Patent ID: 7803071

Claim:
A sports system comprising: a goal; a base constructed from plastic, the base comprising: an upper outer wall; a lower outer wall; a hollow interior portion at least partially defined by the upper outer wall and the lower outer wall, the upper outer wall, the lower outer wall and the hollow interior portion being integrally formed during the blow-molding process as part of a unitary, one-piece construction; and an outwardly extending protrusion formed by an overlapping portion of the upper outer wall and a portion of the lower outer wall that are sandwiched together and have an at least substantially solid construction, the protrusion having a thickness generally equal to a thickness of the upper outer wall and the lower outer wall combined together, the protrusion being sized and configured to contact a support surface, the protrusion being integrally formed during the blow-molding process as part of the unitary, one-piece construction; and a support structure connected to the base, the support structure being sized and configured to support the goal at a height above a playing surface.