The draw for the under 21 hurling and football championships will be made at a meeting of the CCC on Monday evening next and before that clubs have been asked to confirm their preference regarding the format to the board.

At the October county board meeting this week, chairman Kieran Keating told the delegates that it will be possible to complete a competition that will provide clubs with a second game before Christmas.

He suggested the hurling first round games for October 30/31, second round on November 12/13, quarter finals on November 26/27, semi-finals on December 10/11 and the finals on December 17/18. He suggested that clubs who may have provincial club games on those weekends would have to play the under 21 fixture in mid week in order to meet the suggested schedule.

There will be A, B and C grades in hurling and A and B in football.

In hurling six clubs have entered teams for A and C competitions and the chairman suggested that the six should be grouped together in a separate competition at C level.