Down could face sanctions from the GAA after a number of their senior footballers gathered on Tuesday night.
The Irish News reported that the Police Service of Northern Ireland were called to Abbey CBS in Newry, following a complaint about people playing on the pitches at the school.
The PSNI left after being satisfied that no Covid-19 restrictions had been broken "as it was an elite team".
However, on Tuesday this week, the GAA instructed counties that collective training was forbidden until February and warned that breaches would be dealt with under Rule 7.2 (e).
That rule refers to misconduct considered to have discredited the association and carries a minimum eight-week suspension for the team or unit in question, with fines, disqualification or even expulsion also possible.
The communication from GAA director general Tom Ryan specified that "outdoor gatherings on GAA property are not permitted" but Abbey CBS is not association property.
Down chairman Jack Devaney insisted that no training session had taken place but that "around 18" players had been present in two separate groups to receive programmes for individual training.
Devaney said that Down had "adhered to the directives from the GAA and we will continue to do so".
"Our panel hadn't been together since the Ulster semi-final and don’t plan to be back in collective training until early February as it stands.
"A number of panel, including potential new players, were brought together last night and the management went through their individual programme plans and what they expect of them for the coming weeks, because they won’t be back together for a while.
"Someone obviously called the police in, but they were satisfied that there was no issue."
