A local GAA coach has designed a football that reinforces respect and positivity within sports.
Eamon Hughes is an experienced underage coach and has designed a football that works as a visual coaching tool to underage players.
Eamon describes it "as a ball with a message" and says there are "words that kids need to see".
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The ball also lets everyone know which club owns it and can ensure footballs no longer go missing on match day.
Eamon spoke to our reporter Diarmuid Pepper about the new ball design and began by explaining his own background in sports: