The sliotar must be no less and no more than 21cm in diameter. The stick used to strike the sliotar is known as a caman . The end part of the caman used to strike the sliotar is called the bas . At its widest point the bas shall not be more than 13cm in width. Each county has many camogie clubs although only eight counties are represented in the senior All-Ireland camogie championship.
Teams also play competitive camogie at junior and minor level.
Camogie is one of the leading games played in schools and colleges around the country. Cumann Camogaiochta na nGael is camogie s official governing body. This organisation is an independent body but remains strongly linked with the GAA and Croke Park. The game of camogie was first played under rules in 1904 when two club teams from Dublin battled against each other. This match received widespread coverage from the press and the reaction nationwide was very positive.