Concept in Definition ABC

A ball, also known as ball, It is a ball, generally made from a flexible, hollow or solid material, which is used in different games and sports (tennis, golf, soccer, volleyball, rugby, water polo, polo, among others).

The balls are mostly spherical, elastic and light, although, there are some exceptions such is the case of the rugby ball or american football who have a Oval shaped or as the case of the golf ball and field hockey ball that are stiff and heavy.

Meanwhile, in most games or sports that use ball, the mission par excellence turns out to be the manipulation and control of the ball with any part of the body: the head and feet, in the case of football, the hands or arms, in the case of basketball, and then introduce it in the area of goal, which will vary from game to game.

The leather ball is a invention Chinese and dating from very, very distant time, 4th century BC, the Chinese stuffed them with bristles; the legend account that one of the great rulers of antiquity in China, caked several hard roots to give them forms of

sphere and covered them with pieces of rawhide; meanwhile, the first thing that was done was to play with it to pass it from hand to hand.

It should be noted thatfactors Physicists play an important role in influencing the movement of the ball, therefore, it is that over time and with the various advances in technologies it has been changing in more functional materials to these in order to make them more conducive to sports in question.

In the case of soccer, the regulation ball is made of leather or simile and has a perimeter from among 68 and 70 cm.; the mass varies from 410 to 450 g. and the inflation pressure of 0.6 to 1.1 atmospheres.

Another use of the term ball allows us to designate that ball of soft matter that is easily kneaded and that can consist of mud, snow, meat, among other options.

In the vulgar use of speech, the word ball is used with recurrence as synonym of testicle.

And there are also several popular phrases that contain the term, such is the case of: in balls (naked), turn the tables (to answer or refute someone with the same weapons), be up to the balls (to be really sick of something), make the ball (to flatter someone for a profit), be touching one's balls (no work / laziness).

Ball Themes