Appliance for controllably altering the trajectory of a kicked American football

A device for controllably altering a trajectory of a kicked American football, comprising:

• a) a stationary body placed at a fixed location in front of an American football, said football supported by a support structure in an orientation permitting said football to be kicked by a kicker's foot;
• b) said stationary body having a portion spaced apart from said support structure including being spaced apart from any portion of said support structure between said football and said stationary body, said stationary body being located such that after said football is kicked, a surface of said football spaced from said support structure strikes said portion and is deflected into a substantially predictable trajectory.

In a football tee having a recess shaped generally in conformance with a shape of a tip of an American football, the improvement comprising a device for controllably altering a trajectory of a football kicked from said recess, comprising:

• a) a stationary body placed at a fixed location in front of said football supported in said recess;
• b) said stationary body having a portion spaced apart from said recess, including being spaced apart from any portion of said recess between said football and said stationary body, said stationary body being located such that after said football is kicked, a surface of said football spaced from said recess strikes said portion and is deflected into a substantially predictable trajectory.