Patent ID: 9199148
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A practice aid for a sports goal having two spaced-apart side members extending up from a ground surface to a horizontal upper member, the members defining a goal opening, the practice aid comprising: three separate panels, including a top panel and two side panels, each panel having a length and opposing, first and second parallel side edges defining a width; a plurality of fasteners for attaching the first edge of the top panel to the upper member of the goal and the first edge of each side panel to a respective one of the side members of the goal; each panel being constructed from a flexible material including a pair of stiffening rods running lengthwise along the side edges of each panel, such that the panels assume a generally flattened, upside-down U-shaped barrier parallel to the goal opening when attached, with second edges of the members defining a smaller goal opening for practice purposes with a goal tender.