Training apparatus and method for teaching and practicing skills for sports
OwnerAlfio Bucceriinventor
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Abstract
A training apparatus for teaching and practicing skills for sports. The apparatus includes at least one removable electronic device having at least one proximity sensor, a playing surface having a cavity which receives the at least one removable electronic device, and a gamepiece, such as a ball. Each proximity sensor is adapted to sense the gamepiece and activates a visual or audio indicator on the at least one removable electronic device if the gamepiece is within a range of the at least one proximity sensor.
Claims20
A training apparatus for teaching and practicing skills for sports comprising:
- at least one removable electronic device having at least one proximity sensor;
- at least one playing surface having a cavity which receives the at least one removable electronic device;
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- a gamepiece,
- wherein each proximity sensor is adapted to sense the gamepiece and activates a visual or audio indicator on the at least one removable electronic device if the gamepiece is within a range of the at least one proximity sensor.
The training apparatus of, further comprising two or more playing surfaces and two or more removable electronic devices, each playing surface having one or more cavities for receiving one of the removable electronic devices.
A method for teaching and practicing skills for sports, the method comprising the steps of:
- inserting a removable electronic device having at least one proximity sensor into a cavity of a playing surface;
- actuating a gamepiece to activate a visual or audio indicator on the at least one removable electronic device if the gamepiece is sensed by the proximity sensor within a range of the at least one proximity sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.