Donegal manager Jim McGuinness has been drilling his side to get used to the new rules all of pre-season, and this weekend we will see that preparation come to light.
With so many enhancements introduced, there is a lot of information to digest, particularly the new punishments which could see opposition free kicks be brought 50 metres towards your own goal.
Dissent is certainly one of the things that the FRC are trying to stamp out, but they also want to see more kick passing, and the three-up rule is where that comes in.
Whilst before, teams would bring everyone back into their own half, and leave no forwards up, they now have to leave three players in the opposition half at all times.
This means there will be less bodies back, more space up front, and forwards don't have to track back anymore, but McGuinness explains to BBC Sport NI that this was actually a challenge for his side.
The Glenties man said that they adapted to the new rules quite well, but brought in a referee to help enforce the three-man up enhancement in particular.
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"I think a lot of it is going to work to be honest. I don't think it's going to be that difficult to police either.
"We've had a referee on the sideline trying to police that for us as they were dropping back in, to help the man in the middle. Apart from that they haven't been too difficult."
The 2012 All-Ireland winner also believes that the rule where a goalkeeper can only receive the ball in the opposition half will create long periods of possession, because it means that the team with the ball will have a 12 vs 11 numerical advantage.
"You might have a situation where that could end up happening in the attacking half and slowing play. We'll have to wait and see. Will goalkeepers be as brave in reality as they are in the off-season or the pre-season tournaments?
"You are going to see a different kind of role required for the goalkeeper, in terms of keeping the ball away from the opposition but also having a situation where there's length in the kick.
"That is going to make it more exciting, the ball is going to be in contest a lot more."
There has been some speculation that Michael Murphy could occupy the goalkeeper role for Donegal to take full advantage of this new rule, but with the kick outs being more important than ever, it is more likely that the current number one Shaun Patton keeps his place in the team.
