LEGENDARY PERFORMANCE 2020 SELECT SPORT AMERICA CONTENTS Soccer Balls Pro Series-Pro Level .....................................14 Club Series / High Performance ....................18 Club Series / Super Quality ...........................20 Club Series / Training Balls ...........................26 Turf Series .....................................................28 Retail Balls ....................................................30 Futsal Series .................................................32 Specialty Training Balls .................................40 Goalkeeper Gloves ...........................................42 Goalkeeper Equipment .....................................51 Shin Guards and Sleeves .................................56 Bags .................................................................57 Accessories / Training Equipment ....................58 Customize Your Own Soccer Ball .....................64 WELCOME TO 2020 We are dedicated to creating innovative products that meet the highest quality standards. As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of hand-sewn and dual-bonded balls, we have continued to innovate and expand our line of products since our founding father, Eigil Nielsen, created the first SELECT ball in 1947. We are now official match ball supplier in 12 of Europe’s top football leagues, including several leagues in the United States, stating our position as the number one league partner. We are proud to now include Liga Portugal and to be represented in their 1st and 2nd league as well as the Allianz CUP. Another major addition to our league partnerships is the Bundesliga. 2020 will be our third year for our German subsidiary DERBYSTAR as official match ball in the Bundesliga and 2nd Bundesliga – ranked as one of the best soccer leagues in the world by FIFA. We know that our actions matter. We are continuously taking sustainable steps in our production, packaging and business partner efforts. To name a few, we have reduced our use of plastic in our Profcare Supports and garment packaging, and we are introducing recycled polyester in parts of our sports clothing as well as water-based ink for our soccer balls. Furthermore, we are continuing our long-standing Health & Education Pro- gram at our production facilities in Pakistan that focuses on medical as- sistance for the workers and their family including schooling incentives for the children. We have now expanded our equipment range substantially to provide the training tools needed for players and leagues at all levels. SELECT’s training equipment range has been thoughtfully developed with input from professional players, coaches and youth players alike. The same commitment to the highest quality standards for soccer balls is applied to the 2020 equipment range. We are player’s choice and our ongoing mission is to develop high quality products for all players. Welcome to our catalog for 2020. THE ORIGINAL 32 PANEL BALL CONSTRUCTION Every single soccer, handball and futsal ball from SELECT is based on the A ball with optimum roundness is essential to obtain reliable aerodynamic revolution from 1962, where our founder, Eigil Nielsen, invented a ball made - a straight flight and a controlled bounce. Our finest soccer ball, BRILLANT of 32 panels. The overriding desire was to create the most reliable ball with SUPER, has just been thoroughly tested in a wind tunnel at the Institute of the most predictable, straight flight and a bounce neither too high nor too low. Health & Sports Science at the University in Tsukuba, Japan. The results show that BRILLANT SUPER has a better aerodynamic than other top balls It was impossible to make a perfectly round ball with just 18 panels, which in the market. The ball’s classic construction with 32 panels means that the was the standard construction of a ball in the past. With the 32 panels - 20 ball meets resistance at a later point in its trajectory through the air, thus hexagons and 12 pentagons - SELECT succeeded in creating the roundest retaining a steady, high speed over a longer period of time. This provides a ball ever seen. Later, a group of American scientists won the Nobel Prize for stable and more predictable flight – highly valued by all soccer players. discovering that the molecules of carbon with a special irradiation organize themselves as a complete round ball - something Eigil Nielsen had already All of our balls today are still based on Eigil Nielsen’s original invention of the discovered and realized in his soccer ball with 32 panels, why the reinvention 32 panel ball construction, as we never compromise on quality, playability was named “the soccer ball molecule”. or durability. THE OPTIMUM ROUNDNESS A soccer ball with optimum roundness is essential to obtain reliable aerodynamics and superior playability. Hidden behind the elegant exterior of the soccer balls in our Pro and Club Series is a specially developed Zero-Wing bladder made of high performance natural latex. The Zero-Wing concept, ensures a