Patent ID: 7258633

Claim:
An apparatus for use by a basketball player to simulate boxing-out of an opposing player during a basketball training session comprising: (a) a first swivel plate having a first pad for engagement by a player; (b) a second swivel plate positioned spaced apart from said first swivel plate by at least one support; said at least one support having at least one adjustable connection with said first and second swivel plates and at least one brake shoe bearing against at least one of said first or second swivel plates; (c) a clamp for causing frictional resistance against swiveling rotation of said first and second swivel plates; and a resistance assembly adjustably coupled to said at least one support; said resistance assembly comprising a resistance member that provides a predetermined amount of resistance to said player when said player engages said resistance member; said resistance member moving in a substantially non-vertical direction when said player engages said resistance member with a force that exceeds said predetermined amount of resistance, said clamp causing said at least one brake shoe to bear against at least one of said first or second swivel plates to provide said predetermined amount of resistance.