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Sports Balls is a group of sports enthusiasts interested in the official specifications of balls used as sports equipment. As hobbyists, we are continually amazed at the level of detail used to accomplish fair play.

Seeing Red, Kickballs

WAKA regulated kickball ball in foreground with a kickball game going on in the background basic equipment for kickball regulated WAKA kickball ball

Kickball is a game played by both youth and adults. Similar to baseball this game has four plates, one ball but no bat which makes the game more easily accessible for youth to have an introduction to other sports without specialized equipment or a certain skill set.

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Oldest Game in the World Dates Back to the Aztecs

kids playing Ulama basic equipment for ulama rubber ball

Ulama is a game that descended from the Aztec version of the Mesoamerican ballgame, the game is one of the oldest continuously played sports in the world, and is also notable for the fact that it is the oldest known game utilizing a rubber ball. (Wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulama_(game))

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Fictional Sport Becomes World Wide Sensation

3 people in the middle of a quidditch game basic equipment for quidditch quaffle ball bludger ball snitch ball hoops on the top of poles

Quidditch was a fictional sport where wizards would fly on broom sticks in the wizarding world of Harry Potter. This fictional game is fictional no more. Potter fans all over the world have turned this game into a phenomenon with rules and regulations and even a world cup! 

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Jai alai Ball, Most Lethal Ball?

Man in red shirt catching the pelota ball with the cesta basket catcher jai-alai basic equipment pelota ball cesta basket ball catcher

Jai alai is believed to be of European decent specifically Basque. Jai alai is popular in Latin American countries and the Philippines because of its hispanic influence. The game is similar to handball and racquetball with the court having  3 walls. According to the tools of the trade: 

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Angleball Uses Another Sports Ball?

hand holding blue angle ball ball with angle ball logo in white on the side also holding a rope in same hand basic equipment for angle ball angle ball ball

Never heard of Angleball? You’re probably not alone. This sport was created during World War 2 to keep service men and women as well as students and athletes fit. Angleball is still used today to keep the NFL conditioned and is used for recreational use across the Africa and the US. 

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Basketball or Netball?

girl in green blocking shot by girl in yellow netball basic equipment ball and net hanging of a pole

Netball is game based off of the game of basketball in the late 1800s. Netball became an international game in the 60s with set rules and regulations. One of the rules included the balls measurements, listed below. 

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