Baseball and soccer training system for children

A system for training beginning and intermediate players in soccer basics comprises the following elements:

• a game board means having a simulated, realistically colored soccer field illustrated thereon;
• a multiplicity of miniature magnetic figurines;
• a multiplicity of magnetic name holders;
• a multiplicity of flash cards;
• and
• an answer key including a plurality of images of a soccer field;
• the method steps of said system comprising each player:
• identifying the parts of said soccer field on the game board means;
• placing said miniature magnetic figurines in the correct position on the game board means;
• placing said magnetic name holders having name cards of said players inserted therein in correct position on the game board means;
• and further comprising each coach:
• displaying said flash cards having questions in the form of concise terms thereon;
• soliciting a response to said questions from each player;
• and
• reading said answer key to determine correctness of the response from each player.

A method of playing a tabletop baseball board game for a plurality of game players each of said game players competing against each other to collect the most baseball trading cards the parts of said game comprising:

• a multiplicity of flash cards, each of which represents one aspect of baseball expressed in a concise term thereon;
• a substantially planar game board means having indications thereon describing a baseball diamond having a home plate, a first base, a second base, a third base, an at bat portion listing the names of each player in the order of play, and a scoreboard for listing the number of trading cards won by each of said game players;
• a multiplicity of name holders for holding the individual names of each game player;
• and
• an answer key;
• the method steps comprising each game player:
• throwing dice to determine a coach for a session;
• defining a concise term by one of said game players on a first of said flash cards displayed by the coach;
• failing to properly define said term resulting in said flash card being displayed to a second game player;
• properly defining said term resulting in retention of said flash card by said second game player;
• continuing to display cards by the coach to additional players in this manner until all said flash cards of a session have been retained by said game players;
• and
• replacing said flash cards with baseball trading cards in numbers equivalent thereto to each player possessing any of said flash cards.