Spalding Rookie Gear Football

Spalding Rookie Gear: Shoot, kick, throw and catch more easily than ever before. Spalding Rookie Gear is designed to weigh 25% less than standard Youth balls for kids 8 and under. A lighter ball creates a better playing experience for kids, allowing them to practice proper fundamentals more easily and build the confidence they need with a ball that is appropriate in size, and now, weight. Watch as your young athlete learns faster and performs better than ever before.

Introduce your child to the fast-paced action of hoops with Spalding's Rookie Gear Football, which is specifically engineered for kids ages 8 and under. Weighing 25 percent less than standard Pee Wee-sized balls, this Rookie Gear ball is designed to help your child throw farther right out of the gate. Parents and coaches can immediately notice improvements in throwing mechanics allowing kids to throw properly from "over-the-top" instead of awkwardly from the "sidearm" position. The lighter ball makes catching passes easier and helps kids throw farther and more accurately. table align=right width=238 cellpadding=10 trtdimg src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/stores/sport-goods/rookie-gear-football-vert.jpg" border=0 align=top width=238 height=431/td/tr /tablePlaying with a lighter ball will help build confidence and enable learning of sound fundamental skills to keep them active and playing the game for years to come. The ball is made from high-performance composite leather, which provides leather-like softness and superior grip.p bAbout Spalding/bbr As a Division of Russell Corporation, the Spalding Group consists of three business units: Spalding in Springfield, MA; American Athletic, Inc. (AAI) in Jefferson, IA; and Huffy Sports, in Sussex, WI. The three companies, collectively combined, are now the largest basketball equipment supplier in the world. Spalding is the official basketball supplier of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), the official backboard of the NBA and NCAA, the official volleyball of the King of the Beach Volleyball Tour and the official football of the Arena Football League (AFL) and Pop Warner.p