Full scale practice and training system, method and software medium utilizing programmable chassis driven drones and tackling dummies in singular and multiple variants such as use by positional players in sole and team-based sports as well as other non-athletic training applications

A management system for providing full scale training of a plurality of physical participants engaged in a team event, comprising:

• a plurality of self-propelling drones positioned at various locations upon a practice surface;
• a plurality of sensors either adapted to being worn by the physical participants or being located upon the practice surface;
• a grid of lighting elements arrayed upon the practice surface;
• a control platform incorporating a first processor in communication with the sensors for tracking movement of each of the physical players;
• a recording device in communication with said control platform for recording movements of the physical players and drones;
• a second processor incorporated into each of the drones, each of the second processors being in operative communication with the control platform, the second processors receiving sensor updated information as a stream of instructions for operating a powered drive chassis incorporated into each drone for traversing the drone upon the practice surface during a training iteration;
• said control platform coordinating streams of instructions to the second processors for moving the drones in a synchronized and choreographed progression between start and end points so that the drones emulate a team of players opposing the physical players, with a speed and direction of each drone being adjusted in response to the movements of the physical participants through a conclusion of the training iteration;
• said control platform further communicating with said grid of lighting elements and sensors and operable to output a series of time elapsed commands for selectively illuminating said lighting elements to represent progression of any of a player, drone or game object;
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• a replay module for presenting previously recorded physical player and drone movements.

A management system for providing full scale training of a plurality of physical participants engaged in a team event, comprising:

• a plurality of self-propelling drones positioned at various locations upon a practice surface;
• a plurality of sensors either adapted to being worn by the physical participants or being located upon the practice surface;
• a control platform incorporating a first processor in communication with the sensors for tracking movement of each of the physical players;
• a second processor incorporated into each of the drones, each of the second processors being in operative communication with the control platform, the second processors receiving sensor updated information as a stream of instructions for operating a powered drive chassis incorporated into each drone for traversing the drone upon the practice surface during a training iteration;
• said control platform coordinating streams of instructions to the second processors for moving the drones in a synchronized and choreographed progression between start and end points so that the drones emulate a team of players opposing the physical players;
• said sensors responding to movements of the physical participants by issuing at least one input, said input feeding signals to said first processor of said control platform for communicating to a further processor device for adjusting a speed and direction of each drone in response to the movements of the physical participants through a conclusion of the training iteration;
• said input further including the sensor adapted to being worn by the physical participant in communication with at least one additional sensor integrated into any of the drone, or another device, said sensors communicating with either of said first or second processors using any of Near Field Communication or acquired global positioning data for modifying the algorithmic protocols and resulting movement instructions issued to the drones during the training iteration;
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• said participating player situated sensor being in communication, via said first processor, with a lighting element and sensor(s) incorporated into the practice surface, with additional sensors associated with any of a game device, object, ball or physical player.

A management system for providing full scale training of a plurality of physical participants engaged in a team event, comprising:

• a plurality of self-propelling drones positioned at various locations upon a practice surface;
• a plurality of sensors either adapted to being worn by the physical participants or being located upon the practice surface;
• a control platform incorporating a first processor in communication with the sensors for tracking movement of each of the physical players;
• a second processor incorporated into each of the drones, each of the second processors being in operative communication with the control platform, the second processors receiving sensor updated information as a stream of instructions for operating a powered drive chassis incorporated into each drone for traversing the drone upon the practice surface during a training iteration;
• color controlled lighting elements adapted to being integrated into at least one of the participating player, drone or game play ball for determining and providing visual indication of any of status, condition, speed, acceleration or trajectory;
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• said control platform coordinating streams of instructions to the second processors for moving the drones in a synchronized and choreographed progression between start and end points so that the drones emulate a team of players opposing the physical players.