Ways To Prepare Soccer Balls And A Brief About Its Internal Structure

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Here is a brief of what it takes to prepare a soccer ball. Firstly let's consider the outside of Ball especially its Covers and the Layers.
The very first part of the ball that is made is its outer cover, it's one of the very core essentials of the soccer ball. You would know that outer cover of the professional used soccer balls or the ones used in outdoor competition, i.e., the grade matches are made from synthetic leather, and not natural leather, the reason being that the natural leather would absorb too much water. You would note that the general practice balls usually have a rubber cover, and few of the indoor soccer balls have a cover which is made from a light felt material.

After the synthetic leather cover comes the layers of lining. These layers are made of laminated cotton or particularly of polyester. This very thickness of the layers plays a deciding factor of affects how high the ball would bounce. Generally professional balls have four or more layers, while the practice balls have less of them. The sheets of leather which are used in the making of thesoccer balls ...
... and the attached lining are then cut into 36 panels. The total number of synthetic leather panels on a soccer ball vary from one ball to other, but the 32-panel ball is the most common one and a popular choice among its users. The stitch holes are cut at this time. During this process the, the machine would silkscreen graphics onto its leather.

These panels are usually stitched tightly together in competition with the grade balls, but at the same time they can also be glued or even molded together through heat, the process is known as thermal process. Usually the machines are used to stitch most high-end soccer balls, but the highest quality balls are mostly hand-stitched with the polyester cord having five strands twisted together.

We have seen what it is outside a soccer ball, let's see now what it is inside the ball. Let us consider the bladder first, the bladders form the inner part of any soccer ball, and they are the ones which are responsible to holds air and because of which the shape of the soccer ball is retained. Usually the bladders are made from latex or butyl. The most professional quality soccer balls usually have the butyl bladders, along with the butyl valves, which are responsible in holding air longer than their latex counterparts. The bladder formation is simple: first the butyl is slowly heated, then it is poured into a mold, which when cooled, is removed and partially inflated.

After the bladder is prepared it is time to assemble all parts. By now the leather and layers have been produced and are cut. You can allow the machine to create a soccer ball but stitching is the one best and surest way of creating a quality soccer ball. The leather used is turned inside-out while it is sewn. Then, the outside bladder is stitched up. Once the soccer ball is almost completed after the previous process, the leather will be turned back around, the bladder used will be inserted into this ball and it is for the sewer to stitch the final seams. Just to ensure that there is no air leakage the ball will be inflated. Generally on an average, an experienced soccer ball maker can sew approximately around four soccer balls per day.

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