Training system and method

摘要

Disclosed herein are embodiments of an American-style football quarterback training device and method. Goals associated with the disclosed system include training a quarterback to not telegraph passes and to look in a direction opposite to where the ball is about to be thrown. The disclosed device comprises a sensor that is mountable on desired headgear, for example a football helmet, and is useful for detecting lateral head position and lateral head movement, a processor for processing data associated with the lateral head position and for processing data associated with lateral head movement, a user interface, a memory storage device, and optionally a timer, each of which are in communication with the processor and sensor. The lateral head position a quarterback can be monitored and data can be captured and processed relative to when the quarterback's head moves outside of an acceptable threshold range of acceptable lateral head positions. In some embodiments, users may be notified through one or more alarms if the quarterback's head moves outside of the acceptable threshold range of acceptable lateral head positions.

主权项

1. A method carried out with respect to a device for training a quarterback to develop counter-intuitive behavior in an effort to avoid telegraphing passes during a game of American football, the device comprising a sensor for detecting lateral head position and lateral head movement, the sensor mountable on a headgear and communicably coupled to a processor and software, for processing data associated with the lateral head position and data associated with lateral head movement, the processor and software communicably coupled to a user interface and memory, the method comprising the steps of:creating a playbook in the memory of the device by means of the processor,
the playbook comprising at least a first play design, the first play design having a first variable, the variable representing a first offensive formation indicating alignment of a quarterback and one or more offensive teammates, the first play design having a second variable, the second variable representing a first route of a target receiver;accessing, through the user interface, the playbook stored in the memory of the device;selecting, with the user interface, the first play design;processing, with the device, data previously stored within the memory of the device related to the first and second variables of the first play design, including the first offensive formation and the first route of a target receiver to determine a first disallowed zone indicative of a directional area toward which the quarterback should not turn;determining with the processor of the device a first calculated range of allowable lateral head positions based on the previously stored first and second variables of the first play design and corresponding to an area outside the first disallowed zone;communicating the first play design to a user;detecting with the device, a first lateral head position;processing with the device, data associated with the first lateral head position and determining with the device that the first lateral head position is within the first calculated range of allowable lateral head positions based on the first play design;detecting with the device, data indicating lateral head movement resulting in a second lateral head position;processing with the device, data associated with the second lateral head position and determining that the second lateral head position is beyond the first calculated range of allowable lateral head positions based on the first play design; andcommunicating with the device, a message indicative that the lateral head position is beyond the range of allowable lateral head positions based on the first play design.