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Ball field hockey uses a ball of solid plastic, with a circumference of 8 13/16 to 9 ¼ inches, weighing between 5 ½ and 5 ¾ ounces (hockey) ball the modern golf ball must be at least 1.68 Inches in diameter and weigh no more than 1.62 Ounces. There are several different types of construction, from a one-piece molded rubber ball to multi- layer balls that have liquid or solid centers wound with rubber thread. The covering is hard rubber or synthetic material covered with surface indentations, known as dimples (golf) ball the ball used in water polo is a pressurized sphere weighing 400 to 450 grams. For men’s play, it is .68 To .71 Meters in circumference and inflated to 13-14 pounds of pressure. For women’s play, it is .65 To .78 Meters in circumference and inflated to 12-13 pounds of pressure (water polo) ball the table tennis ball is a hollow sphere of celluloid or similar plastic, 40 millimeters in diameter and 2.7 Grams in weight (table tennis) ball the basketball is 9 ½ inches in diameter and weighs 20 to 22 ounces (basketball) ball 1. An object, usually round in shape and often hollow and flexible, used in many games and sports in which it is thrown, struck or kicked 2. The soft part of the hand below the thumb 3. The soft part of the foot below the big toe (dict. Of sp. And ex. Sc. 2006, 24 P.) Ball a pitch that is outside the strike zone. A batter who receives a baseball stadium (chambers. Sports factf.,2005, 84P.) Ball a piece of play and sport equipment that is usually round, but in some cases also egg-shaped, which is used for throwing, catching, rolling, hitting, pushing, kicking, a ball’s weight and size depends on the sport discipline it is designed for. It is used predominantly in » ball games and as a hand apparatus in rhythmical callisthenics. The ball is one of the oldest pieces of equipment used for play. In the past natural ball shaped products such as coconuts were used. In cult games skulls were used as well. Today, the categories of » solid balls (massive, filled) and » hollow balls (pressure from an inflated rubber bladder) are distinguished. The following materials are used - among others - for the construction of balls: leather, rubber, plastic, felt, cork, wood. (H.Haag &g. Haag, dictionary, 2003, 59p.) Ball 1.The hard, leather-covered spherical object bowled by bowlers 2.An instance of a bowler bowling the ball to a batsman, eg that was a good ball (cricket) (chambers. Sports factf.,2005, 130P.)

 

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List of Literature and The List of Abbreviations sources used in the source document


1.   Chambers  Sports  Factfinder.  Chambers  Harrap  Publishers  Ltd  2005.  [ISBN  0550  101616] (Chambers. Sports Factf.,2005)
2.   Dictionary  of  Leisure,  Travel  and  Tourism.  Third  edition.  A&C  Black  Publishers  Ltd,  2008. [ISBN 9780713685459] (Dict. of Leis., Trav. and Tour., 2008)
3.   Dictionary. Sport, Physical Education, Sport Science. Editors Herbert Haag&Gerald Haag. Kiel, Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaften, 2003.  [ISBN 3-7780-3419-7]  ((H.Haag &G. Haag, Dictionary, 2003)
4.   Dictionary   of   Sport   and   Exercise   Science   A&Black   Publishers   Ltd   2006.   [ISBN   -10: 0713677856;   ISBN-13: 9780713677850]  (Dict. of Sp.and Ex.Sc,2006)
5.   Dictionary of the Sport and Exercise Sciences. Mark H.Anshel, Editor. Human Kinetics Books Champaign, Illinois, 1991 [ISBN: 0-87322-379-9] (Dict. of sp. and Ex. Sc. 1991)

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