Coaching Ball
No DealFootball with printed illustrations to help children learn to kick
Coaching Ball, the football with printed illustrations to help children learn to kick, landed on the national radar after pitching the dragons in Season 3, where it won fans even without landing a deal.
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From the show
The Dragons’ Den pitch
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- Offered equity
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- Sought valuation
Mark and Wendy Litherland faced the dragons in Season 3, Episode 5 in the episode that aired 31 August 2006. Coaching Ball, the football with printed illustrations to help children learn to kick, pitched in the Kids & Education category, one of 79 kids & education businesses to brave the Den across all 21 seasons.
Coaching Ball couldn't land an offer the founders would take, and the pitch ended without a deal. History says that's survivable: several of the show's biggest success stories left the Den empty-handed.
Across Season 3, 8 of 73 pitches ended in a handshake. In the Kids & Education category overall, roughly 44% of pitches have landed a dragon across the show's history.
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Where can I buy Coaching Ball?
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Did Coaching Ball get a deal on Dragons’ Den?
No. Coaching Ball pitched the dragons but left Season 3 without a deal.
What season of Dragons’ Den was Coaching Ball on?
Coaching Ball appeared in Season 3, Episode 5, which aired 31 August 2006.
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