Patent ID: 8007419

Claim:
An overspeed training system for detachably tethering an athlete to one hand of a trainer, the overspeed training system comprising: an elongate flexible tether having a first end configured to be detachably secured to a belt worn by the athlete and a second end having a handle grippable by one hand of the trainer; a release mechanism configured to detachably connect said first end of the elongate tether from the belt, wherein said release mechanism is configured to be automatically activated upon the trainer releasing the one hand from said handle resulting in a tension on a biasing structure of the release mechanism; and wherein the first end of the elongate tether comprises a flap portion having: a first aperture located on a first end of the flap portion; a second aperture located on a second end of the flap portion, wherein the first and the second apertures are substantially aligned along a longitudinal length of the tether, such that the first end of the flap portion is configured to be traversed through a portion of the belt and substantially vertically realigned with the second end of the flap portion, such that the first and the second apertures are aligned along a vertical axis; and a rigid structure extending over the first aperture along the vertical axis and configured to extend through the second aperture when the first and the second ends of the flap portion are vertically aligned.