Legal size ball

PP · #1 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 07, 2003, 04:03pm

Size 6 or size 7 which ball does your area use ?
What size ball shall be used for students (boys and girls) in grade 7 and eight. (12-14 yrs) If different from high school competition, what advantage would the students gain from a different size ball ?

mick · #2 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 07, 2003, 04:11pm

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Originally posted by PP
Size 6 or size 7 which ball does your area use ?
What size ball shall be used for students (boys and girls) in grade 7 and eight. (12-14 yrs) If different from high school competition, what advantage would the students gain from a different size ball ?

In Michigan, 7th-8th and probably lower use the 28.5" circumference.
We call it a women's and Youth ball.

Camron Rust · #3 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 07, 2003, 05:25pm

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Originally posted by PP
Size 6 or size 7 which ball does your area use ?
What size ball shall be used for students (boys and girls) in grade 7 and eight. (12-14 yrs) If different from high school competition, what advantage would the students gain from a different size ball ?

Size 6 or 7? Never heard of them.

Women/Girls HS 28.5"
Men/Boy HS 29.5"

All else varies. Some youth leagues use the women's size for both genders.

There's a junior size (27.7) but I've never seen it used in a game.

There's even a child's size.

BktBallRef · #4 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 07, 2003, 06:13pm

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Originally posted by PP
Size 6 or size 7 which ball does your area use ?
What size ball shall be used for students (boys and girls) in grade 7 and eight. (12-14 yrs) If different from high school competition, what advantage would the students gain from a different size ball ?

Perhaps he's looking for the soccer board!

Nevadaref · #5 (**permalink**) Tue Apr 08, 2003, 04:13am

Full size in soccer is a 5. Playing with a 7 would be like trying to score with a medicine ball!