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Re: Ball Sizes? What Gives?
Posted by Patrick Dingle at 1/13/2001 8:59 AM EST


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In Reply to: Ball Sizes? What Gives?
Posted by Dodd Stacy on 1/12/2001 8:35 PM EST:



Last year, at all the official FIRST events I attended, the balls were overinflated (e.g. the balls had a diameter > 13" at the smallest circumference of the ball) Most times it was more like 14". I suspect FIRST overinflated both the big and small balls at the kickoff, and i'd expect the same at competitions.

Patrick

: I'm surprised by the +/- 2" tolerance on the big balls, but I'm REALLY confused about the small balls. We just blew up the 12 balls we have left from last year to 13" diameter and put them in our new goal, and there appears to be room for at least 3 or 4 more.

: Our kickoff coaches swear only 12 fit in at kickoff. Is this a repeat of Ladder Logic, where the kickoff balls were overinflated and could be lodged firmly in the ladder rails, and the game balls were so much smaller they almost fell through? Any other teams have a data point here? How many small balls fit in your goal?

: Dodd


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