Patent ID: 7775912
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A soccer training device for enhancing ball-handling and physical coordination of a soccer player, comprising: a base member; a rotary bearing; an elongated arm having a free distal end and a proximal end pivotally attached to a top portion of the base member via said rotary bearing, said elongated arm adapted for pivotal movement in at least one axis of direction about the point of attachment; an articulated member extending from the distal end of the elongated arm, said articulated member adapted for movement from a rest position in any axis of direction independent of the elongated arm; biasing means operatively associated with the articulated member for biasing the articulated member into alignment with the elongated arm; and ball retaining means operatively associated with the free end of the articulated member for retaining a soccer ball thereon wherein the elongated arm is configured for movement in a single vertical axis relative to the base member and said soccer training device also having a dampener positioned on the top portion of the base member along an intermediate point of a path of movement of the elongated arm, said dampener being adapted for dampening a forward movement, and a return movement of said elongated arm toward the rest position; said dampener including: a selectively removable mounting member adapted for mounting on the top portion of the base member; a compressive spring; and a strike plate in position for receiving the elongated arm, said strike plate being resiliently attached to the mounting member via said compressive spring, for dampening and dissipating a force imparted on the strike plate by said elongated arm.