Ball Inflation and the Rebound Height Standard

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Welpe

Yep that's exactly how you check inflation on footballs.

I'm picturing the typical HS football official bouncing a ball and seeing if it bounces 49 to 54 inches...and then chasing it down and doing it again. For some reason this has me (literally) LOL.

I'm almost ready to sell my latest officiating innovation -- it's a 6-foot-long stick that officials can carry on the floor to use in those tricky closely-guarded situations.

Originally Posted by APG

This is a nearly 9 year old thread. Please don't revive old threads.

Normally, I'd agree. But the ball-inflation tool wouldn't have been posted otherwise and, well, it's made my day.

I'm tempted to buy a few as gag gifts for my association banquet. And then act like they are serious tools no official should be without.