Glove having micropores

1. An athletic glove for use in handling a ball, said glove comprising:

a single layer of elastic material forming a body that generally conforms in shape to a human hand;

said body having four finger portions, a thumb portion, and an outer surface including a palmar side and a dorsal side;

said palmar side including a palm area for overlying the palm of the hand;

said palmar side including at least one breathable portion extending over a major portion of the palm area and defining a plurality of closely-spaced micropores extending over the breathable portion and extending totally through the single layer of elastic material;

said four finger portions each including a first longitudinal slit on said palmar side that provides for direct tactile stimulation of a hand through said glove.

2. The athletic glove of claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal slit on said palmar side extends to a location proximate a tip of the respective finger portion.

3. The athletic glove of claim 1 , wherein said thumb portion includes a longitudinal slit on said palmar side extending to a location proximate a tip of the thumb portion.

4. The athletic glove of claim 3 , wherein said material is a latex material.

5. The athletic glove of claim 3 , wherein each said finger portion and said thumb portion longitudinal slit comprises a first and a second slit, the second slit independent of the first slip.

6. The athletic glove of claim 1 , wherein each said longitudinal slit has a width of approximately 0.5 mm.

7. The athletic glove of claim 1 , wherein said dorsal side also includes a breathable portion including a plurality of closely-spaced micropores.

8. The athletic glove of claim 1 , wherein the body is formed of a thin layer of a tear resistant latex material.

9. The athletic glove of claim 1 , wherein the outer surface of said palmar side is textured to enhance friction and tack.

10. The athletic glove of claim 9 , wherein substantially the entire outer surface of said body is textured.

11. The athletic glove of claim 1 , wherein said body has a smooth inner surface.

12. An athletic glove for use in holding a ball, said glove comprising:

a single layer of elastic material forming a body that generally conforms in shape to a human hand;

said body having four finger portions, a thumb portion, and an outer surface including a palmar side and a dorsal side;

wherein each of said finger portions including a longitudinal slit on the palmar side extending to a location proximate a tip of the finger portion for direct tactile stimulation of a tip of a finger of the hand through the glove.

13. An athletic glove according to claim 12 wherein each finger portion longitudinal slit comprises a first and a second slit, the second slit aligned with the first slit.

14. An athletic glove according to claim 12 wherein the thumb portion also includes a longitudinal slit extending to a location proximate the tip of the thumb portion.

15. An athletic glove for use in holding a ball, said glove comprising:

a single layer of elastic material forming a body that generally conforms in shape to a human hand;

said body having four finger portions, a thumb portion, and an outer surface including a palmar side and a dorsal side;

wherein each of said finger portions including a first longitudinal slit and a second longitudinal slit aligned with the first slit, one of the first or the second longitudinal slits extending to a location proximate a tip of the respective finger portion for direct tactile stimulation of a tip of a finger of the hand through the glove.