Training device to aid improving proper form and measuring directional accuracy when kicking a football or soccer ball
OwnerPeter D. Rageninventor
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Abstract
A training device to aid improving proper form and measuring directional accuracy when performing a training kicking. The device includes a base and a ball holder assembly coupled to the base. The ball holder assembly is configured to receive an attachable ball used for performing simulation kicks. A direction pointer is coupled either the ball holder assembly or the ball and is spaced from a direction template that is used to indicate a relative accuracy of the simulation kick. The device also includes a brake assembly that receives the direction pointer during the training kick to bring the ball holder assembly and the ball to a complete stop.
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A training device for measuring directional accuracy when performing a training kick, the device comprising:
- a base;
- a ball holder assembly coupled to the base, the ball holder assembly configured to hold a ball;
- a direction pointer coupled to one of the ball holder assembly and the ball;
- a direction template spaced from the direction pointer, the direction template in combination with the direction pointer indicating to a user the relative accuracy of the training kick after the training kick has been performed.
A training device for measuring directional accuracy when performing a training kick, the device comprising:
- a base;
- a ball movably coupled to the base;
- and
- a directional accuracy indicator associated with at least one of the ball and the base,
- wherein the directional accuracy indicator indicates to a user the relative accuracy of the training kick after the training kick has been performed and the ball comes to a stop.
A method of kicking a ball on a training device, the method comprising:
- positioning the ball in a starting position relative to a base;
- kicking the ball to move the ball in a rearward direction relative to the base;
- moving a direction pointer with the ball as it moves in the rearward direction, stopping the motion of the ball and the direction pointer;
- referencing the position of the direction pointer relative to the direction template;
- and
- measuring the directional accuracy of the training kick after the training kick has been performed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.