n twenty-five years at back judge in high school games, I may have seen every ball trick imaginable! I've had balls brought for approval that had to be older than me, some with 5 pounds of air, some with 20, some with so much stick'em you could hold them with your hand flat on top. With that in mind, the key is to always check and approve game balls before the game. If you don't, then you are pretty much stuck with playing with whatever they bring on the field!

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