perfectly round and bal- anced ball, always maintaining its shape through impact, resulting in a straight flight and a controlled bounce. PERFECT FLIGHT As SELECT soccer balls have a perfect and stable flight, the trajectory of the ball is easier to estimate correctly - the player´s skills determine where the ball goes – not the ball’s unpredictable flight. SOCCER BALLS Official ball in the NJCAA SOCCER league USA Official ball in the USL Academy USA Official ball in the WPSL league USA Official ball in the NPSL league USA Official ball in the UNITED WOMEN’S SOCCER league USA Official ball in the U.S. FUTSAL league USA Official ball in the NAIA league USA Official ball in Super Y league USA Official ball in the USL league USA OFFICIAL LEAGUE MATCH BALLS Official ball in the best league ÚRVALSDEILD - ICELAND Official ball in the best league Official balls in the best leagues ALLSVENSKAN - SWEDEN ELITESERIEN - MENS LEAGUE TOPPSERIEN - WOMEN’S LEAGUE NORWAY Official ball in the best league VEIKKAUSLIIGA - FINLAND Official ball in the best league Official ball in the best league SUPERLIGA - DENMARK EREDIVISIE - HOLLAND Official ball in the best league Official ball in the best league NATIONAL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE I BETANO – ROMANIA JUPILER PRO LEAGUE - BELGIUM Official ball in the best league BUNDESLIGA - GERMANY Official ball in the best league Official ball in the best league LIGA NOS - PORTUGAL PREMIER LEAGUE - BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA DERBYSTAR by SELECT DERBYSTAR is official match ball supplier for the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga with BUNDESLIGA BRILLANT APS. DERBYSTAR has been a part of SELECT SPORT since 1991, building a strong position in the top football leagues in Europe through the years. DERBYSTAR is deeply rooted in the German football community ©DFL/Getty Images with relations to elite clubs throughout the regions. The Bundesliga is among the strongest leagues in the world ranked second best by FIFA making this partnership a force in the world of football. ©DFL/Getty Images ©DFL/Getty Images LIGA NOS PORTUGAL BRILLANT SUPER is the official match ball in the best league in Portugal – Liga Portugal. Season 2019-2023 will feature SELECT as the official match ball supplier in all three competitions of the league: 1st league Liga NOS, 2nd league LEDMAN Li- gaPro and the winter championship Allianz CUP with a total of 32 teams participating in the competitions. Liga Portugal is one of the most competitive profes- sional championships in Europe, ranked 7th place by UEFA. 5 MASTER OF 5 EXCELLENCE 1 A SELECT soccer ball consists of five crucial elements: 1 4 ZERO-WING 3 PU LATEX SURFACE BLADDER 2 5 4 HAND DOUBLE LOCK STITCHED VALVE 2 3 LINING 2 HIDDEN BEHIND THE ELEGANT EXTERIOR Common to all our balls is that the quality is high and the durability long. An The outer layer of the ball is made of synthetic leather in polyurethane (PU). optimally round soccer ball consists of 32 panels made up of 12 pentagons The surface of this material can be either ”shiny”, ”grain” or “pattern”. and 20 hexagons. The 32 panels are sewn together using 630 double stitch- The backside is made of either PU microfiber or normal PU fibers. es and 60 corner stitches and are closed off - especially for SELECT - with Combined this gives a strong material with consistent softness a doubleknot. The ball lasts longer this way. High quality is essential for SELECT. For this reason, each ball undergoes a Hidden behind the elegant exterior of the balls in our Pro and Club Series is stringent test at our production facilities in Pakistan. Here, they are tested a Zero-Wing bladder made of high performance natural latex. The concept for roundness, circumference, bounce, weight, air retention, color printing has been developed to ensure that not only the ball but also the bladder is and stitching. Our standards for quality are the highest in the industry and as round as possible. We solely use latex bladders in our pro-level and high the balls are of course tested and approved according to FIFA and IMS performance soccer balls with built in balance point at the opposite side of standards. the valve hole. This, together with the Zero-Wing concept, ensures a per- fectly balanced ball with a very lively bounce. SELECT provides at least a 1-year stitching and roundness guarantee for each soccer ball - and a 3-year guarantee for the top ball, BRILLANT To stabilize the ball and ensure it remains round, the 32 panels are lined with SUPER. several layers of textile material. The lining helps to adjust the softness and to stabilize the panels to ensure the perfect shape of the ball. Ball size Circumference Normal weight Light weight 3 59.5 - 60.5 cm 320 - 340 g. - 4 64.0 - 65.5 cm 340 - 350 g. 290 - 320 g. 5 68.6 - 71.1 cm 396 - 453 g. 350 - 380 g. A SELECT ball will last for a very long 2. Shake the ball so that the bladder is 3. Allow 1 - 2 drops of SELECT valve oil 4. Inflate the ball with a SELECT pump. 5.