The 15 main guidelines for the return of Gaelic Games
■ Squads limited to 24 inside the perimeter (no limit on squad sizes otherwise)
■ Management limited to five – manager, maor foirne, two medics, club official (hurling can have two maor camán, so seven in total)
■ Substitutes and team officials to be positioned on opposite sides of the field where possible
■ No water carriers
■ One one-minute water break in each half, lasting a minute and called during a break in play between the 15th-20th minute at a time of the referee’s discretion
■ Dugout use not recommended unless social distancing (two metres) can be observed
■ No handshaking
■ No huddles unless social distancing can be observed
■ No spitting
■ Deliberate coughing into the face of an opponent to be punishable under dangerous behaviour rule
■ All-ticket games for attendances over an expected 200
■ Games capped at attendance capacity of 500, a figure that will include players, match officials, management, stewards, media and contractors
■ Face masks for spectators are recommended
■ Spectators are urged to bring their own sanitiser
■ Ground management responsible for contacts of players and management; spectators responsible for their contact record
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