A hand-operated apparatus used as a one-hand goalie defending a goal or target from a forthcoming ball or puck by bending, smacking or pivoting directional members, the hand-operated apparatus comprising:
- a central sheath;
- a top with an opening protruding from the central sheath for inserting a user's left or right hand;
- a bottom with two bottom directional members protruding from the central sheath;
- a left side with a left directional member protruding from the central sheath for holding a user's thumb, wherein said user's thumb can be a left-hand thumb or a right-hand thumb;
- and a right side with a right directional member protruding from the central sheath for holding a user's thumb, wherein said user's thumb can be a left-hand thumb or a right-hand thumb;
- wherein the two bottom directional members represent a lower body portion with two legs;
- wherein a first of the two bottom directional members is capable of retaining in a first bottom finger holder either of an index finger and a middle finger together in the first bottom finger holder or a ring finger and little finger together in the first bottom finger holder;
- wherein said first bottom finger holder closes at a first indentation creating a first bending line and wherein a first elongated member extends from the first indentation;
- wherein the first indentation is curved inward with an apex of said first indentation between the first bottom finger holder and the first elongated member;
- wherein the index finger and middle finger retained together in the first bottom finger holder or the ring finger and little finger retained together in the first bottom finger holder are retained together in the first bottom finger holder down to the first indentation that closes the first bottom finger holder;
- wherein a second of the two bottom directional members is capable of retaining in a second bottom finger holder either of an index finger and a middle finger together in the second bottom finger holder or a ring finger and little finger together in the second bottom finger holder;
- wherein said second bottom finger holder closes at a second indentation creating a second bending line and wherein a second elongated member extends from the second indentation;
- wherein the second indentation is curved inward with an apex of said second indentation between the second bottom finger holder and the second elongated member;
- wherein the index finger and middle finger retained together in the second bottom finger holder or the ring finger and little finger retained together in the second bottom finger holder are retained together in the second bottom finger holder down to the second indentation that closes the second bottom finger holder;
- wherein the first of the two bottom directional members is adapted to bend at the first indentation when pushed downwardly against a surface by the first bottom finger holder to represent a kneeling action by a first of the two legs of the lower body portion;
- wherein the second of the two bottom directional members is adapted to bend at the second indentation when pushed downwardly against the surface by the second bottom finger holder representing a kneeling action by a second of the two legs of the lower body portion;
- wherein the two bottom directional members are adapted to direct the first elongated member to angle away from the first bottom finger holder and the second elongated member to angle away from the second bottom finger holder with the use of pressure against the surface to cover and defend significant open spaces of said goal or target;
- wherein the left directional member and the right directional member represent an upper body portion;
- wherein the left directional member and the right directional member are opposite one another on opposite sides of the central sheath;
- wherein the left directional member and the right directional member can be maneuvered by the user to represent arm movements of a goalie's catcher's catching ability or the goalie's blocker and stick to defend the goal or target.