Patent ID: 7544138

Claim:
A method for training the catching of sports balls using finger tips and thumb tips of hands comprising the steps of: a. securing a training apparatus to a first hand connected to a first forearm, said training apparatus comprising: i. a mini tennis ball disposed in the palm of said first hand; and ii. an elastic strap having a first end and a second end, wherein said elastic strap passes through said mini tennis ball and around said hand, and said first and second ends of said elastic strap are connected to each other; b. securing a training apparatus to a second hand connected to a second forearm, said training apparatus comprising: i. a mini tennis ball disposed in the palm of a second hand; and ii. an elastic strap having a first end and a second end, wherein said elastic strap passes through said mini tennis ball and around said hand, and said first and second ends of said elastic strap are connected to each other; c. catching a sports ball with said first and second hands; and d. increasing the size of said mini tennis balls as skill catching said sports ball improves, such that the larger the mini tennis balls, the better the technical mechanics of catching said sports balls must be.