Patent ID: 7413524

Claim:
A dribble training device for training proper use of a hand while dribbling, said device comprising: a ball including an outer wall defining an interior space, said interior space receiving pressurized air to inflate said ball; and a plurality of protuberances, each of said protuberances being integrally coupled to said outer wall of said ball and outwardly extending from an exterior surface of said ball, said protuberances influencing an angle of rebound of said ball off of the support surface when said ball is dribbled to randomize the angle of rebound each time said ball impacts the support surface, each of said protuberances including a shell wall defining an air space between said shell wall and a portion of said exterior surface of said ball, said air space of each of said protuberances being in fluid communication with one of a plurality of apertures extending through said outer wall of said ball to permit said protuberances to be inflated when said ball is inflated.