When playing a soccer game , the ball takes on special relevance. Not only because it is the key element to be able to play but also because it must maintain conditions so that the game can develop without problem. Therefore, within the rules established by FIFA (Federal International Soccer Association) the soccer ball must have a specific pressure that we will reveal below, in addition to explaining the steps so that you can inflate the ball correctly.
What is the pressure of a soccer ball and how should it be inflated?
As established in the FIFA regulations, the regulated air pressure for a ball must be between 8.5 psi and 15.6 psi (0.6 to 1.1 bar); something that is checked at the beginning of each game by the football referees.
This is important because too much pressure inside the ball can make it dangerous especially if a player hits a header and it is also difficult to control it since it will bounce much more and it will be harder so that when one player passes it to another , the easiest thing is for it to bounce off your foot and slip away. And if it has a lower pressure, that is, less than 8.5 psi, it will be considered too flat, so that players will experience how it costs more to kick it and move it around the playing field.
In this way, the established pressure means that the ball is in optimal pressure conditions so that the game takes place without problem, however, to achieve that pressure you must know how to inflate the ball well.
How to inflate a soccer ball
In order to inflate a soccer ball we must have the necessary tool for this, but it is also important that we have an air pressure meter nearby that will help us to check the air pressure in the ball.
As for the tool to inflate the balloon, it is best to use a compressor that we can find in specialized stores and that have a needle that is inserted into the valve that carries the balloon so that air can enter. Once we have reached the recommended pressure (regardless of what is established by FIFA, you must pay attention to the ball because normally all soccer balls usually have the pressure at which they recommend that we inflate it).
Once we have finished, we check the pressure (which will also appear on the compressor), we remove the needle and our ball will be ready for us to play.
In the event that we do not have a compressor or we cannot go to a sports store to let us use it, we can resort to a pump, which is still a hand pump. This type of tool has a small thread on the end so that we can place a needle on top to inflate the balloon. Once in place, we insert it into the balloon valve and manually inflate the balloon. At the end we will check that we have reached the appropriate pressure with the meter.
