Patent ID: 8876636
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: A63B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A lacrosse practice ball, comprising: a lacrosse ball having a first channel passing generally through the middle of the lacrosse ball between a first hole and a second hole on opposite sides of the lacrosse ball and a second channel passing generally through the middle of the lacrosse ball at a slight angle relative to the first channel and through the first hole and a third hole, wherein the first hole and the third hole are on substantially opposite sides of the lacrosse ball; and a flexible tether being formed into a loop, wherein the flexible tether passes through the lacrosse ball through the first hole, through the first channel, through the second hole, over an intermediate portion of the ball, through the third hole, through the second channel, and again through the first hole, wherein the flexible tether is formed in a loop by a junction point in the tether; and wherein the flexible tether is configured to be positioned around at least one of a portion of a lacrosse stick or a portion of a webbing of the lacrosse stick with the ball passing through the loop and pulled taut, such that the lacrosse practice ball extends from the lacrosse stick by a distance substantially equal to the length of the loop and the lacrosse practice ball is secured to the lacrosse stick using only the flexible tether.