Communication and training system for team sports

• US 20050049080A1
• Filed: 08/27/2004
• Published: 03/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hovington A. Brett
• Original Assignee: Hovington A. Brett
• Inventors: Hovington, A. Brett
• Application Number:
  US10/929,148
• Publication Number:
  US 20050049080A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/345
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/04 with audible presentation of the material to be studied sound recording or reproducing G11B
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3833 Hand-held transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3888 Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers

Abstract

The present invention relates to a communication system for soccer coaches and their staff that enables them to provide training from a distance and in noisy environments to soccer players anywhere on the training field without interruption. Each player wears an elastic bellyband around the waist. The bellyband has a center pocket that houses a radio receiver that is connected to a custom ear mold.

Claims

1. What I claim as my invention is a strap for wrapping around the waist said strap having on the exterior surface of one end thereof VELCRO fastening means and on the other end thereof, mating VELCRO fastening means such that the respective VELCRO fastening means can be attached to each other so as to constrict said strap about a person'"'"'s waist, said second end of said elastic means being attached to said strap. Furtermore the strap houses a two-way radio which is attached to an earpiece to allow communication when the device is powered on.