Patent ID: 8647221

Claim:
A soccer trainer comprising: a frame having a pair of spaced apart X-shaped side frames each including first and second rear legs and first and second front legs wherein said second front leg is substantially longer than said first front leg, and each including a pivot point between said legs; a first brace member interconnecting said first front legs of said X-shaped side frames at a location remote from the outer ends of said first front legs and offset from the plane defined by said first front legs; a second brace member interconnecting said second front legs of said X-shaped side frames at a location remote from the outer ends of said second front legs and offset from the plane defined by said second front legs; a curvilinear net panel disposed between the outer ends of said first and second front legs of said X-shaped side frames and extending away from said pivot points of said X-shaped side frames; and a plurality of resiliently yieldable tension members removably connecting said curvilinear net panel to said first and second front legs of said X-shaped side frames; wherein a soccer ball directed to contact with said curvilinear net panel will be looped back into the air.