A ball is often used in different sports and in children’s games. It is inflated with air, so it is generally lighter than other balls and can be easily handled. In sports like soccer, basketball, and American football, balloons are the main practice instrument.
The balls have different shapes, each shape will depend on the sport you play, some are round (soccer, volleyball, basketball) and others can be oval (American football, rugby). In general, a ball has the ability to bounce and spin in the air, due to the air it contains, so much so that if the ball is fully inflated it will have much more force than if it were deflated, so it can reach greater heights.
The way of playing with the ball is very varied, since it will depend on the sport you practice, for example in volleyball, the objective is that the ball does not touch the field itself, the idea is that it touches the opposite field. In basketball it is only valid to use the hands to manipulate the ball, while in soccer the ball can only be touched with the player’s feet or head.
The ball had its origin in the Chinese civilization of the 9th century BC, at first they were filled with threads. Its creation is due to a Chinese emperor named Fu-Hi, who after compressing several roots, made a spherical mass, which he then covered with raw skin. The first use that was given to this rudimentary ball was as a diversion, which consisted of passing the ball from hand to hand. Then, with the passage of time, the new civilizations began to use other materials such as rubber and latex for its manufacture, making the ball bounce.
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