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US 4,083,561 AGranted
Soccer practice net
AssigneeFred R. Daffer, Jr.
InventorFred R. Daffer, Jr.
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Abstract
A soccer practice net and goal structure is disclosed which is particularly useful in the training of players for the game of soccer. This soccer practice net can be used as a goal structure for games between teams on a large playing area or readily converted to a ball-returning practice net for use in a limited playing area such as a residential backyard by one or more players.
Claims11
A ball goal and practice net comprising:
- a frame adapted to stand generally upright on the ground and defining an upright rectangular opening;
- a net attached to said frame and disposed behind said opening to form a resilient back for receiving balls passing through said opening;
- first means connected to said net for holding said net back in a first configuration inclined downward and backward from the top of said opening approximately to the ground to capture balls passing through said opening;
- second means connected to said net for forming an angle in said net, the vertex of said angle extending horizontally across said net below the top of the frame and a substantial distance above the ground, for holding said net back in a second configuration inclined downward and backward from the top of said opening and thence, at the vertex of said angle, forward and downward about to the ground for returning balls passing through said opening.
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