The New World Cup Soccer Ball Jabulani

As the balls are selected for the World Cup, it must be the best thing really. For the competition this year in the new official World Cup ball has been selected! The creation of the ball from Adidas is far back in 1963 started and is currently leading their production. Adidas Jabulani is their new discovery.

Under the supervision of the adidas Innovation Team (ait) in strict laboratory conditions, the diagnosis is made. Fortune to try out the new official game ball World Cup are professional players and club team soccer field. Various tests are made by the Sports Technology Research Group, University of Loughborough - leading sports institution in the world. The results are individual and made all attempts to show that this is the most stable ball flight and especially long.

High standard set by FIFA for the quality, to ensure that all players in the World Cup a bullet from a global level. All standards set by the Football Association has been surpassed many times by the new ball. Jabulani Adidas makes a very good test of Loughborough University and adidas in the laboratory in Scheinfeld. Diagnosis is made, perfect test weight, shape and size of the maintenance, testing, uniform test rebound. The new official ball show that no other candidate for major sporting events.

Weight perfect test: if a ball is too heavy or too light, it can suddenly move to change its flight path. The weight is critical for every professional game is played with a different number of balls.

• FIFA Approved Standard: Weight 420-445 grams

• Official World Cup Match Ball: Weight 440 grams (/ - 2 grams)

Shape and size retention test: Football is on average about 2000 times kicked during a soccer game. In the final minute of extra official ball should be in the same condition as it was in the first minute of the game. To assess the new official game ball World Cup, which holds its shape and dimensions, it is against a wall of steel with 50 km Start / h 2000 times FIFA approved hallmark. After the seams and made test air valve must be preserved and allowed to have minor changes in air pressure and circles.

• FIFA Approved Standard: 2,000 cycles at 50 km / h

• The Official Game Ball World Cup: 3500 cycles at 50 km per hour

Uniform bound test: to determine each player must be able to react as the ball is when their feet touched over breasts, thighs or head. So if you run the test on the official ball will be left 10 times onto a steel plate at the height of 2 meters. The difference between the minimum and maximum should not jump more than 10 centimeters.

• FIFA Approved Standard: No more than 10 cm

• Official Match Ball World Cup: 143 cm measured at 20 ° C