Patent ID: 8317639

Claim:
A soccer training device comprising: a first leg component adapted to be worn on a first leg of a user and a second leg component adapted to be worn on a second leg of a user; said first and second leg components each including a kneepad member, a shin guard member, and a foot cover member; a plurality of recessed attachment portals on said kneepad member, said shin guard member, and said foot cover member; a resilient ball possessing bouncing characteristics and said resilient ball having a recessed attachment mechanism; a first leg of an elastomeric cord extending between and releasably connecting to one of said plurality of recessed attachment portals on said first leg component and said recessed attachment mechanism on said resilient ball, and a second leg of an elastomeric cord extending between and releasably connecting to one of said plurality of recessed attachment portals on said second leg component and said recessed attachment mechanism on said resilient ball, and said first leg and said second leg of the elastomeric cord each being of equal length; and whereby the user, while wearing said first leg component and said second leg component, extends left and right kicks, in alternating sequence, causing said resilient ball to strike one of said first and second leg components and then bounce in a direction away from the user until one of said first and second legs of the elastomeric cord is stretched taut and urges the ball back towards the user as the user extends a kick with the opposite leg component to cause the ball to strike the other of said first and second legs members in an alternating sequence.