A stick and ball game played by women, mostly in Ireland, Camogie fields 15 players per team. The sliotar (ball) can be passed by hand or hit with a hurley (stick). H-shaped goalposts allow one point if the ball passes above the bar and three points if the ball passes below the bar.

Camogie Calls it a Sliotar

Camogie is an all female sport that is played all over the world but is very prominent in Ireland. Camogie is Hurling but for women. Players to use a wooden stick called a hurley to hit a small ball called a sliotar  between the opponents’ goalposts. If the ball goes over the crossbar, the scoring team earns one point. If the ball goes under the crossbar into a net guarded by a goalkeeper, the scoring team earns one goal, which is equivalent to three points.

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