Basic English 850 words A ball is a round object that is used in sports and games, or sometimes other things. Balls are usually hollow and round but can be other shapes, such as oval and flat. In most games using balls, the game is all about the people using the ball.

Balls were used thousands of years ago by the early Egyptians, the ancient Greeks and Romans, and the Aztecs and earlier Mesoamerican peoples.

Games that use balls include:

• Baseball:
  • Softball
  • Tee ball
• Basketball
• Billiards
• Bocce
• Boules
• Bowling
• Bowls (lawn bowling)
• Canoe polo
• Cricket
• Crockey
• Croquet
• Dodgeball
• Football:
  • American football
  • Australian rules football
  • Soccer
  • Rugby Football
• Footbag
• Four square
• Golf (see golf ball)
• Handball:
  • American handball
  • Team handball
• Hockey:
  • Field hockey
  • Ice hockey
  • Rink hockey
• Jai alai
• Juggling
• Mesoamerican ballgame
• Native American stickball (such as Toli)
• Netball
• Pétanque
• Polo
• Quidditch (fictional game)
• Skee ball
• Softball--see Baseball
• Squash
• Tee ball--see Baseball
• Tetherball
• Tennis
• Ulama game
• Volleyball
• Water polo

Other uses

• Slang term for testicles.

Sports

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