Patent ID: 7736247

Claim:
A training device for use as a playing field obstacle during athletic training exercises, comprising: a weighted base having a bottom wall supportable in a stationary position on an underlying ground surface solely due to the forces of friction and gravity, said base having at least one wheel and an upper wall with an upward-opening slot, and a detachable dummy obstacle having a body portion and a base plug portion, said base plug portion being receivable within said slot and being removably connectable to said base such that, when said dummy obstacle is connected to said base, said body portion of said dummy obstacle is supported in a substantially upright position from said base, and at least one coaching stick detachable from said base, wherein said base includes at least one receptacle for removably securing and supporting said at least one coaching stick in a position extending or projecting from said base, wherein said receptacle of said base is an angle adjustment receptacle that enables adjustment of an angle at which said coaching stick projects or extends from said base.