Well, I am sorry I started this whining session. The SCHSL is a nonprofit organization. They, like many other athletic organizations, pursue contracts with manufacturers in order to support athletics in SC.
We see this at many levels and it often involves a contract under which all sports at a particular university, for example, must come.
I agree that there are better balls and that there were problems in the past with balls. Spaulding is the sponsor, however, for SCHSL. Some of us need to think outside our soccer box and be thankful that we were finally asked to evaluate the ball.
I do not know when the contract runs out. But, when it does I am sure one of you who are complaining will be ready to step in with the money to replace Spaulding so you can decide what ball will be used. We'll even put your name on it.
