No auto 1st down for DPI burns a team

[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by Suudy

Don't get me wrong. We have gauges and pumps as well, but we don't break them out unless the ball feels too soft. A good U can tell if a ball is in the proper range. The guy I know measures the balls, marks them, and if an unmarked ball comes in during the game he refuses it. The latter little bit doesn't bug me too much (except in less than varsity games). But the gauge on every single ball at all levels (even junior high)? Too much.

In a soccer recertification once, a ball was passed around and we were asked if the ball had enough pressure. I said it was a little light and everyone else said it was fine. It was half flat. I've used a gauge ever since.

In some 50 soccer games so far this season, I have only once been presented with game balls that weren't flat.

Maybe football is different but in my experience, hands aren't reliable pressure gauges.