why cant all ball sports like soccer, tennis,football ,ten pinbowling  be played with square shaped balls?
491710
because they wouldn't roll. unless \nyou meant so they could just slide...\nno no that is way too difficult.\nwhy don't you invent a sport with square balls?
1044849
You misspelled 'soccer.' I wouldn't know what a soccor ball was, so technically I cannot answer this question. Fix your spelling and then i'll see about giving you an answer.
731148
I'm not sure what your question is asking.  But you can't move any ball during the course of any game unless there is a scratch in which case you can have "ball on hand" with the white ball.
211948
You mean of those hard rubber balls that bounce back and forth for hours if you throw them hard enough? Why would anyone want to win one of those?
644034
nope footbal feild is rectangular cricket field is circular or elliptical(oval in shape)
899531
not sure what you are referring to in "A-P"\n\nmost sports use rectangles for lines/rules demarkation purposes.\ncan't think of too many ball involved sports not using rectangles. golf, baseball?\n\nsumo (circle), boxing (square), and racing (ellipse) but those don't use balls.\n\na rectangle shaped court/field is optimal for sports with end goals longitudinally (soccer, american football, hockey, basketball)\nin net sports where ball travels longitudinal to court (volleyball, tennis) rectangle provides sufficient distance for ball to clear net and fall back on otherside (considering gravity, velocity, aerodynamics, spin, ball bounce and interaction with surface etc.)\nconforming to exact regulation size of court is more crucial in tennis than almost any other sports.\n\nhave you seen anyone play the game in non-traditional size courts (even for fun)?\n\nbasketball, soccer, american football, even volleyball; you can draw lines in the sand/court and play, but not tennis.\n\nlaws of physics apply heavily and altering lines/height of net (even by < 0.5meter) would greatly affect game.
988816
I think you are thinking about a mush ball! I have played "soft"ball for 26 years, and have broken many fingers and many bruises from being hit, I am a catcher. I can guarantee you it is hard and hurts when we get hit. I do not know why they are bigger, I guess if they were the same size we would be playing baseball.
1127597
i think the answer is yes; we will see billiards as an olympic event probably in the next 10 years.  \nas the the answer why american football is not played at the olympics is simple.  it is not a world wide sport.  billiards on the other hand is played all across the world.  if they can make curling an olympic sport  (which is probably the worst thing to actually watch on TV) then billiards stands an exceptional chance.\n\nwhen it does get to olympics probably 9-ball, 14.1 and 8-ball will be played with single and team competition
1140720
beacuse in america football is played by hands thats why they cannot call it football
377997
The ball (like basketball) is spherical (circle) because it is easier to let it bounce to where you want it to bounce than when it is any other shape. In other words, a spherical ball is easier to control...
1051404
When the game was derived, it originally was played with hook-like sticks. Over time, they have been formed and shaped into the clubs that they are today based on observations made by past players. If they realize that they could get more distance on the ball by shaping a club in a certain way, evolution would eventually happen when the first guy decides to try and make that club that way.
510674
Its all aerodynamics. Different angle of incidence of air flow on different curvatures give much more flight and movement to a golf ball. This adds more thrill to the play
45879
The size of your feet is unimportant, but the shape of your feet is very important. For example, David Beckham's natural ability to deliver pinpoint swerving crosses and free kicks from the right wing has been attributed by some to the slightly unusual shape of his right foot (we're not talking deformities, but a bone-shape difference which would likely be almost invisible to the naked eye). So the reason you can't kick the ball could be something to do with the shape of your feet.
1168507
Here is one example...the bouncing ball. Just google that in and you get a bunch of results.
1001879
If it kicks the same way, responds the same way on the field - why would the design on it matter?\n\nThe game is about which team plays best - not about the ball itself.
1055313
Not really problems, but the ball has a new design that makes it more unpredictable for goal-keepers. It has 14 panels instead of the 26 or 32, which makes it rounder. The aerodynamics are different and when hit with a slow spin, it makes the ball less stable in midair giving it a more unpredictable trajectory.
1103206
This years world cup ball is specially designed to move faster through the air and spin quicker to create more swerve!\nF.I.F.A. are hoping that by making these changes (and others) that more goals will be scored in this world cup.\nIts kind of working! In the first game two shot flew right into the top corner!!!!!