g. The ball for 9th grade and above, as in Table 1-3-1, shall include the NFHS Authenticating Mark. The mark can be displayed in either format:

A current list of NFHS authenticated products can be found on the website, www.nfhs.org.

h. Contain only the following permissible items:

1. 1. Ball manufacturer’s name and/or logo;
   2. School name and/or logo;
   3. Conference name and/or logo;
   4. State association name and/or logos; and
   5. NFHS name and/or logos

NOTE: By state high school association adoption, the ball to be used in games involving only players below the 9th grade may have dimensions as found in the following table:

Table 1-3-1

BALL SPECIFICATIONS

METHOD OF MEASURING

1. 1. All measurements shall be made after the ball is inflated to 13 psi.
   2. The long circumference should be measured 90 degrees from lace around the ends of the ball, over the groove, but not in the groove.
   3. The long axis should be measured from end to end but not in the nose indentation.
   4.  The short circumference should me measured around the ball, over the valve, over the lace, but not over a cross lace.