SPORTS TRAINING DEVICE AND METHODS

• US 20100261147A1
• Filed: 01/12/2010
• Published: 10/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aaron L. Polansky
• Original Assignee: Aaron L. Polansky
• Inventors: Polansky, Aaron L.
• Application Number:
  US12/686,080
• Publication Number:
  US 20100261147A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/258
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4001 Arrangements for attaching the exercising apparatus to the user's body, e.g. belts, shoes or gloves specially adapted therefor weights worn on the user's body A63B21/065; exoskeletons in general B25J9/0006, for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about A61H3/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2214/00 Training methods
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2244/108 Wrestling

Abstract

Sports training devices and methods are provided. Preferred devices and methods may be used for training in wrestling as well as a wide variety of other sports.

Claims

1. A method for training in a sport, comprising:

placing one or more removable articles on each of two or more participants of the sport;

one or more participants attempting to remove the article or portion of the article from one or more other participant.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the sport is wrestling and each participant is a wrestler.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the article is placed on a total of two participants.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein a participant attempts to prevent removal of the article he or she is wearing, while attempting to the article from the one or more other participants.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the device comprises (1) a unit for attachment to a user (2) and a visible detection unit.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the visible detection unit can be clasped within a participant'"'"'s hand.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein one or more a participant removed a portion of the article from one or more other participants.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the article comprises an anklet and a flag unit.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the one or more removeably attached articles are placed on or around a participant'"'"'s ankle area, knee area, wrist area, elbow area and/or shoulder area.

13. A sports training device system comprising:

(1) a device comprising (i) an anklet, and (ii) a flag for attaching to the anklet packaged together with (2) instructions for use of the device according to a method of claim 1.

14. A device system of claim 13 wherein the system is a wrestling training device system.

10. A sports training device comprising:

an anklet, and

a flag for attaching to the anklet.

12. The device of claim 10 wherein the device is a wrestling training device.

11. A sports training device comprising (1) a unit for attachment to a user (2) and a visible detection unit.