Game On! Finding A Football For Your Program
by Jim DouvilleAssistant Coach, Newman Catholic High School, Wausau (WI)

One of my high school coaches once took a break from our two-a-day practice and held up a football. “Can any of you tell me how long a football is?” he asked.
Like most players and coaches, I never knew the exact length of a football (and as a lineman, my regular hands-on experience with footballs in practice was slim to none). We were stumped.
“Eleven and a quarter inches,” he said. “I tell you this because that 11 ¼ inches is the differ