Apparatus for soccer training
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1. A sports training apparatus, comprising:
- a flexible neoprene belt with first and second ends adapted to encircle a waist of a user, said first and second ends including belt fasteners to removably secure said ends together;
an elastic tether line extending from said belt to a ball holder;
said ball holder comprising a ball cradle portion and a locking arm portion;
said ball cradle portion comprising at least four cradle arms made from a continuous piece of neoprene material, each cradle ar having a first edge, a second edge, an end where said first and second edges meet, and a centerline, said first edge of each arm beginning at said end of said cradle arm and extending curvilinearly away from said centerline of said arm, transitioning into a second edge of an adjacent arm, whereby a substantial surface area is provided between the intersection of the centerlines of each adjacent pair of arms and said transition of first and second edges of said adjacent cradle arms; and
said locking arm portion comprising at least four locking arms with first and second ends, each of said first ends of said locking arms being attached to each other, and each of said second ends being removably attachable, to a corresponding end of one of said cradle arms.
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Abstract
A sports ball is held in a novel manner within a cradle having multiple arms encircling the ball and attached by Velcro® to a set of strips attached to a flexible tether line fastened to a person'"'"'s waist. The ball is able to be kicked or punched and return to the striker in each cycle.
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1. A sports training apparatus, comprising:
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a flexible neoprene belt with first and second ends adapted to encircle a waist of a user, said first and second ends including belt fasteners to removably secure said ends together; an elastic tether line extending from said belt to a ball holder; said ball holder comprising a ball cradle portion and a locking arm portion; said ball cradle portion comprising at least four cradle arms made from a continuous piece of neoprene material, each cradle ar having a first edge, a second edge, an end where said first and second edges meet, and a centerline, said first edge of each arm beginning at said end of said cradle arm and extending curvilinearly away from said centerline of said arm, transitioning into a second edge of an adjacent arm, whereby a substantial surface area is provided between the intersection of the centerlines of each adjacent pair of arms and said transition of first and second edges of said adjacent cradle arms; and said locking arm portion comprising at least four locking arms with first and second ends, each of said first ends of said locking arms being attached to each other, and each of said second ends being removably attachable, to a corresponding end of one of said cradle arms. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A sports training apparatus, comprising:
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a flexible belt with first and second ends adapted to encircle a waist of a user, said first and second ends including belt fasteners to removably secure said ends together; an elastic tether line extending from said belt to a ball holder; said ball holder comprising a ball cradle portion and a locking arm portion; said ball cradle portion comprising at least four arms, each cradle arm having a first edge, a second edge, an end where said first and second edges meet, and a centerline, said first edge of each of said cradle arms beginning at said end of said cradle arm and extending curvilinearly away from said centerline of said arm, transitioning into a second edge of an adjacent arm, whereby a substantial surface area is provided between the intersection of the centerlines of each adjacent pair of arms and said transition of said first and second edges of said adjacent cradle arms; and said locking arm portion comprising at least four locking arms with first and second ends, each of said first ends of said locking arms being attached to each other, and each of said second ends being removably attachable to a corresponding end of one of said cradle arms.
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