Patent ID: 8998751
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A training device for punting, the training device comprising: a ball; a base assembly disposed on the support surface and defining a notch; a ball support assembly coupled to the base assembly and configured to contact the bottom of the ball from at least one side of the ball such that the ball is supported above and spaced from the support surface for punting when the ball support assembly is in a support position, wherein a portion of the ball support assembly is receivable in the notch to position the ball support assembly in the support position, and wherein the ball support assembly is movably coupled to the base assembly such that the ball support assembly moves relative to the base assembly in a first direction that is up and away from the support position and out of the notch in response to the ball being punted, and wherein the portion of the ball support assembly is movable back into the notch by rotating or pivoting the ball support assembly in a second direction that is opposite the first direction.