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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182372 | Device for training athletic or sports ball players The present invention provides a device designed to increase the accuracy of both the throwing, bouncing, propelling by stick and kicking of a baseball, football, lacrosse ball or soccer ball. The apparatus is constructed of a frame, for example of aluminum tubing. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8172704 | Football carrying training aid A device which aids the training of football carriers, specifically backfield players, in the desired ball carrying and retaining posture, comprising a belt worn around the waist of the player, an attached cradle or flap hanging from the belt, and a football support... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8152659 | Football holder A football holder for holding extra footballs on the side or hips of the quarterback until the quarterback is ready to throw the extra footballs. A pair of holders attach to the quarterback with a waist strap and two leg straps. Each holder has two spring-loaded cup... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7896757 | Football center training aid A football center training aid comprises a box-like training device in the form of a framework, covered on its top and sides with open-mesh netting, which provides a guide to encourage accurate passing of a football by a center to a place-kick holder or quarterback,... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7806787 | Football handoff trainer The football handoff trainer includes a vertical stand having a base and a post extending upwardly therefrom. The post includes a support and a vertically positionable extension telescopingly received by the support. An arm is pivotally coupled to the extension and ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7553244 | Ball receiving and launching machine Disclosed herein is a football receiving and launching machine that receives thrown footballs into a ball collector, orients the football and transfers the football into a ball accelerator that launches the football into the air automatically, enabling the user to p... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7341529 | Football training device A device which is utilized during practice or other informal situation to teach a football player such as a quarterback or kicker to deliver a football around or over one or preferably a group of linemen. In one embodiment, the device includes a mechanism capable of... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331908 | Multi-function weight training apparatus A multi-function weight training apparatus including a support base, a linear motion beam, a resistance adjusting carriage, a main carriage, a weight carriage and a cable. The linear motion beam is rotatably mounted to the base. The resistance adjusting carriage is ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7235039 | Full body stretching assist device A full body stretching assist device includes a base, a central support shaft mounted on the base, left and right arm support stretching sections extending outwards therefrom, and left and right leg support stretching sections. The left and right arm support stretch... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7195355 | Isolating and quantifying functional impairments of the gaze stabilization system A method for isolating and quantifying impairments of a subject's gaze stabilization system is provided. A subject's static visual acuity is measured to arrive at an assessment. The subject's visual acuity is then measured when the subject's head is moving and a dis... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7172535 | Upper back exercise machine and method of use An exercise apparatus for isolating and strengthening upper back and shoulder muscles including opposed first and second outboard support members containing separate and opposed sets of stacked weights supported for reciprocation vertically, and an upper cross-membe... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172521 | Soccer training aide A device for teaching the basic kicks of soccer to students of the game. The device has a mat portion with a ball support thereon, to raise the ball to the elevated position it would be in when laying on grass. The mat includes an alignment arrow to direct the appro... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172522 | Basketball training method A basketball training device and method for teaching the proper technique to shoot a basketball. ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7141009 | Weightlifting system for doing leg presses Weightlifting system which is particularly suitable for doing leg presses having an inclined frame, a foot support near the lower end of the inclined frame for receiving the feet of an exerciser, a carriage adapted for receiving the back of the exerciser and being d... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134977 | Sports training target system A sports training target system is disclosed. The system includes a target anchor having a support post that includes a slight angle in the forward direction. The system includes a target section having at least one target arm which is rotatably secured to the ancho... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125349 | Shotgun hiker The invention is of a Shotgun hiker, a mechanical football hiker that propels the football five yards in a consistent direction and manner in order to allow football teams to practice the shotgun offense without the use of a trained team member to hike the football.... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7074139 | Athletic throwing technique training apparatus and methods Methods and apparatus for training a trainee to achieve or maintain proper throwing technique by attaining proper form, position, and movement of the legs, hips, torso, and shoulders of the trainee and without the use of the throwing arm of the trainee. An apparatus... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070521 | Football training device A device which is utilized during practice or other informal situation to teach a football player such as a quarterback or kicker to deliver a football around or over one or preferably a group of linemen. In one embodiment, the device includes a mechanism capable of... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066846 | Football and soccer kicking training aid A portable football and soccer kicking training aid which holds and kicks a football or soccer ball in a trajectory, and with a force, simulating a ball kicked by a trained player. The training device is used by coaches in controlled practice sessions, to train and ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7056237 | Portable basketball rebound apparatus and method A portable basketball practice system or apparatus and method are shown having a plurality of pads situated on a plurality of adjustable arms that provide a toggle assembly, respectively. A position of the pads can be adjusted relative to a box-out area and can be e... