The Ball
Four square is played with an 8.5" rubber playground ball inflated to 2 lbs. or a standard volleyball. However, a tennis ball can also be used. During regular play, the ball must be hit with the player's hands only. Overhand strikes are not permitted.
The ball must be struck once and for a single instant only. Carrying, catching, or holding the ball during play is not allowed. Prolonged contact with the ball can give players unfair control over the play. Kicking the ball must create a perceptible change in the ball's velocity (speed or direction) to be legal and in many versions of the game is not legal under any circumstances.
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Famous quotes containing the word ball:
“‘Throw down the ball, ye Jew’s daughter,
Throw down the ball to me!’
‘Never a bit,’ says the Jew’s daughter,
‘Till up to me come ye.’”
—Unknown. Hugh of Lincoln (l. 13–16)
“A ball player’s got to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That’s why no boy from a rich family ever made the big leagues.”
—Joe Dimaggio (b. 1914)