I am using the half ball pan to make a soccer ball. Is there a template or pattern available to make the black and white sections even? I tried eyeballing it once and it didn't work so good. HELP!!!

Are you using the 1/2 Soccer ball pan? because if so, it should be indented. And it should come with instructions. If not, here are some:
http://www.wilton.com/idea/Soccer-Ball-Cake

Thank you cakesrock. It's not the soccer ball pan, just the regular half ball pan. Thanks again for the instructions!

cakesrock, do you have any suggestions/tips for the volleyball? I'll need to do a water polo ball, which is basically the same...

I actually took the pattern (which is just a small section of a pattern) that comes with the instructions and traced it onto tracing paper. You really have to look at the instructions because you wouldn't know it's there. Then after I covered the ball in fondant, I made an indent of the pattern (in sections) onto the ball. If you look at a ball and see how the design is, that will guide you. Or it may even be in the instructions too. Mine didn't turn out that great, but it was better than it would have been had I not done that. I only did a 1/2 ball. If you use dowels (which I would recommend for that shape), I would suggest just using straws or lollipop sticks. Good luck!

Soccer balls are definitely difficult. I've done several. You do have to use a template that fits the pan you are using. I cut out the different patterns (I think there are two) from wax paper and marked the cake before applying buttercream. You can do the same for fondant.

I have just made the half soccer ball cake using the Wilton cake tin (with the indentations).
If i cover with buttercream i won't see the indentations for the hexagons and pentagons.... I don't know what to do???
Is it easier to cover in fondant or piped stars????????????

Danni73 I would outline the indentations with white buttercream (or in my case, Pastry Pride) before covering with fondant or stars. I don't work with neither buttercream nor fondant, only Pastry Pride. So I would say piping the stars would be easiest since it's similar to doing them with PP.