Sports training system
First Claim
1. A sports training system comprising in combination:
- a tower including;
a base member;
a vertical support member extending upwardly from the base member;
a crossbar extending outwardly from the vertical support member;
a pad positioned near the base member, the pad including a top surface having means for indicating a pre-shot position and a post-shot position of a player;
a core training apparatus, separate and distinct from the pad and the tower positioned adjacently thereto adapted to promote an athletic stance, wherein the core training apparatus comprises;
a frame; and
a plurality of cantilevered tines extending outwardly from the top of the frame, the tines defining a player passageway there beneath; and
wherein the training system is adapted to allow a player to shoot a ball over the cross bar towards a target with a goal of accurately scoring a point.
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Abstract
The sports training system of the present invention is preferably used in association with the sport of basketball to improve a player'"'"'s shooting and dribbling fundamentals. The system includes a tower positioned between the player shooting the ball and the basketball hoop. The tower requires the player to shoot the ball over the top of the tower. The act of shooting the ball over the tower requires the player to have a preferred release angle, which in turn, causes the ball to descend towards the hoop at a preferred entrance angle. The system also includes a pad configured to be stood upon by the player, which ensures that the player'"'"'s feet are properly aligned with the basketball hoop. The system may also have a core training apparatus to improve a player'"'"'s dribbling fundamentals by requiring the player to dribble the ball in a crouched athletic stance.
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11 Claims
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1. A sports training system comprising in combination:
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a tower including; a base member; a vertical support member extending upwardly from the base member; a crossbar extending outwardly from the vertical support member; a pad positioned near the base member, the pad including a top surface having means for indicating a pre-shot position and a post-shot position of a player; a core training apparatus, separate and distinct from the pad and the tower positioned adjacently thereto adapted to promote an athletic stance, wherein the core training apparatus comprises; a frame; and a plurality of cantilevered tines extending outwardly from the top of the frame, the tines defining a player passageway there beneath; and wherein the training system is adapted to allow a player to shoot a ball over the cross bar towards a target with a goal of accurately scoring a point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A sports training system comprising in combination:
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a basketball rim attached to a backboard; a basketball that a player shoots towards the rim with a goal of moving the basketball through the rim; a moveable tower including; a folding base member, a telescoping vertical support member extending upwardly from the base member, and a crossbar extending outwardly from an upper end of the vertical support member; a pad distinct from the moveable tower positioned near the base member and, the pad including a top surface having means for indicating a pre-shot position and a post-shot position of a player; the pad further including; a plurality of longitudinally extending indicator lines on the top surface of the pad, wherein the player'"'"'s feet are positioned between a pair of said plurality of longitudinally extending indicator lines in the pre-shot position; and a plurality of laterally extending indicator lines on the top surface of the pad, wherein the player'"'"'s feet are positioned behind one of said plurality of laterally extending indicator lines in the pre-shot position; and wherein the tower is positioned between the pad and the basketball rim such that the player shoots the ball over the cross bar. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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