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The Continental Youth Championships (CYC) is an annual weekend tournament of Gaelic football, hurling, and camogie organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association. It is contested by teams from the USA and Canada, and is a separate competition from the existing youth championships in the New York, Canadian, and NACB areas. It began in 2004, and its location rotates around various cities from year to year. The age of players ranges from Under 8 to Under 18. Hosts: * 2004 - New York GAA * 2005 - San Francisco GAA * 2006 - Boston GAA * 2007 - Chicago GAA〔http://www.riverdalepress.com/full.php?sid=168¤t_edition=2007-08-09〕 * 2008 - Philadelphia GAA〔http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/east-belfast/news/ashfield-boys-enjoy-american-hurling-success-13931706.html〕 * 2009 - San Francisco GAA〔http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2008/09/15/news/a3-ehcelticrock.txt〕 * 2010 - New York GAA * 2011 - Boston GAA * 2012 - Chicago GAA * 2013 - Philadelphia GAA * 2014 - New York GAA * 2015 - (San Francisco GAA ) ==Growth== The CYC has grown at a rapid rate since its inception. In 2006 it consisted of over 200 games played in three days. In 2014, 640 games were played in the four days. Reasons given for its popularity compared to the existing youth tournaments are: * Scheduling games at a time when children are not at school and when it is convenient and economical for kids and parents to travel * The whole weekend is focussed exclusively on the children rather than youth games being played alongside adult games that draw more attention * The atmosphere is a lot different from events such as the NACB play-offs because of the focus on underage games The popularity of the CYC led to a decline in the number teams participating in the North American Youth playoffs that used to run alongside the NACB adult play-offs on the Labor Day weekend. Teams from the US and Canada take part, and British teams used to compete before the British GAA formed their own competition.〔http://cyc.gaa.ie/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Continental Youth Championship」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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