Ball (Gaelic football)

A football or Gaelic football (Irish: liathróid peile)[1] is the spherical leather football used in the sports of Gaelic football and ladies' Gaelic football and international rules football.

A Gaelic football made by O'Neills

The pattern of panels is identical to the volleyball, consisting of six groups perpendicular to each other, each group being composed of two trapezoidal panels and one rectangular panel; 18 panels in all.[2]

Rules

Gaelic football

The football is required to weigh 480–500 grams (1.05–1.1 pounds) and have a circumference of 68–70 cm (2 ft ~3 in). Smaller balls can be used in under-15 or younger grades. In addition, balls are approved by Central Council "on the basis of compliance with standards and tests set out by Central Council […] Footballs shall fully comply with the Playing Gear and Equipment regulations as ratified from time to time by Central Council."[3] Footballs are pumped to 9.75–10 psi (67–69 kPa).[4]

Ladies' Gaelic football

In ladies' Gaelic football, a size 4 football is used in all grades of competition from under-12 upwards. A size 3 or Go Games football is used in younger age groups. [5]

History

Early rules did not precisely define the football, and the ball used was the same as that used in association football (soccer).[6]

The first distinctive Gaelic footballs were offered for sale in Dublin in 1886. Leather balls quickly became soggy and misshapen until water-resistant coatings were added.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Scéal liathróid peile i dTír Chonaill".
  2. Grasso, John (13 June 2013). "Historical Dictionary of Football". Scarecrow Press – via Google Books.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "All-Ireland: Pressure on to keep final balls in the air". 18 September 2015.
  5. http://ladiesgaelic.ie/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Playing-Rules-2017.pdf
  6. https://www.museum.ie/The-Collections/Documentation-Discoveries/July-2015/Gaelic-Athletic-Association-Football-Rules-Book,-1
  7. Chetwynd, Josh (3 May 2011). "The Secret History of Balls: The Stories Behind the Things We Love to Catch, Whack, Throw, Kick, Bounce and B at". Penguin – via Google Books.
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