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7037244 | Therapeutic arm exercise device A therapeutic arm exercise device which includes a vertical supporting frame for mounting on a vertical wall surface. An upright elongated exercise base board is pivotally secured relative to the frame for selectively positioning and retaining the board at different... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6929479 | Athlete training device An athlete training device includes a first sensor pad for signaling when a first object has been removed from the first pad and a second sensor pad for signaling when an athlete's hand has been removed from the second pad. A third sensor signals when the athlete ha... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6907840 | Football first down indicator system A football first down indicator system for providing a method of quickly and accurately determining a first down in football. The football first down indicator system includes a pair of first down marker members each having an elongate housing member, and also havin... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6875135 | Method and apparatus for training athletes An apparatus for training athletes to maintain proper posture and lower body position by keeping the hips low, knees bent, and feet under the hips shoulders using at least two side straps each connected at one end to the athlete's waist and connected at the other en... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6824504 | Full body, adjustable weight sled exerciser A sled exerciser used, for example, in tackling or blocking practice in football training, comprises a sled, slidably attached to a frame, where the sled includes padding on one side. An adjustable weight mechanism is attached to the sled and provides continuous res... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6796915 | Hockey checking practice dummy A dummy for practicing hockey checking composed of a base, an upper body, and a mechanism for controlling the dummy's motion. The generally cylindrical base has a foundation, an upwardly-extending column, and is weighted. The weight can be a solid weight or a remova... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6722889 | Training football The invention is training football having a plurality of perceptive elements, including tactile elements and visual elements. The tactile elements are positioned on an outer surface of the football in locations that correspond with locations that contact the hand of... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6718961 | Football launcher A football launcher and the method of using same, such that a player can practice receiving a hiked football without the need of another player being present. The football launcher has two triangular base members that support a mounting shaft between them. A pivot a... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6715477 | Method and apparatus for emulating the kicking of an object An apparatus that simulates punting and place kicking of a ball includes a prosthetic leg having a mechanism in the foot region to seat a ball. The leg is pivotally-mounted to a frame and mechanically coupled with a foot pedal. Downward force on the foot pedal is tr... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6599206 | Triple reactor lineman trainer A lineman trainer includes a base on which are mounted three receiving brackets. Pads are mounted over these brackets. Each of the brackets is mounted on a mechanism that allows the brackets to move. An actuator mechanism may be manipulated by a coach or ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6579197 | Basketball training device A training device includes a platform mounted on a wheel assembly. The platform has a rail for a support mechanism mounted thereon. On this support mechanism at least one training implement can be mounted and be supported therearound for use by an athlete... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6575852 | Football centering machine An apparatus for centering a ball is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a base, an upright member supported on the base for pivotal movement with respect to the base, and a pivot arm pivotally supported relative to the upright member for pivotal movement ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6458050 | Athlete practice shooting aid device An athletic shooting aid adapted to be detachably mounted directly on the goal of a sporting event to provide a target at which the player aims and strikes with the game piece in order to improve the form and accuracy of the player's shooting. The device ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6322460 | Batting practice device A batting practice device comprising a resiliently flexible and elongate retaining rod, a target member coupled to a distal end of the elongate retaining rod, and a clamping structure for clamping a proximal end of the elongate retaining rod to an environ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6283877 | Apparatus and method for training basketball players An apparatus and method for training basketball players to shoot a basketball with one hand instead of using two hands in shooting. The apparatus is comprised of a belt placed around a player's torso, a band placed around the wrist of the player's weak or... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6261195 | Football training apparatus An elongated support member extends generally vertically upward from a playing surface. An elongated arm extends outward from two opposite sides of the support member in generally perpendicular relationship to the support member. The arm has freedom of ro... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6190270 | Athlete practice shooting aid device An athletic shooting aid adapted to be detachably mounted directly on the goal of a sporting event to provide a target at which the player aims and strikes with the game piece in order to improve the form and accuracy of the player's shooting. The device ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6112128 | System and method for predicting the outcome of college football games A system and method which uses statistical analysis of college football games to predict an outcome is comprised of a unique combination of objective, quantitative factors. The system and method accounts for when in the college football season the contest... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6093119 | Football training and evaluation apparatus A football training and evaluation apparatus has a frame, a contacting element, and a force transferring member connected to the frame and the contacting element. A measuring-signaling element is connected to the force transferring member and is adapted t... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6050906 | Mechanical football centering device A mechanical football centering device for training quarterbacks to receive a snapped football. The device includes a magnetic latch which is releasable by a motion closely simulating the signal which a quarterback gives to a human center, and includes fe... | 04/18/2000 |
