Mitre Tactic Ball

Advantages: Competetive price wise
Disadvantages: can go out of shape if used on astroturf

Used this ball a lot when i used to run an outdoor football league on Astroturf, it wasn't the greatest on the astroturf as it went out of shape quite easily but if you're going to use it for normal grass play, it's a very decent ball at quite a decent price. The stitching on the ball is very robust and I never had a ball split on me in the 2 and a half years i worked for the company and the leather panelling can a reasonable amount of stick before ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap....thats about it
Disadvantages: Mishapen easily, nothing outstanding about it, too hard (no cushion)

I have used a Mitre Tactic on many occasions now on all the surfaces (blaise, astro turf and grass) and I have always been underwhelmed by its performance. My old school got them in at dirt cheap prices (about £1.73 per ball when averaged out) and used them on our blaise pitches. This really was a nightmare as getting smacked on the thigh with one of these balls on a chilly december morning is never going to be an enjoyable experience. It would ...
...pan as kids lose millions more brain cells every time they header one of these rocks. It also won't fly very far and if the wind takes hold of it, it could go anywhere. With this said, it is quite a solid ball if just being used for perhaps passing drills or warm ups. It is by no stretch of the imagination anywhere near the standard of a match ball even for low level football but even still, i would recommend it as a ball to buy in bulk and use ... Read review