Soccer Skills and Techniques Training Mat Set

• US 20140274484A1
• Filed: 04/08/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dragomir Penkov Parvanov
• Original Assignee: Dragomir Penkov Parvanov
• Inventors: Parvanov, Dragomir Penkov
• Granted Patent: US 8,998,752 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/446
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0694 Visual indication, e.g. Indicia
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/12 specially adapted for children
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2243/0025 Football American football A63B2243/007
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/00 Training appliances or apparatus for special sports training of parachutists B64D23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/002 for football American-football dummies A63B69/34

Abstract

A training device for teaching and practicing simple and advanced soccer skills and techniques. The device is a set of mats with printed indicators on the upper side of each mat, the printed indicators are specifically of footstep indicators printed in solid line, footstep indicators printed in dashed line, circle indicating where the soccer ball is placed, solid and dashed lines with arrows, step numbers, instructional text. Each training mat shows and teaches different soccer technique. The soccer student steps on top of the training mat and follows the instructions printed on the mat surface by placing their feet on top of the footstep prints and moving them in exact position and sequence shown on the mat.

Claims

1. A Soccer Skills and Technique Training Mat Set, comprising:

Number of mats with each mat representing a different soccer skill or technique, with each mat having an upper side and bottom side, the upper side of each mat has printed indicators of left footstep indicators printed in solid line, right footstep indicators printed in solid line, right footstep indicators printed in dashed line, left footstep indicators printed in dashed line, a circle (indicates where the soccer ball is placed), solid line arrow, dashed line arrows, step numbers, written instructions;

footstep indicators printed in solid line show where the soccer student will place their feet and step on top of the mat;

a footstep indicator printed in dashed line show the position of the soccer student foot in the air above the training mat and represents the contact with the soccer ball;

the circle print on the upper side of the mat indicates the position where the soccer ball is placed;

the dashed lines and arrows indicate the exact path and direction of the soccer student feet on the way to the next footstep print;

the solid line and arrow print indicate the path of the soccer ball after the soccer student has controlled it with the appropriate foot;

the numbers indicate the sequence of each movement or step indicated by the arrows and footstep prints.

2. The Soccer Skills and Technique Training Mat Set of claim 1, wherein on the upper side of each mat there is at least one printed indicator of right footstep printed in solid line.

3. The Soccer Skills and Technique Training Mat Set of claim 1, wherein on the upper side of each mat there is at least one printed indicator of left footstep printed in solid line.

4. The Soccer Skills and Technique Training Mat Set of claim 1, wherein on the upper side of each mat there is at least one printed indicator of right footstep printed in dashed line.

5. The Soccer Skills and Technique Training Mat Set of claim 1, wherein on the upper side of each mat there is at least one printed indicator of left footstep printed in dashed line.

6. The Soccer Skills and Technique Training Mat Set of claim 1, wherein on the upper side of each mat there is at least one printed indicator of a circle printed in solid line.

7. The Soccer Skills and Technique Training Mat Set of claim 1, wherein on the upper side of each mat there is at least one printed indicator of dashed lines and arrows.

8. The Soccer Skills and Technique Training Mat Set of claim 1, wherein on the upper side of each mat there is at least one printed indicator of solid lines and arrows.

9. The Soccer Skills and Technique Training Mat Set of claim 1, wherein on the upper side of each mat there is at least one printed indicator of numbers indicating the sequence of each movement or step indicated by the arrows and footstep prints.