Podcast: Pittsburgh Hurling, the Pucas- Sean Stayduhar & Aaron Williams

The Pittsburgh Hurling Club (the Pittsburgh Pucas) is a Greater Pittsburgh hurling team and a member of the United States Gaelic Athletic Association (USGAA).  The Pucas were the Midwest Division Champions in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015; they hope to reclaim the title this year (2017).  The Irish sport of hurling, at times referred to as the “fastest game on grass” or the “greatest sport you’ve never heard of,” is over 3,000 years old and combines skills of lacrosse, field hockey, and baseball.  It is a stick (hurley) and ball (sliotar) game, played by teams (of 7, 13, or 15) on a rectangular pitch with H-shaped goals at each end.  The primary object is to score by putting the ball over the bar for a point or driving the ball through the goal for three points.  Irish teams play 15 per side, while most teams in America play 13 per side.  For more information on hurling (and camogie, an Irish stick-and-ball game played by women, that is almost identical to hurling) and to answer the question: What is a puca? See the Pittsburgh Hurling Club website http://www.pghhurling.org Show Notes:
Sean M. Stayduhar, Chairperson, and Aaron Williams, Public Relations Officer contact info: e-mail: [email protected] website: http://www.pghhurling.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PghHurling Twitter: https://twitter.com/pghhurling Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pittsburghpucas Links mentioned in the Podcast:
 Carmody’s Grille on Neville Island, Podcast Interview Location and Sponsor of Pittsburgh Pucas http://www.carmodysgrille.com United States Gaelic Athletic Association, Promoting Hurling, Gaelic Football and Camogie in the USA http://www.northamericangaa.com Gaelic Athletic Association http://www.gaa.ie Founders Field, Cheswick, PA, Home of the Pittsburgh Harlequins Rugby Club http://www.pittsburghharlequins.org/founders-field/ Pittsburgh Gaelic Athletic Association, Home to the Pittsburgh Celtics Gaelic Football Club and The Pittsburgh Banshees Ladies Gaelic Football Club http://www.pittsburghgaa.com The Climbing Wall, Pittsburgh, PA (Point Breeze) (Profiled in FitLabPGH Podcast released 11/20/16) http://www.theclimbingwall.net Ascend Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (South Side Flats) (Profiled in FitLabPGH Podcast released 2/26/17) https://www.ascendpgh.com Hell On Hills, The World’s Steepest 5K, Beechview, PA (See FitLabPGH podcast released 10/2/16) http://www.hellonhills.com Contact Info for FitLabPGH: Email: [email protected] Twitter: @fitlabpgh Instragram: @fitlabpgh We update via Facebook too!! YouTube channel (Movement Tips and Lifestyle Hacks) Attribution for Intro/Exit Podcast Music:
Marathon Man by Jason Shaw from the album Audionautix: Acoustic, licensed under an Attribution 3.0 United States License.