Patent ID: 8152661

Claim:
A lacrosse training stick for teaching aiming and propelling of a lacrosse ball, the lacrosse training stick comprising: a shaft portion comprising an elongated shaft having a first shaft end and a second shaft end opposite the first shaft end, the shaft defining a shaft longitudinal axis; a head portion coupled to the first shaft end, the head portion comprising a frame including a scoop section, a pair of opposed side walls, and a bottom wall, and material suspended from the frame to form a pocket operable to receive and support a lacrosse ball; and a light source pivotally coupled to the second end of the shaft such that the light source is positioned along the shaft longitudinal axis, wherein: the light source generates a beam of visible light that forms a visible light point on a surface remote from the lacrosse stick, and the pivotal coupling enables selective reorientation of the light source with respect to the shaft such that the light beam is transmitted in a plurality of directions, wherein at least one of said plurality of directions is generally coaxial with the shaft longitudinal axis, wherein the lacrosse stick is configured to propel the lacrosse ball supported by the pocket toward the remote surface.