Physics of Sport - Football

The acceleration of an object as produced by a net force is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force, in the direction as the net force, and inversely proportional to the mass of the object. This means that the greater force applied, the greater the acceleration, and the greater the mass, the lower the acceleration. if I was to use a different ball with a greater mass, it would accelerate slightly slower than the acceleration of the football. This law comes into play in three different places, the first time is with gravity. The force that gravity on an object will depend on the mass of the object because the acceleration is always the same. The second place this law is demonstrated is in the cockback of the football. The third place this law is shown is when the football is thrown. Since I know the mass of the football and the acceleration due to gravity, I can calculate the force of gravity on the ball by multiplying the two variables together.