Patent ID: 8827844

Claim:
A training apparatus for training basic ball game technique, the apparatus comprising: an opening ( 1 ) on each side of the apparatus, the opening adapted to entrance angles for at least one rail ( 3 ), the at least one rail positioned to guide a ball in a loop from one opening to the other, wherein the at least one rail ( 3 ) comprises one integral running rail or a number of individual rails ( 3 i , 3 ii , 3 iii ), wherein the rail or number of individual rails has/have a curvature adapted to prevent the ball from jumping out of the loop, wherein the curvature of the rail is shaper at an upper part of the rail than the curvature of the rail at a lower part of the rail or wherein the number of individual rails comprise an upper rail and a lower rail, the upper rail having a sharper curvature than the lower rail, the apparatus further comprising a wall ( 6 ) adjustably mounted between said openings ( 1 ) and creating a continuous barrier between said openings, the wall capable of being displaced in a vertical or lateral direction, where both openings ( 1 ) for the ball can be used as entrance/exit and vice versa.