Custom American Footballs OEM – Size 9, 6, 3 | CHIBE

Most buyers ask for official size and get a size 9 that a twelve-year-old cannot grip. The ladder runs size 3 for flag programmes, size 6 for junior contact, and size 9 at 420–430 g for varsity and above.

We build both constructions: machine stitched leather-grain PVC and PU covers (B41, 110–430 g across sizes 2 to 9) and moulded rubber (B42, 280–420 g at 217–290 mm length). Laces are the detail that separates a real football from a printed novelty — ours are raised and stitched, not glued.

Tell us the age group and whether the ball touches grass or concrete. That decides the cover in one question.

Featured models

A cross-section of the range. Every model below is in production and can be printed with your logo.

B41001-A

Size 9 · 340-360 g · 290 mm

Machine Stitched

B42004-A

Size 3 · 280-300 g · 217 mm

Rubber

B41001-B

Size 9 · 340-360 g · 290 mm

Machine Stitched

B42004-B

Size 5 · 280-300 g · 217 mm

Rubber

B41001-C

Size 9 · 340-360 g · 290 mm

Machine Stitched

B42004-C

Size 5 · 390-450 g · 700-720 mm

Rubber

B41013

Size 9 · 370-390 g · 290 mm

Machine Stitched

B42006-A

Size 9 · 380-420 g · 290 mm

Rubber

B41014

Size 9 · 240-260 g · 290 mm

Machine Stitched

B42006-B

Size 9 · 380-420 g · 290 mm

Rubber

B41002-A

Size 2 · 110-130 g · 179 mm

Machine Stitched

B42006-C

Size 9 · 380-420 g · 290 mm

Rubber

Full specification, all 41 models

Weights and measurements are finished-ball values. Model codes are stable across seasons, so a reorder references the same construction.

Machine stitched: the feel players judge

The B41 range runs a pebble-grain PVC or composite cover over a bladder, stitched in four panels with a raised lace bed. Size 9 lands at 410–430 g over 290 mm; size 6 at 270–310 g over 270 mm; size 3 at 170–190 g over 217 mm.

Grip is the whole game here. A pebble that is too shallow slides in the rain; too deep and it feels like a cheap toy. Our moulds sit in the middle because that is what club buyers accept without a complaint.

Rubber: youth, schools and giveaways

Moulded rubber footballs (B42) cost less per unit and survive playground duty. Sizes 3, 6 and 9 at 217 mm, 270 mm and 290 mm. Colour options are wide because the cover is moulded, not printed.

If the order is a school district’s autumn giveaway, this is the ball. If it is a varsity programme, it is not, and we will say so before you order.

Customisation that actually ships

Team logos print on the side panel; end stripes and lace colour can change independently. Minimums differ between the two because stitched covers need cutting dies while rubber needs a mould insert.

Packaging follows the same logic as our other ball lines: deflated in OPP, blister for retail, PDQ tray for counter display.

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