Patent ID: 6312348
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
a playing field for a soccer ball game, said playing field (1) includingmarked sidelines (6),goal lines (7), andcross-lines (4) at a distance from the goal lines, which serve as a line for the penalty area;wherein each one of said goal lines (7) is provided with exactly two separate goal structures (2) spaced apart from each other in the direction of the goal line (7), and wherein a total number of goal structures is four;the playing field has dimensions and boundaries which substantially comply with those of a regulation soccer field, with the exception that said cross-lines extend from one sideline to the other;the goal structures (2) have dimension that are substantially equal to those of a regulation soccer goal, and wherein the goal structures have mid-points (3) whose distance from each other is about 1/3 of the total length of the goal line (7), the goal structure (2) being set symmetrically on either side of the lengthwise mid-line of the playing field;wherein each of the goal structures (2) is guarded by a separate goal keeper and the number of penalty spots (5) are two on each side, one in front of each goal structure;whereby crating more playing space in goal-scoring situations allows the number of scored goals to increase and the game to become more interesting to spectators.