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1. A hockey training device comprising:
a first flat sheet comprising a smooth upper surface; a plurality of rubber bands each suspended at a different portion of the upper surface and each comprising a front surface substantially perpendicular to the flat sheet; wherein the front surface of each of the plurality of rubber bands is disposed at an angle relative to one another and is facing towards a center portion of the flat sheet; wherein the plurality of rubber bands comprises a first rubber band suspended in between a second rubber band and a third rubber band, the first rubber band positioned adjacent to a lengthwise edge of the flat sheet approximately parallel to the lengthwise edge, the second rubber band positioned to one side of the first rubber band and angled toward the center portion, the third rubber band positioned to a second side of the first rubber band and angled toward the center portion; and wherein the plurality of rubber bands are configured and arranged such that an incoming hockey puck traveling on the upper surface, and upon impact of the incoming hockey puck, the plurality rubber bands causes the hockey puck to rebound towards the center portion; further comprising a plurality of pairs of vertical posts, wherein each of the plurality of rubber bands is secured to one pair of vertical posts, each of the plurality of rubber bands wrapped around two of the plurality of posts such that two layers of the band material are parallel. |