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A ball is a round object (usually spherical, but can sometimes be ovoid)[1] with several uses. It is used in ball games, where the play of the game follows the state of the ball as it is hit, kicked or thrown by players. Balls can also be used for simpler activities, such as catch or juggling. Balls made from hard-wearing materials are used in engineering applications to provide very low friction bearings, known as ball bearings. Black-powder weapons use stone and metal balls as projectiles.
Although many types of balls are today made from rubber, this form was unknown outside the Americas until after the voyages of Columbus. The Spanish were the first Europeans to see the bouncing rubber balls (although solid and not inflated) which were employed most notably in the Mesoamerican ballgame. Balls used in various sports in other parts of the world prior to Columbus were made from other materials such as animal bladders or skins, stuffed with various materials.
A ball, as the essential feature in many forms of gameplay requiring physical exertion, must date from the very earliest times. A rolling object appeals not only to a human baby, but to a kitten and a puppy. Some form of game with a ball is found portrayed on Egyptian monuments.[4] In Homer, Nausicaa was playing at ball with her maidens when Odysseus first saw her in the land of the Phaeacians (Od. vi. 100). And Halios and Laodamas performed before Alcinous and Odysseus with ball play, accompanied with dancing (Od. viii. 370).[5] The most ancient balls in Eurasia have been discovered in Karasahr, China and are 3000 years old. They were made of hair-filled leather.[6]
Among the Romans, ball games were looked upon as an adjunct to the bath, and were graduated to the age and health of the bathers, and usually a place (sphaeristerium) was set apart for them in the baths (thermae). There appear to have been three types or sizes of ball, the pila, or small ball, used in catching games, the paganica, a heavy ball stuffed with feathers, and the follis, a leather ball filled with air, the largest of the three. This was struck from player to player, who wore a kind of gauntlet on the arm. There was a game known as trigon, played by three players standing in the form of a triangle, and played with the follis, and also one known as harpastum, which seems to imply a "scrimmage" among several players for the ball. These games are known to us through the Romans, though the names are Greek.[5]
In sports, many modern balls are pressurized. Some are pressurized at the factory (e.g. tennis, squash (sport)) and others are pressurized by users (e.g. volleyball, basketball, football). Almost all pressurized balls gradually leak air. If the ball is factory pressurized, there is usually a rule about whether the ball retains sufficient pressure to remain playable.[9][10] Depressurized balls lack bounce and are often termed "dead". In extreme cases a dead ball becomes flaccid. If the ball is pressured on use, there are generally rules about how the ball is pressurized before the match, and when (or whether) the ball can be repressurized or replaced.
Due to the ideal gas law, ball pressure is a function of temperature, generally tracking ambient conditions. Softer balls that are struck hard (especially squash balls) increase in temperature due to inelastic collision.
In outdoor sports, wet balls play differently than dry balls. In indoor sports, balls may become damp due to hand sweat. Any form of humidity or dampness will affect a ball's surface friction, which will alter a player's ability to impart spin on the ball. The action required to apply spin to a ball is governed by the physics of angular momentum. Spinning balls travelling through air (technically a fluid) will experience the Magnus effect, which can produce lateral deflections in addition to the normal up-down curvature induced by a combination of wind resistance and gravity.
Look for PLAY BALL at the 90th Annual Meeting June 3-6, 2022 in Reno where Conference staff will introduce mayors to vitilla (pronounced Vih-tee-yah) which is an alternative form of stickball born in the Dominican Republic. Vitilla is a fast, fun way to play baseball with a cap and stick, and games can easily be set up near most city halls and in local parks. Mayors should look out for special USCM vitilla equipment and demonstration games at the Annual Meeting in Reno.
