Mikasa Water Polo Balls
Water Polo is one of the only water ball sports in the world, and therefore the balls required to play the game must be very specific, such as it needing to be very buoyant, and the ball to have very high friction so it is still able to picked up in the water with only one hand as you are not allowed to pick up a ball with two hands in Water Polo.
Balls have changed over time in this sport, from pigs bladders, to soccer balls, and then modern technology came and replaced these inefficient practices and replaced it with a ball that had an inflatable bladder and a rubber fabric cover, FINA, the international aquatic sport federation, made a regulation ball that had to be of this style, and be yellow with black lines and looked like this
Balls have changed over time in this sport, from pigs bladders, to soccer balls, and then modern technology came and replaced these inefficient practices and replaced it with a ball that had an inflatable bladder and a rubber fabric cover, FINA, the international aquatic sport federation, made a regulation ball that had to be of this style, and be yellow with black lines and looked like this
But it was later found that these balls lost their grip quite quickly and also could be improved in terms of spectatorship as some teams would wear yellow caps making it very hard to see the ball. So in 2005, FINA changed the regulation and allowed coloured panels on the balls, so in 2005, Mikasa, a Japanese sports brand developed a new and improved water polo ball that had Pink and blue coloured panels, and also had a higher friction material covering it making it easier for players to pick up with one hand, the ball looks like this
This technology has spread to every single country that plays water polo and is used in nearly every game at all levels of competition in the world
This technology is used in nearly every stage of preparation and performance because it is the main component of the whole sport.
You can see the latest Mikasa model in action in the video below:
This technology is used in nearly every stage of preparation and performance because it is the main component of the whole sport.
You can see the latest Mikasa model in action in the video below: