The Wilson GST football is the preferred ball of over 180 NCAA programs and 26 high school football state associations. The GST is the only football to offer patented laid in stripes and ACL composite leather laces. Combined with exclusive Wilson GST leather, the GST offers one of a kind game saving technology. Wilson is the #1 name in football and offers the best selling game footballs in the country, the Wilson GST. Wilson 863 WE leather construction with tanned-in tack, deeper pebble and firmer texture Patented ACL (Accurate Control Lacing), made of pebbled composite leather, provides 174% more grip than traditional laces Exclusive sewn in grip stripes are 82% more gripable than painted on stripes Multi-layered lining for better shape and durability Youth size (12-14 y.o.)