Patent ID: 8075424

Claim:
A sports training device for use in training an athlete to shoot a ball from a variety of heights and from a variety of locations on a court, comprising: a first ball; a telescopic member comprising a sleeve and an extension member, wherein the sleeve is slidably engaged with the extension member to thereby adjust a height of the telescopic member such that the athlete may practice shooting the first ball from a variety of heights; a base which receives and holds the extension member thereto; and a ball securing member comprising: a collar which is secured to the sleeve of the telescopic member so that the collar is rotatable around a rotational axis of the sleeve of the telescopic member to thereby adjust the first ball's location; a first arm which extends outwardly from an exterior side of the collar; and a first receiving element attached to the first arm, wherein the first receiving element comprises a body having a top side opposite to a bottom side, wherein the first ball is positioned on and held by the top side.