Patent ID: 8858370

Claim:
A goal shot training device comprising: a training covering having a top edge, a bottom edge, and side edges and being configured to obscure a net of a goal, the covering being substantially cross-shaped, the cross-shape having a pair of arms extending laterally from a body of the covering that extends substantially from the ground to a crossbar of a goal, the covering composed of a knit material defining multiple openings such that air passes through the covering, each opening being substantially egg-shaped or substantially teardrop-shaped, the knit material creating negative space by obscuring visual access behind the training covering and forming at least one user-configurable opening that allows visual access of positive space including a portion of the net of the goal when the covering is affixed to the goal; wherein a user may configure the covering to practice shots originating from different positions on a playing area by adjusting the location of the covering relative to the net of the goal and may configure the covering to mimic the range of a goal keeper by at least one of adjusting the location of the body of the covering relative to posts of a goal, and removing or folding one or both arms whereby the arm no longer obscures the net; wherein when the covering is affixed to the goal, the combination of the covering and goal comprises at least: a configuration for shots originating substantially directly in front of the goal consisting of positioning the body and arms of the covering whereby the covering obscures the net except for openings at the top right corner, the top left corner, the bottom right corner, and the bottom left corner of the goal; a configuration for shots originating at a penalty kick position consisting of positioning the covering whereby the covering obscures the net except for a pair of openings are created along each post from the ground to the cross bar; and a configuration for shooting shots from the side of the field consisting of positioning the covering whereby the covering obscures the net except for an opening created along the post furthest from the origin of the shot, the opening being from the ground to the cross bar.