What is the difference between a Official Game Football & a Composite Leather Football?
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I recommend you get the cheaper one. They are trying to steal money from people by labeling it "official" as a marketing technique.
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There are so many of both so here are some links that will educate you on pretty much everything you need to know.\n\nRules:\nhttp://www.nfl.com/fans/rules/\n\nPositions:\nhttp://football.about.com/od/footballpositions/
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Either from the FA (Football Association) or Local FA or UEFA (European football's governing body, which now regulates football coacxhing certification)
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Besides the numbers and names being sewn on and prices, the sleeves are different on the two jerseys. On replicas, they are loose, but on authentic jerseys, the sleeves are tighter. the necks are also not as droopy on the authentic ones. If you go onto nflshop.com you can see the differences.
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There are many different specification for a baseball. A Major League Baseball starts off with a cork, red rubber, black rubber, 3-strand, 4-strand, 3-strand wool, some cotton and so on. The coefficient of restitution, seam height and so on all are part of the spec.\n\nHowever, a baseball used in little league has different specs, a college ball has different specs, and so on and so on.\n\nThe quality of the leather, the rubber, the wool vary from ball to ball.\n\nThe numbers indicate which version or specification the ball was made to. In some cases it might mean the run number for a set number of balls.\n\nNote, little league balls have high seams, high school balls the seams are lower, college they are lower, (I have seen semi-pro balls with big seams and with low seams), major league have the smallest seams heights in my experience.
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Football pants are usually tighter.  They are designed to hold padding against your thighs for when you get hit.  Baseball pants are designed to give and slip slightly on your skin for when you slide.
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According to world football governing body FIFA in its Laws of the Game (revised July 2005), footballs should meet the following specifications: \n\nThe ball must be: \n- spherical\n- made of leather or other suitable material\n- of a circumference of not more than 70 cm (28 ins) and not less than 68 cm (27 ins)\n- not more than 450 g (16 oz) in weight and not less than 410 g (14 oz) at the start of the match\n- of a pressure equal to 0.6 – 1.1 atmosphere (600 – 1100 g/cm2) at sea level (8.5 lbs/sq in 15.6 lbs/sq in)\n\nFootballs undergo various testing procedures and designations, which guarantee quality, value for money and better playing performance. Since January 1, 1996, only those outdoor footballs which have been tested and meet the demanding quality criteria, bearing either of the official markings "FIFA Approved," "FIFA Inspected" or "International Matchball Standard (IMS)" are allowed to be used in FIFA competition matches and competition matches under the auspices of the six continental Confederations.\n\nAs of January 1, 2000 the quality testing and certification has also become compulsory for indoor footballs used for international matches under the auspices of FIFA and the Confederations.\n\nFIFA has set out to ensure that the balls used in top matches meet the most exacting standards. It has meant a general upgrading of standards of footballs throughout the world. \n\nTesting procedures for the balls submitted for these designations are designed to simulate match conditions. Manufacturers have to submit seven balls if they are applying for "FIFA Inspected" status, and ten samples if they seek the "FIFA Approved" label. All these are put through their paces at EMPA, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research in St.Gallen.\n\nThere is another qualification level, too, less demanding than the others. This is the designation "International Matchball Standard", and for this the applicant footballs can be sent to any of seven European test institutes which have been selected by FIFA to test and certify the balls for this category, which is free of any royalty fees. \n\nThere are a total of seven tests - for circumference, sphericity, rebound, water absorption, weight, loss of pressure, and shape and size retention (for "FIFA Approved" standards only). All footballs are submitted for the first six and only potential "FIFA Approved" candidates for the seventh test, which is a shooting test for shape and size retention, including change of pressure. \n\nHowever, the criteria for "FIFA Approved" footballs are higher throughout. For example, 25% loss of pressure is acceptable for a "FIFA Inspected" applicant, but only 20% for a "FIFA Approved" ball.
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may be they dont know the difference like me ,for god sake you call the thing football and the game is played by hand
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http://www.fair-play.com/football.php\n\nlook for something that fits your needs there. :-)
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It's similar to American football. That's because American football developed from Rugby.\n\nThe main and most obvious differences are:\n\n- You can only throw the ball backwards\n\n- You don't wear padding or helmets\n\n- It isn't broken up into plays or downs, play continues after a tackle non-stop\n\n- The endzone is called the In-goal area. \n\n- 5 points for a try (like a touchdown), 2 points for a conversion (like an extra point kick), 3 points for a drop goal (like a field goal)\n\nThat's rugby UNION. Rugbly LEAGUE is different in it's points system (4 for a try, 2 for a conversion, 1 for a field goal), and it has a "set" of 6 tackles that are like gridion 'downs'.
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Football is more diverse. Better foot control, positioning and you have to take the ball from your opponent without flattening them (if you can!)\n\nThe fact that you can't use your hands or arms to control the ball (unless you are a goalie) opens up to not only skill but tactical awareness, positioning, speed which are present in American football but football is more intense and it can all hang on just one goal.
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Because it's football really, not soccer like some keep on calling it.  I don't know why the other sport is called football in the first place.  Well anyways since its real name is "football," like the name suggests you play with your feet not your hands.
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Don't fret, as a keen footballer myself you will be pleased to learn that footballs are no longer made of pigskin, and neither do they contain a pig's bladder. So hack away in the safe knowledge that God won't set fire to you. Do make sure you kill all those sinful neighbours first though.
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Because that's the colour of the leather they were first made out of - well actually it was more brown, but an orange basketball is easier to see and they didn't want it to resemble a football.
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no not really...the actuall diference is that for some leather is more comfortable and for some plastic...nothin more...plus if ur good u dont have problem if u 're not then u look for something else that will make you seem better
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no, there is a different nlf footballs are bigger and also they don't have any stripes, college and nfl are the same, but college footballs have the stripes
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It is used to keep track of the down for the play.  The head referee is the only one that wears it.   He is the one that places the football on the line of scrimmage to start the play.