do the kids a favor and DON'T give it to them. Its nothing personal and I love the absolute, but that 16lb bullshiza is how I got hurt and I don't want to see anybody else throwing one when they shouldn't be. I understand it if you are a big guy, but not really still, anyway point is, when you have a guy like me (6 ft 175lbs) you don't need a 16lb ball, I was dumb and now have a screwed up wrist to show for it and I'm down to using POS 14lb balls that are a PITA to find. Giving a 16lb ball to a kid that NEEDS it, is like giving a sharp knife to a kid that needs a butter knife, its nice that they have something, but it will likely end up hurting them in the long haul.