SPORTS TRAINING MACHINE
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1. A basketball training apparatus comprising:
- a mechanical ball returner for returning balls;
a shot completion sensor for determining whether a shot goes through a basketball hoop;
a condition sensor for sensing a physical condition of a basketball shooter, the physical condition including at least one of heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and fatigue; and
a computer in communication with the shot completion sensor and the condition sensor, the computer configured to;
store calculated shot completion percentage data and the sensed physical condition of the basketball shooter for each of a plurality of training sessions of the basketball shooter; and
output the calculated shot completion percentage as a function of the sensed physical condition of the basketball shooter for at least one of the plurality of training sessions to provide an indication of progress of the basketball shooter over time.
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Abstract
A basketball training apparatus includes a shot completion sensor, a condition sensor, and a computer. The shot completion sensor determines whether a shot goes through a basketball hoop. The condition sensor senses a physical condition of a basketball shooter. The computer is in communication with the shot completion sensor and the condition sensor, and has a processor for calculating shot completion percentage as a function of the physical condition.
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1. A basketball training apparatus comprising:
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a mechanical ball returner for returning balls; a shot completion sensor for determining whether a shot goes through a basketball hoop; a condition sensor for sensing a physical condition of a basketball shooter, the physical condition including at least one of heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and fatigue; and a computer in communication with the shot completion sensor and the condition sensor, the computer configured to; store calculated shot completion percentage data and the sensed physical condition of the basketball shooter for each of a plurality of training sessions of the basketball shooter; and output the calculated shot completion percentage as a function of the sensed physical condition of the basketball shooter for at least one of the plurality of training sessions to provide an indication of progress of the basketball shooter over time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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sensing a physical condition of a basketball shooter using a physical condition sensor, the physical condition including one or more of heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and fatigue; generating physical condition data for the basketball shooter with a processor based on signals received from the physical condition sensor; relating shot completion percentage data for the basketball shooter with the physical condition data for the basketball shooter for each of a plurality of training sessions of the basketball shooter; and outputting the calculated shot completion percentage data as a function of the physical condition data for the basketball shooter for at least one of the plurality of training sessions to provide an indication of progress of the basketball shooter over time. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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