently discovered this support and find it much more exciting than soccer. Thank you for the rule breakdown!

Just a heads up when the ball goes out of bounds it's called a sideline cut but great video!

Great job in explaining Hurling Ninh from an Irish man still playing the game. It is not easy to explain as I have found out many times when trying to explain to foreign friends. One or 2 small things I would advise on is that, a puck is not necessarily a restart in play, it is just hitting the ball with the stick(like the word kick in soccer). However when the goalkeeper restarts the play we say 'puck out'. An important point is that if the ball is hit wide by an attacker the goalkeeper gets a 'puck out' from his hands, not from the ground from the square in front of the goal, not from the 65m line. However, if the ball gets hit wide by a defender(on his own goal side) the attacking team gets a 'free puck' or commonly known as a '65' from the 65m line to try and score (generally a point). Also when the ball goes over the either side line the play is restarted with a 'sideline cut' we wouldn't really ever say 'puck' in this situation. A 'free puck' is not generally called that (however it is correct to say so) we generally say 'free-in' aka for the attacking team or 'free-out' for the defending team. Also in relation to a penalty or 'penalty puck' the rules have now changed. The reason being is that the players' are after developing a way to scoop the ball up and strike it from such close range that it could do serious damage to the defending players, now only the goalkeeper will defend the penalty. Check out videos of the Cork goalkeeper Anthony Nash and you'll see why(incredible power and technique) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Vq3gUOtzSL0.html You did a great job Ninh. If the above seems pedantic I just wanted to add a bit of value to it. Not to offend or demean your good work :)

I don't know why anyone would dislike this video cos it's so interesting

Thanks for putting this together. I'm always linking people here who ask me about the sport.

+Ninh Ly The penalty rules have changed since this, only the keeper is allowed to be in the goal during the penalty.

Great effort!! New to Hurling going to start in Regina Canada with the Gaels. I really needed this not to look like a turd when i show up haha!!

Thank you for this very helpful video.I have only been watching & following Gaelic Games in the last year,but love both.Not sure I have a favourite but,at the highest level,hurling is brilliant to watch.

I was looking up vintage hockey helmets and found my way over here via Cooper Sk100s... And look at this? A sport I'd never heard of. Thanks for the excellent video!

Never heard of this sport before. Cool!!!

Great video! Well done!

Really appreciate you making this video, mate. We can finally watch hurling in the US.

Ninh, fair play to you. This video is a great intro to the sport, and should get the basics across to anyone.

great video as an irishman I could honestly care less on pronouncing the word. just a few picky lads giving out don't worry buddy. have you ever watched international rules you should consider that for a video

Ty well done. I am going to watch my first game now.

Great explanation of what was a mystery. Thanks AD

Ninh: OUTSTANDING WORK!!! I have been watching videos of some of the All-Ireland Finals, and trying to decipher the rules as I go... Wish I would have watched your excellent production first! Well done, you!

Thank you for this video! Extremely well made and splendid work. :)

Going to my first match tomorrow; Derry against Kildare (not a really big one, I know). Really looking forward to this and thank you for the explanation.

I understand the rules but was curious about your research. Really enjoyed it. After a player has bounced the ball twice off his hurley instead of passing it if he wishes,he can then bounce it from ground back to stick and start again,being allowed to once again bounce two off his stick. This can be done indefinitely. Thanks for the video. Hope I was a little helpful

Cheers! Watching this will help me to enjoy watching Limerick beat Cork at the 2021 GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship

Turned on the TV tonight and there was Hurling. In Canada this is a rare sight. Never new the rules until i hit your great explanation. Thanks for the rules for the rookies.

Um jogo fantástico vindo de um país fantástico, sou brasileiro mas adoro a cultura e os esportes irlandeses!

Outstanding! Adding a match to my bucket list...

My friends got me into this sport. Once a year there is a hurling match at Fenway Park in Boston MA. They went last year so this year I decided to go. I didn't understand any of it but I was fascinated by it. More manlier than American football

Hey, don't worry about the mispronunciation great explanation. Spread the word.

bloody helpful, if you aren't for Ireland and don't have the slightest clue what the sport is about :D

Very good video , I had no clue what hurling is and the way you explained hurling made me think that like it , thx

I'm gonna watch my first game this evening (Cork vs Limerick). Thanks for the help!

I’m Irish but been living in Australia since I was 12 (I’m 15 now). Probably one of the biggest things I miss about Ireland is hurling. There is a very small hurling league here and my brothers all play but there is no camogie :(

thank you for the rules, I just learnt about Hurling. a young man was walking by my shop carrying an odd stick so I asked him about it.

Thank You!! Now I can keep my head a little higher with my Irish friends at the pub! :)

I am doing a project on ireland and this video and your gaelic football video were very helpfull, thanks

How the hell the crowd in the stadium see the ball 😂

I should add that I am a Yank,one ,like so many others who saw this sport as a kid for a split second on the ABC Wide Word of Sports and thought."That is a sport I must learn about"And now I have and given that I have a brain.Go Donegal

This seems awesome! Why have I not heard of this before

Cheers, Ninh! I appreciate the explanations.

"Now there's some take delight in the carriages a-rollin' And others take delight in the hurling and the bowling But I take delight in the juice of the barley And courting pretty fair maids in the morning bright and early" -Whiskey in the Jar

Today I heard about this sport for the first time, I've watched a few videos and I loved it. I used to play field hockey, and I see many rules that are similar to hockey. I don't know why soccer/football is such a big deal around the word when there certainly are much interesting and challenging sports out there. One question, do women also play this sport? Are there any women's league in Ireland? Or can this sport be played by men and women all together? That'd be awesome.

I literally just found out what hurling is, but it looks so cool. Thank you for making this video. It made the game very easy to understand (for me, at least. I can't speak for other people.)

Thanks for the info. I've informally watched hurling and now feel like I can get serious about it.

first team sport that looks interesting to me..gaelic football looks fun also

Wow wow wow!!! Great job. Now I know a lot about the rules of Gaelic Football and Hurling. Thank you :) Seems like a great sport and a lot of skills are required to play Hurling. In fact, a lot more skillful a player has to be in Hurling than in Gaelic Football. I think it's a lot more interesting than hockey... And yeah, I hope that all the on field players including the referees wear abdomen guards! :P

This is awesome! Thank you for sharing this

wonderful, thanks for posting!

This is proper mans game

Congrats Limerick . . . 2018 Champions !!!

Fair play to ya great video for people who don't know it so well. Only the keeper on the line for penalties now, new rule!

Good vid and thanks for creating and sharing 👍

Ar fheabhas! Is breá liom iománaíocht, is é an cluiche is fearr sa domhan..Suas na Déise... good video by the way... Fair play

The oldest and fastest game on grass!

Love this! Great post!

Looks nice, will try. Thanks for the video

Had a stroke when he pronouced slioter wrong, then read the comments

You going to do The Rules of Shinty? Hurling's scottish cousin.

This looks like a lot of fun to play! I'm not into watching games but I'd love to play this. Great video, thanks!

Very well explained My grandpa played this game and loved it Don’t see it in the States except occasionally Gaelic Park in the Bronx

It looks bloody dangerous. I would not want to be hit with a hurley on any part of my body but particularly not my face. That looks like a distinct possibility.

Do the rules of shinty

I'm going May 11 to see my first hurling match in Jackson, TN. Can't wait.

I'm a kiwi but I'm very much in love with my irish ancestry and found hurling only probably 10 minutes ago and so this helped a lot in understanding and since it's quite a fresh idea I should understand it