Abstract: The invention discloses a method of making a game ball. The method comprises utilizing a mold to form a game ball section. The patterned surface is imprinted into the surface of the molded game ball section. The mold is utilized to create a plurality of grooves in the outer surface of the molded game ball section. The plurality of grooves creates a strength and resiliency in the molded game ball section. One or more molded game ball sections are combined edge to edge to create a final game ball. The mold used can be a male mold or a female mold. The molded game ball section can be made through vacuum forming, compression molding, or injection molding.

Abstract: The invention is directed toward a soccer ball and a method of making a soccer ball. The method comprises the steps of forming a pair of molded semi-hemispheric core halves from an elastomer material, connecting the edges of the core halves together, permanently affixing the edges of the core halves together to form one sphere, applying adhesive to the surface of the sphere, cutting a surface material to a desired shape, applying adhesive to the back side of the surface material, applying the back of the surface material to the surface of the sphere, and allowing the adhesive to cure until the surface material is permanently affixed to the sphere. The synthetic material is cut into a predetermined shape to match the shape of a predetermined template prior to affixing the surface material to the core.