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Spalding Rookie Gear Football |  | Brand: Spalding
Category: Sports
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $19.98
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Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 9951
Color: Brown
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 5.8 x 5.6
Model: 62-988
UPC: 029321629882
EAN: 0029321629882
ASIN: B001CI5EW8
Release Date: June 15, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Weighs 25 percent less than standard youth-sized balls | | • | Helps kids to throw properly from over-the-top and catch passes more easily | | • | Playing with a lighter ball also helps build confidence | | • | Made from high-performance composite leather, for soft, grippy feel | | • | Specifically engineered for kids ages 8 and under |
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Product Description
The Spalding "Rookie Gear" Pee Wee football weighs 25% less than standard youth-size footballs. The lighter design makes catching passes easier and helps kids throw farther and more accurately.
Amazon.com Product Description
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. Playing 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. About Spalding
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.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Son's First "Real" Football and He Loves It June 19, 2009
mrbluesman (OH)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My son will be 7 in the fall and wants to play flag football. Up to this point, he and I have played with a Nerf football, but, I thought it was time for him to try a regular football. This particular ball is a perfect size and weight. He can easily pick it up and throw it, and given its slightly lighter weight, he is not afraid to catch it (with his hands and against his chest). He tosses it up and catches it for several minutes each day and he and I play catch for a couple hours each week. I couldn't be happier with this ball.
We Love It - Great for Younger Kids !!! December 27, 2008
Peggy (Columbus, OH)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My 8 year old son and husband just finished playing with this football for the first time since receiving it for Christmas and couldn't say enough good things about it. My son (who has some minor fine motor problems) previously had less than encouraging experiences with other kid-sized footballs to the point where he had given up playing.
This ball however has a nice grippy surface, is lightweight enough for him to throw well (which just encourages him to try again), has nice laces for throwing and is easy on the person catching the ball too. Five stars all around from us and thanks for making a ball that has my son participating again!
 Great football for kids 10 and under January 3, 2009
Scott Burnett (Boise, ID USA)
We purchased this ball after using the Rookie Gear basketball. It has been great for our 7 (almost 8) year old. He has developed confidence in both catching and throwing. Other balls have been too difficult to grip when throwing. We have had a lot of fun with this ball.
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