A lot of people here saying it isn't a big sport, it's huge in the Highlands, there are 6 leagues for men and 4 for women. There are upwards of 20 cup competitions ranging from national to regional to annual rivalry games. There is also the district games where players are selected to represen one of 8 regions set into two groups of four ( North and South) who then play a North Vs South game. It's played in almost every school in the Highlands and can be seen all over the papers. Many games are also televised including the camanachd cup final which is an international club tournament.
JA macInnes The Highlands are so sparsely populated.The camanachd cup final would attract a similar crowd as a county hurling final.Hurling is played in areas with good agricultural land in total contrast to the situation with shinty. Hurling all ireland final attracts 82000 every year and that would possibly be the same for shinty if it was played in the central belt aswell as the highlands
I studied abroad at the University of Glasgow for four months and played shinty there. I’m looking to bring this back to my American university. Thanks for sharing!
Ninh explains the Rules of Shinty. A Scottish version of hockey played predominantly in the Highlands. I wasn't planning on doing this one, but a good Scottish friend of mine isn't feeling too good, so this is for her. Get well soon Pear-Pear! :)
something you yanks cant understand scots invented ice hockey the irish invented baseball........and b4 horse jockeys typos loose ther nut just cool d jets and research in wkipedia
There are clubs in England too, these being Cornwall shinty club, Camborne school of mines, London camanachd, Devon shinty, and Oxford shinty. They come under the organisation of the English shinty association. There also clubs in the USA and a club in russia.
Shinty is a lot like how Hurling was back when it was mostly played on the ground rather than holding the sliotar on the hurley like nowadays If you look at hurleys from the 20s you can see they are a lot like Shinty or ice hockey sticks
This sport looks like a batsh*t crazy version of field hockey and hurling combined! At least in the two other sport sport there is some head protection. I will now proceed to watch a few games and read up on the club leagues of this amazing game.
Hi Danny K. After watching this for a while, I actually prefer it to field hockey. And sometimes it can get crazy but largely it's a civilised sport. Not many leagues or clubs, the only one of note is the Camanachd Cup and the best team would be Newtonmore (the team in blue and white hoops). Hope that helps?
hi Daniel. Helmets are optional in senior mixed shinty but compulsory in youth and women's, and having seen someone get hit in the head, are a jolly good idea!
Its a tiny sport only played in the sparsely populated highlands with a population of a quarter of a million .It is the number 1 sport there,but scotland has a population of 5million.The championship game only gets 5000 max.Compare that to celtic or rangers who get 60,000 and scotlands rugby team who get 67000 fo 6 nation home games.
I'm quite impressed by the first look of Shinty. Also surprised that it's not a globally popular sport outside of the highlands. Seems like a fun version of Field Hockey 🏑 minus the extra need for a turf. Playing on the grass with a ball and a stick; the Scottish knew exactly what's needed to make it fun. Cheers from Bangladesh 🇧🇩.
In the grander scheme of things 36k is really small, which is a shame. I'm surprised I'm not at least in the 100k bracket. But I appreciate the support Ant, means a lot! :)
Where do you think the Canadians got that term from? Scottish players introducing ice hockey to Canada used to call it 'shinty on ice' - hence 'shinny'.
Scottish colonizers in Canada got the dangerous idea to play shinty on ice...........And invented Ice Hockey! Some drunken shinty players made a bet on some medieval tavern about who can hit a ball more accurately and invented Golf. We own a lot to Shinty.
M dara I agree. I sat through a hurling match after watching one of Nynhs videos, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The only problem I had with it was the lack of contact, but overall I thought it was entertaining, and that's the main reason I watch and play sports. To be thoroughly entertained. Hurling delivered, but in my opinion, I think I'd enjoy shiny more if I was actually playing it.
They also have a bit of golf there. Probably Golf started as a bet between shinty players. "I bet a glass of whiskey I can hit that hole with me ball from herrre".
I am amazed that my forefathers from the land of plaid have come up with this sport. It looks great but I fear the goaltenders are at a slight disadvantage. Besides no protective equipment the goal seems very large in proportion to the size of the ball...almost similar to bandy. Thanks again Ninh!!
This is the game that most closely resembles ice hockey in my opinion, and indeed, in Canada, if you ask someone if they want to a play a game of "shinny", you're asking them if they want to play some (ice) hockey. The rules and the pitch resemble hockey and its rink a lot, and both are contact sports, etc. Apparently, ice hockey was also derived from rugby, with tackling allowed, and originally, no forward passes being allowed either. Thanks for the vid, awesome stuff! I just wonder if that ball hurts?? :D
Believe it or not, when Ice Hockey was invented (by the Scottish), it was technically called 'Shinty on Ice' - the Canadianism 'Shinny' is from this game. And thanks!
Makes sense, and that's what I thought -- ice hockey had to come from shinty in some way... too many similarities (including shinty/shinny). Had also heard ice hockey was invented by the Scots in Canada. :) Awsome stuff, and thanks for all the useful info!
