History of the ballHistory of the ball

by Marta Galińska-Falakiby Marta Galińska-Falaki

Today every child,Today every child,

every age or gender,every age or gender,

have one or more ballshave one or more balls

– – material balls with amaterial balls with a

bell inside, ping-pongbell inside, ping-pong

balls, the "professional„balls, the "professional„

balls to play basketball balls to play basketball or footballor football

The ball was The ball was

known in known in ancient timesancient times

Egypt, Greece and RomeEgypt, Greece and Rome..

They all used it to They all used it to have funhave fun

But for Aztecs the ball was also But for Aztecs the ball was also a symbola symbol

of sun or moonof sun or moon

Playing with a ball was a ritualPlaying with a ball was a ritual

The first balls were not as perfectly round The first balls were not as perfectly round

as most of those known today. as most of those known today.

Typically, they Typically, they werewere sewn together with sewn together with strips of leather and filled with hair, strips of leather and filled with hair,

feathers or canvasfeathers or canvas

TThere are many types and sizes of ballshere are many types and sizes of balls: : small, medium, large. small, medium, large.

Known both heavy balls filled with sand (like Known both heavy balls filled with sand (like modern medicine balls) and lightweight, modern medicine balls) and lightweight,

leather, inflated with airleather, inflated with air..

However it looks like...However it looks like...

if it’s a tennis ballif it’s a tennis ball

Football Football

RugbyRugby

Table tennisTable tennis

American footballAmerican football

Baseball Baseball

Golf Golf

We all love it! We all love it!

Thank you for watchingThank you for watching

For more information you can check this For more information you can check this book book

Władysław Kopaliński, Opowieści o rzeczach powszednich, Warszawa 1987Władysław Kopaliński, Opowieści o rzeczach powszednich, Warszawa 1987