BRODHEAD - Allison Dickman, Brodhead class of 2005 and daughter of Mark and Joyce Dickman, recently competed in the World Cup of Gaelic Football in Abu Dhabi.
Dickman has been teaching seventh grade math and science at an American school in Abu Dhabi since 2011. While there, she also coaches basketball and plays Gaelic football.
What is Gaelic football you might ask? According to Google, "Gaelic Football is a field game which has developed as a distinct game similar to the progression of Australian Rules. Gaelic Football is played on a pitch up to 145 meters- long and 90-meters wide. The goalposts are the same shape as on a rugby pitch, with the crossbar lower than a rugby one and slightly higher than a soccer one."
Dickman described Gaelic football to me as a combination of soccer and rugby.
This year marked the first ever Gaelic football world games. Twenty countries from around the world participated in the games this year, including the United States. Dickman was one of 300 plus players in Abu Dhabi asked to try out. The tryouts consisted of five rounds, each round eliminating more players. Dickman had to compete for a place on the team against players that have been playing their entire lives, (most of them Irish. Dickman has only been playing for a couple years.
Dickman made the country's team. She and her team placed third in the first ever Gaelic football world games.
Dickman has been teaching seventh grade math and science at an American school in Abu Dhabi since 2011. While there, she also coaches basketball and plays Gaelic football.
What is Gaelic football you might ask? According to Google, "Gaelic Football is a field game which has developed as a distinct game similar to the progression of Australian Rules. Gaelic Football is played on a pitch up to 145 meters- long and 90-meters wide. The goalposts are the same shape as on a rugby pitch, with the crossbar lower than a rugby one and slightly higher than a soccer one."
Dickman described Gaelic football to me as a combination of soccer and rugby.
This year marked the first ever Gaelic football world games. Twenty countries from around the world participated in the games this year, including the United States. Dickman was one of 300 plus players in Abu Dhabi asked to try out. The tryouts consisted of five rounds, each round eliminating more players. Dickman had to compete for a place on the team against players that have been playing their entire lives, (most of them Irish. Dickman has only been playing for a couple years.
Dickman made the country's team. She and her team placed third in the first ever Gaelic football world games.
