# US 2016/0256759 A1 · Lacrosse Stick Skills Training Device and Method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2016/0256759 A1 - Document ID: US20160256759A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/641,374 - Filed: 2015-03-07 - Published: 2016-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-03-07 - Inventors: Alfred Craig Tillmann, SR. - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160256759A1 ## CPC - A63B 69/00: Training appliances or apparatus for special sports (training of parachutists B64D23/00) - A63B 59/20: having means, e.g. pockets, netting or adhesive type surfaces, for catching or holding a ball, e.g. for lacrosse or pelota - A63B 60/02: Ballast means for adjusting the centre of mass (A63B60/24, A63B60/54 take precedence) - A63B 2102/14: Lacrosse - A63B 2214/00: Training methods - A63B 2225/68: with article holders - A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) ## Abstract A training device and method of training for a lacrosse stick assembly are provided. The training device can include a band including a front portion and a back portion. The band can be configured such that a point on the back portion of the band is arranged a distance higher than a point on the front portion. When the band is secured to the head of the lacrosse stick assembly, the back portion of the band is arranged closer to the lip of the head. A weight can be arranged on the back portion of the band and on an exterior side thereof. The weight is configured to be held below the sidewalls of the head at a location in the pocket where a lacrosse ball would sit during actual play when the band is secured to the head. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-10. (canceled) ### Claim 11 A combination of a training device and a regulation lacrosse stick assembly comprising: the lacrosse stick assembly including a head having a front side, a back side, angled sidewalls defining a lower head portion, a mesh forming a pocket including a lower portion and an upper portion on the back side, and a lip at a distal end thereof defining an upper head portion; the training device including: a ring-shaped band having a width, an interior surface and including a front portion and a back portion, the ring-shaped band being shaped such that a point at a mid-point of the width at the back portion of the band is arranged an offset distance higher than a point at the mid-point of the width on the front portion; and a weight arranged on the back portion of the ring-shaped band and on an exterior side thereof; wherein the ring-shaped band is securable solely to the head at the lower head portion thereof by way of a friction fit between the interior surface of the ring-shaped band and the angled sidewalls of the head; wherein the back portion of the ring-shaped band is arranged on the back side of the head of the lacrosse stick assembly such that the back portion of the band is arranged closer to the lip of the head compared to the front portion of the band; and wherein the weight is held by the ring-shaped band below the sidewalls of the head at a location where a lacrosse ball would sit in the upper portion of the pocket during actual play when the interior surface of the ring-shaped band is secured to the head. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The combination of claim 11, wherein the band includes outwardly flared walls generally corresponding to the angled sidewalls of the head of the lacrosse stick assembly. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The combination of claim 12, wherein the outwardly flared walls of the band are formed by securing a first end of the band to a second end of the band at an angle at the back portion of the band. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The combination of claim 13, wherein the offset distance between the back portion of the band and the front portion of the band can be varied by changing the angle of connection between the first and second ends of the band. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The combination of claim 11, wherein the ring-shaped band forms a continuous loop. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The combination of claim 11, wherein the offset distance between the mid-point of the back portion of the band and the midpoint of the front portion of the band is from about 0.5 inches to about 3 inches. ### Claim 17 (canceled) ### Claim 18 A method of training with a regulation lacrosse stick assembly including a head having a neck at a proximal end thereof, a front side, a back side, angled sidewalls defining a lower head portion, a mesh forming a pocket including a lower portion and an upper portion on the back side, and a lip at a distal end thereof defining an upper head portion comprising: providing a ring-shaped band having an interior surface and including a front portion and a back portion, the back portion of the band being arranged with an offset with respect to the front portion of the band; providing a weight on the back portion of the band; and securing the interior surface of the ring-shaped band solely to the head of the lacrosse stick assembly using a friction fit between the interior surface of the ring-shaped band and the angled sidewalls of the lower head portion such that (A.) the back portion of the ring-shaped band is arranged on the back side of the head of the lacrosse stick assembly, and (B.) the weight is held (i) closer to the lip of the head compared to the front portion of the band and (ii) in a location where a lacrosse ball would sit in the upper portion of the pocket during actual play. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein the offset between the back portion of the band and the front portion of the band is from about 0.5 inches to about 3 inches. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein the band includes a width and a point at a mid-point of the width at the back portion of the band is arranged a distance higher with respect to a point at the mid-point of the width on the front portion such that when the band is secured to the head of the lacrosse stick, the back portion of the band is arranged closer to the lip of the head compared to the front portion of the band.