One for the ages.
The dedication of GAA players all over the country is remarkable as most lads would run through a brick wall to represent their county.
The bigger question though is would they run over a newly varnished floor for their county?
In the case of this young Laois hurler, the answer was no.
One of the better excuses for not training. pic.twitter.com/X5IoX263Ns
— LaoisHurlingCoaching (@LsHurlingDev) June 26, 2015
The coach took it well enough to post it on Twitter so we presume he accepted it and let the young fella off.
Hat-tip to SportsJOE.