1500s texts refer to hurling as hokie at the hurling........ And hurling has two versions a wide stick version and a narrow stick version.... Shinty and hockey comes from the narrow stick version.
Hey Ninh if you want to continue doing more videos about hockey codes, how about doing a video on the 2 types of roller hockey? There's inline roller hockey which is pretty much ice hockey but on roller blades, and then there's quad roller hockey which is very different then inline roller hockey.
Yes, I'm aware that inline and roller hockey differs slightly - but unfortunately not enough demand for those videos right now. Maybe if I get a few more requests.
The classification of hockey is any sport in which two teams play against each other by trying to manoeuvre a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a stick. Shinty fits this category.
Ninh Ly if you look up a list of Hockey codes Shinty isn't one of them. Hockey derived from shinty/hurling so how can shinty be a sub-varient of Hockey.
By who's definition exactly? This is the problem I highlighted. Depending on your point of view, someone will always argue who invented what first. Try asking who invented football first. The English? The Irish? The Greeks? The Chinese? Valid arguments could be made for all four of those.
This Sport Is Field Hockey And Football Combined. It’s A Very Good Sport Though. Fun Fact, This Sport Was The Sport Based On Ice Hockey, As Ice Hockey Was Once Called Shinty On Ice.
Hey, I love your vids, they are very informative, I know one sport that a lot of people over look, and that is paintball, a.k.a. speed ball, or airball. It is a great sport and has world cups. I think if you make a vid on it, it will get some recognition. Just a suggestion.
@@NinhLyUK im a little late but count me as an additional Paintball Requester, tho im more of a fan of Woodsball(UWL Rules) than Speedball but seeing a video like this for the aport would be great!
That's actually a bone of contention between the two countries ... which one was invented first? Nobody really knows. Incidentally, I was in Drumnadrochit last week and saw a Shinty game there. Pretty epic stuff!
our game pre dates the pyramds FACT it twas a warrior sport to sharpen skills during battles transmroph afew hundred years ahead both our now distintive styles evovled we run catch kick swing hurley in shinty no using of feet or hands.........both are renshrined in celtic folklore w
Can you do Ninh explains Brazilian Jiu Jutsu? I'm still not that clear on it. Great videos though, just found out about you today and am loving the videos
:-) like it! Way better than our fieldhockey in Germany, where you´re not allowed to take a real swing with the stick. Pretty tough one too: 2:25 ufffff poor Nr.11 ;-)
Like hurling they can also travel with the ball on the stick or bouncing the ball on the stick.However its not a key feature the way it is in hurling,but you do see it occasionly
You were right to gloss over it not a big feature of the game .So i thought i would mention it because it might be of interest to some irish hurling people.
From my observation, shinty shares a lot of features with association football (or shortly football) while hurling shares features with Gaelic football.
Misha Geleneva Hurling and Gaelic football are run by the same body The gaelic Athletic association so the rules are kept as close as possible to allow a club to play both. Hurling and gaelic football are often played a half an hour after the other game has been played.
I mean there are things that are not very clear like why there is a many racers around each other and why they don't try to get to the 1st place plus those other trials that change the outcome sometimes.
What kind of ball is it? Similar to a baseball? Cricket ball? Field hockey ball? Hurling ball? Not many players are wearing headgear, so it makes me think it's on the softer side.
It seems much more fun than field hockey. I had to play field hockey in school and it seemed as if everything was a foul and the game was always stopping. The fact that you can make contact with the other players and use both sides of the stick is the best for me.
Will you please do a video on 14.1 pool. It used to be the go to pool tournament game until 9 ball took over. You can see it in "The Hustler" Staring Paul Newman. I'd really appreciate it. Thanks, and I'm a sub.
It's a bit lighter than a baseball. Not sure what it's comparable to but it certainly hurts when you get hit with one - you wouldn't want to take it to the face if you had a choice. They're usually made of cork, tightly wrapped in twine/string and a leather outer.
Being in front of the stick while the player is swinging to score a goal sounds kind of dangerous. Those sticks look like it can rearrange someone's face. Of course, the job of a good defense is to prevent the attacking team from scoring, but you would think they would put rules in place to protect defenders from getting slapped in the face, like a 5 yard rule in the opponents attacking area. I assume it's a limited contact sport (have to do my own research on that because I think I missed something), but other than that it sounds like fun game to play. I don't know if I'd watch it, but after seeing the clips, it definitely looks better than field hockey.
Bone of contention - Canadians will argue that the game was developed in Canada, but it was being played by the Scottish before that. They called it 'Shinty on ice' which is where Canadians get the term 'shinny' from. But in short - yes, ice hockey is derived from shinty.
I bet the players have a lot of bruices and broken fingers. Swinging those sticks aroud with no protective equipment looks hella dangerous.. Cool sport tho nonetheless
