Ajax Train With adidas Tango12 Football
Ajax have today trained for the first time with the new adidas Tango12 football. In the adidas miCoach performance Centre at the De Toekomst football academy, the new adidas football for EURO 2012 was put through its paces at the hands of the Ajax youth side.
Ajax will play competitively with the new adidas Tango12 football for the first time this weekend in their home fixture against ADO Den Haag. At the side's latest training session, the team were given an hour and a half to test the new Tango12, before sharing their thoughts with Ajax TV.
The recent launch of the adidas Tango12 football was just the beginning of its journey to EURO 2012. It was recently announced that each of the competing Federations will receive 30 training balls, UEFA and the Federations also agreed that each of the training balls will be personalized with a EURO 2012 inspired interpretation of the respective National Team s flag.
Based on the classic Tango design used during both the FIFA World Cup and EURO tournaments during the early 1980s, the adidas Tango 12 features a modern interpretation of the design including a coloured outline inspired by the flags of the two host nations - Poland and Ukraine.
The adidas Tango 12, which has been developed over a two-year period, underwent two rigorous types of testing - qualitative player testing, which was conducted across eight different countries, using players, federations and clubs from both elite and grass roots football, and quantitative lab testing, which concluded that the adidas Tango 12 meets and exceeds all FIFA Approved Standards for an Official Match Ball making it the most tested ball adidas has ever produced.
The adidas Tango 12 features a series of triangular panels that are thermally bonded together to ensure a true, stable flight path. Covering each panel of the ball is a grip texture which supports boot to ball contact and enhances ball control. Beneath the outer surface of the ball lies a woven carcass and a new bladder for increased air retention and reduced water uptake.
The adidas Tango 12 will be used on field during the EURO 2012 which kicks off on June 8th when tournament hosts Poland take to the field at The National Stadium Warsaw. The adidas 'Tango 12' football is available to purchase now from selected retailers. Share your thoughts online.
