THE BALL

The ball is spherical and must either be made of leather or a synthetic material. It is not allowed to have a shiny or slippery surface. As it is intended to be operated by a single hand, the official sizes vary depending on age and sex of the participating teams.

Size or numeric reference	Used by	Circumfence (in cm)	Weight (in g)
III	Men and male youth older than 16	58–60	425–475
II	Women, male youth older than 12 and female youth older than 14	54–56	325–375
I	Youth older than 8	50–52	290–330

RESIN

 Resin product used to improve ball handling.

 

Though is not officially regulated, the ball is usually resin. The resin improves the ability of the players to manipulate the ball with a single hand like spinning trick shots. In some indoor areas is forbidden the usage of resin

 since many products leave sticky stains on the ground.