Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I have coached youth club soccer - Rec, Competitive and School Leagues for the past several years, and anyone who does that knows that you can go through balls very quickly. If you buy cheap balls, they fall apart quickly, and end up being not so cheap... often a pain in the butt, too having to pump them back up frequently. Most of the balls in this price range have poor feel and are too hard when properly inflated for many kids to enthusiastically play balls with their head and other body parts. On the flip side, more expensive balls often "go missing", and run up your equipment costs quickly. These Mikasa balls are by far the best all around value I have found. They are high quality, hold air well, have a soft cover the kids will play (headers, chest, etc), along with a good feel. And when they get lost or stolen, or finally wear out, they are pretty inexpensive to replace. They are the only practice balls I buy any more. The one negative I would cite is that probably one in five balls I receive doesn't hold air and I send them back. Not a big deal to me because Amazon covers the shipping, and I get the replacement ball very quickly.