Football tee with multiple ball supporting modes

A kicking tee, comprising:

• a) a base having a periphery including a rear surface;
• b) said base having a ball receiving recess extending upwardly and comprising two recess portions separated at rearward terminations thereof by a space and defined at forward terminations thereof by a pair of ribs defining a further space therebetween;
• c) each of said recess portions having a surface with a shape approximating a shape of a portion of an outer surface of an oblate spheroidal football adjacent a tip of said football;
• d) whereby, between said space and further space, a floor extends between said recess portions and forward of said further space to a forward edge of said tee;
• e) whereby, when a tip of a football and adjacent portions of said outer surface of said football are placed in said ball receiving recess with said adjacent portions in engagement with said surfaces of said recess portions, said tip and said adjacent portions are visible through said space between said recess portions.

A kicking tee, comprising:

• a) a base having a periphery including a rear surface;
• b) said base having a ball receiving and engaging recess extending upwardly and comprising two recess portions separated at rearward terminations thereof by a space and defined at forward terminations thereof by a pair of ribs defining a further space therebetween;
• c) each of said recess portions having a surface with a shape of a portion of an outer surface of an oblate spheroidal football adjacent a tip of said football;
• d) whereby, when a tip of a football is placed in said ball receiving recess with said portion of said outer surface of said football in engagement with said surfaces of said recess portion, said tip is visible through said space between said recess portions.

A kicking tee, comprising:

• a) a base having a periphery including a rear surface;
• b) said base having a ball receiving and engaging recess extending upwardly and comprising two recess portions separated at rearward terminations thereof by a space and defined at forward terminations thereof by a pair of ribs defining a further space therebetween;
• c) each of said recess portions having a surface with a shape of a portion of an outer surface of an oblate spheroidal football adjacent a tip of said football;
• d) whereby, between said space and further space, a floor extends between said recess portions and forward of said further space to a forward edge of said tee;
• e) whereby, when a tip of a football is placed in said ball receiving recess with said portion of said outer surface of said football in engagement with said surfaces of said recess portion, said tip is visible through said space between said recess portions.