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Post by bucksweepdotcom on Jan 17, 2014 6:49:57 GMT -6
This year our county is pushing (mandating) that we can only use the Spalding Football for our playoffs. Is anyone else forced to use a ball in their area, league, or state? We can use any ball in the regular season but have to use the Spalding ball in the playoffs. Is this BS or common practice in other areas?
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Post by blb on Jan 17, 2014 6:52:49 GMT -6
This year our county is pushing (mandating) that we can only use the Spalding Football for our playoffs. Is anyone else forced to use a ball in their area, league, or state? We can use any ball in the regular season but have to use the Spalding ball in the playoffs. Is this BS or common practice in other areas?
Our state has mandated Rawlings balls for playoffs last few years, changing to Wilson this coming season.
All about the money.
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Post by wingtol on Jan 17, 2014 8:04:17 GMT -6
PA uses the Wilson GST as the official ball of the playoffs. To be honest not sure if they force you to use it or not in the playoffs, we use them as our balls so it has never been an issue come playoff time. They do give you 2 new football every round you advance.
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Post by coachbdud on Jan 17, 2014 8:14:14 GMT -6
Our section was Rawlings last few year
Switched to Wilson this past season
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Post by coachgrob on Jan 17, 2014 9:04:59 GMT -6
Wilson GST for playoffs
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Post by dodson10 on Jan 17, 2014 11:36:47 GMT -6
That's crazy. We are allowed to use whatever ball we want as long as it's inflated enough and meets the size specs for HS. I always liked the fact that football was the sport in which you could use your own ball preference.
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Post by blb on Jan 17, 2014 11:39:05 GMT -6
To my knowledge we've never lost a game because of the brand of football we've used, or not used.
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Post by dodson10 on Jan 17, 2014 11:51:14 GMT -6
I'm not saying a ball would cost someone a game, I just didn't even know this existed. As an option QB in HS we used a Wilson ST-5 which was a little bit longer and skinny so it was a little easier to handle in the mesh and pitch phase. Not saying we couldn't have adapted to another ball for this, but it seemed to be more comfortable to me. However throwing it was a little different because of the fact that it was a little longer and skinny. If it wasn't a good spiral it tended to fly funky. Again it's not something that couldn't be overcome, just became a comfort thing for me.
When I got to college we used a different ball and it took me few weeks to get used to the new ball, but after that it wasn't a big deal.
This is going to sound like a dumb question, but I'll go ahead and ask. Do you get to use your own balls as long as you use the approved ball choice? So if I'm on offense I get to use my ball, and they use theirs. Or is there a set of designated game balls? Again not familiar with this idea so don't assume I'm an idiot please.
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Post by fantom on Jan 17, 2014 12:03:12 GMT -6
I'm not saying a ball would cost someone a game, I just didn't even know this existed. As an option QB in HS we used a Wilson ST-5 which was a little bit longer and skinny so it was a little easier to handle in the mesh and pitch phase. Not saying we couldn't have adapted to another ball for this, but it seemed to be more comfortable to me. However throwing it was a little different because of the fact that it was a little longer and skinny. If it wasn't a good spiral it tended to fly funky. Again it's not something that couldn't be overcome, just became a comfort thing for me. When I got to college we used a different ball and it took me few weeks to get used to the new ball, but after that it wasn't a big deal. This is going to sound like a dumb question, but I'll go ahead and ask. Do you get to use your own balls as long as you use the approved ball choice? So if I'm on offense I get to use my ball, and they use theirs. Or is there a set of designated game balls? Again not familiar with this idea so don't assume I'm an idiot please. For the first couple of years that they mandated a ball for the playoffs they let us use our own as long as they were the correct model. That was one reason that we chose that particular ball. One year, though, they made us use the new balls that they provided. |
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Post by dodson10 on Jan 17, 2014 12:39:54 GMT -6
I could be ok with the mandated ball all year so I could get used to it in practice and get it scuffed up. As a QB I was very particular as to which ball we used. Not that it made a big difference, but I felt it was something I could control. I always love to come on here to see how different people do things. Our state(TX) does this for regional basketball tournaments, so the teams in the state that plan on going there have all bought that brand of ball. Great thing for the basketball company.
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Post by 2adaysfootballcom on Jan 17, 2014 14:15:31 GMT -6
My question is how many schools are going to use it during the regular season?
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Post by joker31 on Jan 17, 2014 14:51:16 GMT -6
Our league mandates Baden footballs, contract ends this upcoming season. Can't wait to get back to using decent footballs again.
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Post by fasterthanthefly on Jan 17, 2014 15:07:30 GMT -6
My question is how many schools are going to use it during the regular season? Colorado...Wilson mandated for playoffs so we use wilson for the season. Wouldn't risk the feel of a football being the difference in a game. |
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Post by coachjd on Jan 18, 2014 6:53:22 GMT -6
The state of Minnesota had a new contract with Spaulding last year for the playoffs only. Well the balls were so bad, they lifted the requirement. Most coaches that I talk to love the Wilson GST. My QB's love the wilson and hate the spaulding ball.
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