Baseball teams and their connections to cities are getting a big boost in 2022 with the first-ever National PLAY BALL Weekend. This global celebration will be held June 10-12th. Both Minor and Major League Baseball teams and mayors will host their PLAY BALL Weekend activities on the same three days whether they are playing at home or on the road. Mayors will be asked to attend the event, present a special PLAY BALL Weekend proclamation, and take a group photo
For 2022 USCM will continue to distribute special Mayors PLAY BALL Sandlot equipment kits to the cities that request kits for their Vitilla events. Sandlot Kits will include a Franklin vibe ball (special for the Sandlot game), plastic softballs, MLB deluxe 4-Piece throw-down rubber base set, foam baseballs, and PLAY BALL bat & ball sets. We will be sending this in addition to the incentive t-shirts and banners typically sent for local events. We created a special Mayors PLAY BALL Sandlot Activation Guide and hope the Mayors Sandlot events will continue to help reignite the passion for the game both youth and adults may have lost.
A school name is stenciled on the soccer ball, and his wife was able to translate the writing to trace it to a school. We have confirmed that the school was in the tsunami zone, but because the school is set up on a hill, it wasn't seriously impacted. This may be one of the first opportunities since the March 2011 tsunami that a remnant washed away from Japan has been identified and could actually be returned to its previous owner. When something gets washed up on a beach, unless it has a unique and traceable identifier, like the registration numbers on a boat, it can be difficult to tell if the item was set adrift by the tsunami, or if it was lost or discarded at sea some other time.
Marine debris is an everyday problem along the Pacific Coast, and buoyant items like bottles and plastics wash up on our coasts from Asia (and other places) all of the time. However, some of the most touching items found so far have been these sports balls from Japan. The story of where the soccer ball was found is also interesting. Middleton Island, Alaska, is by all definitions a very remote place. The 4.5 mile long island in the Gulf of Alaska is about 70 miles from the Alaska mainland, and 50 miles from the nearest island. A few people work on the treeless and windswept island, where they maintain the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Radar, Navigation, and Communication facilities there. Bird watching and beach combing are popular recreation activities there. It was David Baxter, a technician at the radar station, who ultimately found the sports balls washed up on the beach.
**UPDATE (4/24/2012): The soccer ball's owner, 16 year-old Misaki Murakami, has been located and confirmed that this is indeed his ball. He lost everything in the 2011 Japan tsunami and is grateful that this object of sentimental value has been found. He received it in 2005 as a gift from his classmates in third grade before moving to a new elementary school, and one of the messages on the ball reads "Good luck, Murakami!!" (or rather "Hang in there, Murakami!!"). David Baxter and his wife Yumi plan to send him the soccer ball. The volleyball found on the same Alaskan island a few weeks later has been traced to a 19 year-old woman, Shiori Sato, whose home was washed away in the Japan tsunami.
No experience is necessary for our leagues! Deadlines are late March for mini-traveling, and in April for Cub A, Cub B, and Pony. T-Ball deadlines are early May. There is a spot for everybody including parents! Parental participation is essential to the success of this program (coaching, keeping kids in order on the bench, snacks, photos, and of course, cheering the kids on). For further information on our leagues and registration details, see the Activity Guide or call our office at 715-425-0924. Find out how to register on our recreation page.
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The Mini-Traveling League for grades 7 and 8 is a great way to prepare your child for high school ball. The team travels to neighboring cities like Hudson, Prescott, New Richmond, Baldwin-Woodville, and Glenwood City for games. For the schedule and other information, go to the website.
Thank you! We could not run this program without YOU! Volunteers will be emailed a volunteer handbook and will need to sign a waiver and release of liability form, along with a background check form. Coach phone numbers and email addresses will be shared with the team and with other coaches in the same league.
Swagelok ball valves control fugitive emissions and leakage and can be used in a wide range of applications. They have been engineered for repeatable, leak-tight shutoff, have low overall cost of ownership, and include full-flow, one-piece instrumentation, three-piece process, trunnion-style, and multipurpose.
Swagelok quarter-turn instrument plug valves are an economical, reliable alternative to ball valves. The simple, compact design delivers full flow and positive shutoff and is available in a variety of materials, including stainless steel, brass, and lightweight PFA.
The spring league will start practices on May 1 practicing twice a week until scrimmages begin midway through the season. All practices take place at a ball diamond within city limits and start anywhere between 6-7:15 p.m. No practices will run on May 27 due to Memorial Day.
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