Perfection Sports

IHSA Announcements

January 12, 2009

The Illinois High School Association Board of Directors announced on Monday, January 12, 2009, that the IHSA will sign a new ball contract with Baden Sports, Inc. making Baden the “official ball of the IHSA” in several sports starting with the 2009-10 school year.

IHSA Approved Balls

Every IHSA school will receive one free ball from Baden in each respective sport. The official ball models for each sport are listed below:

Sport                                   Baden Ball Model
Boys Basketball                Perfection Elite™  BX7E
Girls Basketball                Perfection Elite™  BX6E
Football                              Perfection  D1  F7000L
Soccer                                Perfection Elite™  SX751-CPL        
Volleyball                            Perfection Elite™  VX5E
Baseball                             Perfection 3B-PPRO
Softball                               LEXUM  2BSFPCY (Cork core)
Boys Water Polo               LEXUM  WPX500
Girls Water Polo               LEXUM  WPX400

Baden balls are only required in State Series contests for the sports listed above. The IHSA will release information for balls in all other sports in the near future.