Patent ID: 7798920

Claim:
A sporting activity system comprising: a plurality of stakes, each having a length and a cross-sectional configuration; and a plurality of pods, each pod comprising: a body having: a lower edge adapted to position on an outside surface; a side extending from the lower edge; and a top surface terminating the side, wherein the top surface is substantially planar; means for interfacing with at least one stake of the plurality of stakes, the interfacing means comprising: an opening disposed on the top surface and substantially co-planer therewith, the opening configured to receive a stake of the plurality of stakes that extends through the opening away substantially vertically from the top surface; and two pairs of channels set into the top surface and extending substantially horizontally and substantially perpendicular to an axis of the opening, the first pair extending substantially parallel to each other and on opposite sides of the opening, and having a raised area therebetween, the second pair extending substantially parallel to each other and on opposite sides of the opening, and having a raised area therebetween, wherein the first pair and the second pair are substantially orthogonal to each other, to define a double cross configuration, centered about the opening disposed on the top surface, each of the two pairs of channels spaced apart from the opening disposed on the top surface so that there is no intersection between the two pairs of channels and the opening, to, in turn, enable any of the two pairs of channels and the opening to accept a stake of the plurality of stakes simultaneously.